Health & Wellness Articles from Amy Myers, MD

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What Is SIBO? Symptoms, Causes, Testing & Diagnosis

SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, can be the root cause of gas, bloating, or IBS. Learn how to treat and prevent it with holistic medicine.

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Brain Health

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The Benefits of Sleep for Brain Health

Sleep is an essential function that allows our bodies to recharge, refresh and be alert for the next day! It’s also crucial for our brain health. The alarming part is that many Americans struggle with a lack of sleep each night. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate 1/3 of Americans don’t get enough sleep.¹ It doesn’t have to be this way!

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Immune Support

Do You Need a Multivitamin?

If you eat a healthy diet, you may think you don’t need a multivitamin. Maybe you eat a Paleo, keto, Autoimmune, vegan, vegetarian, or whole-food diet. Or, you may eat a SAD (Standard American Diet). Either way, it can be a challenge to eat enough nutrient-rich foods every day. Do you need a multivitamin to help fill in these gaps? I highly recommend it, and I’ll tell you why in a bit. I’ll also share the importance of having a methylated multivitamin. This formulation is so much better than your average multivitamin.

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Health Focus

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What Happens When You Stop Taking Probiotics?

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it a million times: Everyone should take a probiotic. Probiotics help populate the good bacteria in your gut, supporting a healthy balance in that ecosystem. You may have started taking probiotics and wonder if you need to continue taking them. What happens when you stop taking probiotics?

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Autoimmunity

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The Top 5 Sources of Inflammation

What’s the number one root cause of nearly every modern, chronic illness? In my experience, the biggest culprit is often inflammation in the body.

That’s right, many of today’s conditions can be traced back to body inflammation. This includes cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, autoimmune disease, and even cancer.

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Gut Health

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7 Signs of Bad Gut Health

It surprises many people to hear that poor gut health affects the rest of your body. Sure, belly bloat, constipation, or gas are common symptoms. Poor gut health shows up in other areas of your health, too. If you’re experiencing seasonal allergies, skin issues, hormonal imbalances, or brain fog, the root cause could be poor gut health.

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Protein rich foods, eggs, salmon, meat. Article: Sources of High Protein

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Nutrition

Sources of High Protein

There are many ways to get protein in your diet. Fish, poultry, legumes, and some grains are great choices. While fresh and organic protein sources are best, sometimes it’s hard to squeeze that into your lifestyle. This is where paleo protein powder can come in!

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Nutrition

Red Superfoods Missing From Your Diet

You may have seen advertisements for greens superfood powders. Green superfoods are becoming increasingly popular because of their robust health benefits, and so are their counterparts red superfoods!

Superfood powders pack a punch of nutritional benefits. For one, they’re bursting with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Another powerful benefit is that these are relatively low in calories.1Greens are great, yet many people don’t know about red powders.

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Enzyme Deficiencies and Digestive Enzymes Supplements - Amy Myers MD

Gut Health

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Enzyme Deficiencies and Digestive Enzymes Supplements

Are you trying to repair a leaky gut? Do you suffer from chronic gas, bloating, indigestion, or constipation? Do you experience reflux after a meal? Or do you see undigested food or fatty substances in your stool? If so, your body may have enzyme deficiencies. This is a common issue I see in my patients with chronic disease. It’s one of the reasons I recommend taking digestive enzyme supplements.

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Detox

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Mold and Mycotoxins: Symptoms & Solutions

You feel like you’re doing everything right, you you’re STILL struggling with chronic health issues. You’re frustrated with the constant fatigue, itchy or painful skin rashes, and anxiety. If that’s you, it’s time to look deeper. There may be a hidden cause behind your symptoms: toxic mold and mycotoxins.

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Gut Health

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What ‘Gut Type’ Do You Have?

Different body types share a lot of unique qualities. For example, you probably know your blood type, skin type, allergies, and family history of certain diseases. Not many know their gut type, though. That’s right, many struggle with stress gut, autoimmune gut, toxic gut, gastric gut, or a dysbiotic gut and don’t even know it!

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SIBO

What Is Causing Your SIBO Relapse?

You’ve tried everything to relieve your symptoms of SIBO. First, you completed an elimination diet; then you tried the low-FODMAP diet. Symptoms may improve initially, but not long after you get off your protocol all your symptoms return. When this happens, you’re experiencing a SIBO relapse.

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Woman holding eggs - What is an Elimination Diet and Why Should You Do One? - AMMD™

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Nutrition

What is an Elimination Diet and Why Should You Do One?

Lately, you’ve noticed a few things that didn’t seem to be there before. For example, all of a sudden, you start noticing more headaches, fatigue, joint pain, brain fog, or digestive issues. You’ve heard eliminating certain foods might help, but what is an elimination diet, and where do you even begin?

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