Lake Norman Integrative Wellness Blog
Are you always hungry? You could have leptin resistance
What is leptin? Leptin is a “satiety” hormone secreted by fat cells that tells the brain when you have had enough to eat. Eating causes the secretion of leptin, which signals that the stomach is full and it’s time to stop eating. Between meals or during long periods without food, leptin levels drop, triggering hunger…
Mother’s inflammation raises risk of child’s autism, asthma, and allergies
While practitioners of functional medicine have long understood the link between the health of a mother’s immune system and the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, asthma, allergies, and other disorders, it is validating to see this information in the New York Times: An Immune Disorder at the Root of Autism. In…
Repairvite: More Tips About Eating
Many of our patients are on the Repairvite diet so we’re dedicating a blog post each week to you! Each week, we’ll post useful information, tips, and articles for Repairvite patients. This information will help you understand how to eat, what to eat, and give some tips for making Repairvite work in a busy lifestyle!…
Wake up at 3 a.m. and can't fall back asleep? Consider low blood sugar
Why you wake up at 3 a.m. The brain is highly active at night, transforming short-term memory into long-term memory and carrying out repair and regeneration, and it depends on a steady supply of energy to do these tasks. When you sleep at night your body goes into a fasting state. In order not to…
Repairvite: A Typical Day Of Food
Many of our patients are on the Repairvite diet so we’re dedicating a blog post each week to you! Each week, we’ll post useful information, tips, and articles for Repairvite patients. This information will help you understand how to eat, what to eat, and give some tips for making Repairvite work in a busy lifestyle!…
Organic Produce: Clean 15 & Dirty Dozen
The EWG (Environmental Working Group) has developed some useful information for consumers called the Clean 15 (safest to eat non-organic) and the Dirty Dozen (the worst items to eat non-organic). The EWG Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ will help you determine which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide residues and are the most…