Foods naturally rich in collagen include pig’s feet, shark fins, and chicken skin. A few years ago, it was all the rage in Japan for women to eat collagen rich foods in the hopes that it may boost their own collagen production and make them look younger. These are not foods that I would personally eat – and not just because of the taste… [More]

Ever have one of those days where you just can’t seem to get it together, where you go through the entire day making silly mistakes like forgetting your purse or wallet at home, wearing one black sock with one navy sock... [More]

A recent study reported that adults who were treated for pediatric cancer have a higher-than-average risk of gastrointestinal problems. This fact is not surprising, but it makes me wonder if gut health was a concern for clinicians in the early days of treating patients who were suffering from pediatric cancer... [More]

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis or NASH is a silent liver disease. The major feature is fat storage in the liver, along with inflammation and liver damage. In its early stages, when there is just fat in the liver but no inflammation or damage, it is called “fatty liver” or nonalcoholic fatt... [More]

Part 2: Glutathione is made from three amino acids: cysteine binds with glycine (Gly) and glutamine (Glu). Glutathione is a primary recycler of antioxidants—it’s important. Normally you make enough, but if you have an issue, like oxidative stress or detoxification demands, it can dramati... [More]

  Patterns within the Organix Profile: Many of the analytes in the Organix Profile have more than one meaning, especially in combination with other analytes. There are patterns of elevated analytes you can learn to recognize and which can help you more specifically identify and understand yo... [More]

Neurotransmitters are the body’s chemical messengers. The Organix test looks at the activity of four important ones that influence our energy levels, response to stress, mood, sleep patterns and weight regulation. Just like we determine the efficiency of a car’s engine by measuring the e... [More]