


Heart Variability and Stress Explained: How to Measure It, Healthy Ranges, How to Increase It

Why can’t I meditate? Discussion of the neurobiological obstacles faced by those with ME/CFS (and other inflammatory / energetic / stress disorders)

Low thyroid symptoms with normal lab results: what four decades of science says about the value of testing TSH and T4, recognizing cellular hypothyroidism and treatment options

Is cortisol good or bad? Implications for adrenal support in ME/CFS, stress-related and inflammatory conditions

Ketogenic Diet FAQs
Ketosis is an alternative means of fueling the body and one where ketones act as the primary fuel for the central nervous system (your brain). The switch to this alternative fueling state occurs when carbohydrate availability drops and fats remain plentiful; this is important because

Research Says that High-Fat Meals Cause Endotoxemia and Brain Fog… Except It Didn’t
From treating non-responsive epilepsy or through maintaining performance at high altitude, the benefits of ketogenic diets have been known for many decades. However, it is in the last few years that interest in this approach has skyrocketed and has induced the usual responses in the

Zinc is Great, Unless it’s Not: Benefits, Side Effects and Personalization
Interest in zinc has progressively built since the 90s, where it’s role in supporting immunity and enhancing hormonal status began to be recognized. Focus has increased gradually in this time to reach a fever pitch during the COVID-19 chaos, as worried individuals look for proven

MCAS and Sleep: How Mast Cells Mediators can Drive Insomnia
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is the label given to individuals who experience unexplained inflammatory events that are mediated by mast cells and affect several body systems at once. Accordingly, it is often summarized as constant allergy-type symptoms in the absence of an allergen. Histamine is

Saliva Testing: Is it as Reliable as Blood Tests?
Nutritional therapy has come a long way since the era of Abram Hoffer and Linus Pauling, counter-revolutionaries whose work countered establishment paradigms and stimulated change in across a large host of medical disciplines. Arguably, the driving force in developments has been the wider range of