Dr. Alexandra Bouharevich

One of my patients asked me today "what is LEAKY GUT?" So this was my quick synopsis. 'So leaky gut can happen many ways...long story short...basically it happens when something bad gets into our stomach that creates inflammation (so...inflammation is when cells from the body come and evaluate the foreign stuff...it doesn't recognize the bad particles so it says "wait, we can't digest this, it must be bad" so it calls for more cells to come and attack it as if it was foreign... bacteria/fungus/virus/etc)...so now there is inflammation in the gut (bloating/diarrhea/constipation/pain/etc)...the more we put this bad stuff into our body the more inflammation grows...the inflammation then actually starts to kill the cells of the small intestine's wall and BAM...LEAKY GUT...and that means the inflammation and big bad foreign non-digestible particles fall into our blood steam...and BAM...SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS...I.e.thyroid issues, diabetes, arthritis, organ failure, heart disease, brain diesel, etc...those are of course the extreme and when the inflammation has been going on for a while or he body is just weak (like if you have a prior disorder or disease)...but most people just get symptoms like mood swings, stomach pain, joint pain, allergies, etc." So that is my quick synopsis of Leaky Gut but it's so important to take his seriously because 80% of your immune system (the system that regulates and takes care of the body) is in your gut...basically the first place to start healing yourself is by healing your gut... For more information comment on his post and I will absolutely get back to you because I am so passionate about helping people with leaky gut as I have suffered from it myself and believe most North Americans suffer as well... Thanks to Dr. Axe for the photo.

Big news!! So since April I have been enrolled in the Functional Medicine University. I am super excited to start this new chapter in my carrier. I absolutely love being a Chiropractor and using my hands to help people recover from pains in their bodies. However, I was finding that most of my patients would report issues such as food sensitivities/allergies, abdominal cramping after food intake, PMS, menstrual cramps, irritability, poor sleep, skin issues (psoriasis, eczema,... dry and peeling skin, etc), leaky gut, anxiety/depression, high cholesterol...these are all things that I unfortunately cannot fix with only my hands...but adding in functional medicine (FM) will allow me to help these patients. With FM we look for the cause behind the symptoms, individualize the treatment and treat with an all natural diet, remedies and supplements. That being said, I would like to give a few tips on either general health or some specific age-old natural remedies that can help you get to the cause of your symptoms. I will try and post these tips weekly to keep you up to speed with natural ways to combat such issues as I have mentioned above!

Day two at Angus Glen for the Pan Ams. Driving the course with my coffee in hand.

Now available at Gentle Wellness Homeopathy/JointCare Chiropractic: The Smovey! Help improve you mobility and reduce your pain through exercise that is gentle and targeted. Also a great fitness tool! Check out this video with Gernot and Vivian Faderbauer: https://youtu.be/5c8VvYjbhOA

One of my patients asked me today "what is LEAKY GUT?" So this was my quick synopsis. 'So leaky gut can happen many ways...long story short...basically it happens when something bad gets into our stomach that creates inflammation (so...inflammation is when cells from the body come and evaluate the foreign stuff...it doesn't recognize the bad particles so it says "wait, we can't digest this, it must be bad" so it calls for more cells to come and attack it as if it was foreign... bacteria/fungus/virus/etc)...so now there is inflammation in the gut (bloating/diarrhea/constipation/pain/etc)...the more we put this bad stuff into our body the more inflammation grows...the inflammation then actually starts to kill the cells of the small intestine's wall and BAM...LEAKY GUT...and that means the inflammation and big bad foreign non-digestible particles fall into our blood steam...and BAM...SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS...I.e.thyroid issues, diabetes, arthritis, organ failure, heart disease, brain diesel, etc...those are of course the extreme and when the inflammation has been going on for a while or he body is just weak (like if you have a prior disorder or disease)...but most people just get symptoms like mood swings, stomach pain, joint pain, allergies, etc." So that is my quick synopsis of Leaky Gut but it's so important to take his seriously because 80% of your immune system (the system that regulates and takes care of the body) is in your gut...basically the first place to start healing yourself is by healing your gut... For more information comment on his post and I will absolutely get back to you because I am so passionate about helping people with leaky gut as I have suffered from it myself and believe most North Americans suffer as well... Thanks to Dr. Axe for the photo.

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Now available at Gentle Wellness Homeopathy/JointCare Chiropractic: The Smovey! Help improve you mobility and reduce your pain through exercise that is gentle and targeted. Also a great fitness tool! Check out this video with Gernot and Vivian Faderbauer: https://youtu.be/5c8VvYjbhOA