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Omega 3 Fish Oil Helps Heal Leaky Gut, Balance Hormones, and Reverse Chronic Pain

The top 4 reasons people see me in my integrative medicine virtual practice or in my clinic is to get rid of some sort of pain. This might be stomach pain, digestive discomfort, menstrual cramps, joint pain, hot flashes or vaginal dryness, muscle weakness, migraines and headaches, trouble sleeping and emotional turmoil accentuated by depression and anxiety or mood swings. Inflammation is the root to all of these discomforts, in fact to all pain. I am talking about mental and emotional pain too. If you have inflammatory thoughts you will have painful emotions. [Read more…] about Omega 3 Fish Oil Helps Heal Leaky Gut, Balance Hormones, and Reverse Chronic Pain

Hormone Balancing Food Swaps Also Heal Leaky Gut and Help Reverse Autoimmune Disease

By Keesha Ewers

Hormone imbalances show up in a variety of ways including PMS, hot flashes, fatigue, insulin resistance that leads to weight gain, menstrual issues, memory problems, brain fog, low libido and more. Believe it or not that coffee or caffeinated beverage first thing in the morning is part of the problem. Not only does it send your blood sugar sky rocketing, only to plummet a couple of hours later, but it also causes inflammation and breakdown of the gut wall. One of the quick fixes people reach for when their blood sugar drops in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon is something with starch, or quick sugar which leads to quick energy. [Read more…] about Hormone Balancing Food Swaps Also Heal Leaky Gut and Help Reverse Autoimmune Disease

Back to School Autoimmune Eating Made Easy

By Keesha Ewers

I get patients in my practice who are frustrated with the limitations their autoimmune disease and leaky gut has placed on their dietary choices. I always feel nothing but compassion for these frustrated patients of mine. Navigating the dietary changes necessary to reverse inflammation, hormone imbalances, digestive issues, chronic pain, and autoimmune disease can feel very overwhelming. I know I was completely frustrated and overwhelmed when I was first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. [Read more…] about Back to School Autoimmune Eating Made Easy

Autoimmune Disease Reversal Made Delicious

By Keesha Ewers

Those of you who follow me and know me know that I LOVE fall. I love root vegetables, fall spices, and the crisp feeling in the air. As soon as the temperature outside changes I start roasting butternut squash and making it into all things delicious. One of my favorite foods during the autumn and winter is soup. When you are working on reversing inflammation, hormone imbalances, leaky gut, chronic pain and autoimmune disease there are certain foods that pack a big punch in getting your immune system to calm down. Two of those foods are in this delicious soup: turmeric and ginger. Using both in one soup is a win-win! [Read more…] about Autoimmune Disease Reversal Made Delicious

Superfoods to Reverse Autoimmune Disease

By Keesha Ewers

First let me start with the bad news. There is no diet that will reverse your autoimmune disease or cancer or rid you of inflammation. That is, there is no one-size- fits all diet. The good news is there are some guidelines you can start with until you get more in-depth functional medicine testing done to see who is living in your gut (microbiome), how your adrenals and hormones are doing, what foods your immune system is reacting to and what your genetic pre-disposition to autoimmune disease and cancer is. [Read more…] about Superfoods to Reverse Autoimmune Disease

Reverse Autoimmune Disease with the Ancient Wisdom of Ayurveda

By Keesha Ewers

When I was 30 years old I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I was able to reverse this painful autoimmune disease within 6 months of diagnosis because I discovered Ayurvedic medicine. Ayurveda is the 10,000-year- old sister science of yoga. It is literally translated from Sanskrit as “science of life.” One of the teachings of Ayurveda that got me on my road from inflamed to vital was the knowledge that we are not all the same person. In fact, the different body types, or doshas, require different diets, sleep patterns, exercise regimens and they process their emotions differently. Ayurveda says autoimmune disease is undigested anger. I also learned that my dosha type was prone to holding onto weight, toxins, and emotional hurt. It was also prone to inflammation. I am a pitta-kapha dosha. So I set out to learn how to feed myself, detox myself, heal my past trauma, and became a yoga and meditation teacher. [Read more…] about Reverse Autoimmune Disease with the Ancient Wisdom of Ayurveda