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How to Gain or Maintain Your Weight while sticking to the 3:16 JumpStart Diet
Are you losing too much weight on the 3:16 JumpStart? Having trouble maintaining your weight? Sometimes it can be hard to ask this question when so many more seem to struggle with the inability to lose weight….it almost seems insensitive to ask. But actually, there...
10 Easy Ways to Get Rid of Dizziness Naturally
Dizziness is very common in the United States. It is always a symptom of a bigger issue, but the real causes of dizziness are so many that it is very difficult to narrow down. Some cases are mild and occasional, others can be severe and frequent, making the basic...
Nine Natural Remedies for Yeast Infections you can start Right Now
What is a Vaginal Yeast Infection? A healthy vagina homes both bacterial and yeast cells. A yeast infection occurs when the balance between healthy bacteria and harmful yeast is off, and the yeast begin to multiply. Although it is very common, it is not a normal...
Natural Strategies for Gas, Bloating, and Abdominal Discomfort
As you begin to change your diet to more higher fat and fiber containing foods, you may notice some uncomfortable symptoms, like gas, bloating, and just general discomfort in your belly. This is not unusual and could be associated with many things. It could be detox...
Fat Metabolism and the Thyroid Connection
Why Consider Gallbladder function and Fat Metabolism? Although not often recognized, the gallbladder is very important in the process of digestion. Sadly, gallbladder removal is one of the most common surgeries performed in the US, and patients are told that...
Liver Health and the Thyroid Connection
What does the liver do and why is this so important? The liver is the body’s primary detoxifier. And keeping it healthy is essential to overall health. Everything you breath, ingest, or absorb through the skin must make its way through the liver. The liver separates...
Supporting the Immune System: Remove the Trigger and Heal the Gut
Supporting the immune system is one of the most important things you can do for your thyroid, for autoimmunity, and for overall health. There are many strategies incorporated into the 3:16 JumpStart that support a healthy immune system. Here they are: Restore the Gut...
Supporting the Immune System with Glutathione
Glutathione is known as the mother of all antioxidants. If you want to enhance the program in order to help restore balance to the immune system, you can supplement with glutathione. This is how Dr. Kharrazian, DHSc, D.C. M.S, describes glutathione: “Glutathione is...
Autoimmunity and the Role of Vitamin D
The 3:16 JumpStart Program helps you balance the immune system in a number of ways. If you want to enhance the program and help restore balance to the immune system, you can supplement with Vitamin D. Here's why: The role of Vitamin D in autoimmunity Vitamin D is very...
Hashimoto’s and Your Health
There may be no other disease more overlooked in our healthcare system than Hashimoto’s. Often doctors do not test for Hashimoto’s because even if it is identified, it’s still treated the same as hypothyroidism and the autoimmune component is ignored. What is...
Healthy Gut Bacteria and the Thyroid Connection
Why consider Gut Bacteria? We carry almost four pounds of healthy bacteria in our colons. Four pounds! These bacteria are necessary for many important functions. The proper balance of good and bad bacteria is critical for good digestion, eliminating toxins, and...
The Leaky Gut and Thyroid Connection
What is Leaky Gut? The gut is designed to keep certain things in, and then properly excrete them. Leaky gut is a condition that occurs due to the development of gaps between the cells that make up the membrane that lines your intestinal wall. The gut barrier becomes...
Low Stomach Acid and the Thyroid Connection
What is Stomach Acid for? Stomach acid is essential for proper protein digestion. Stomach acid “disinfects” our food and kills off bad microbes. When the body doesn’t produce enough stomach acid, it impairs digestion and microbial overgrowth can occur. The...
Natural Remedies for Headaches
There are many different types of headaches, including tension, migraine, and sinus, or even a combination of those. They can be caused my many different things: Stress Illness Food and Seasonal Allergies Environmental Low Blood Sugar Hormone Imbalances Dehydration...
Do You Need more Magnesium?
Magnesium is an essential mineral used for hundreds of biochemical reactions in the body, and it’s reported that at least 80% of Americans are deficient in it. Magnesium deficiency is often undiagnosed because it doesn’t show up in blood tests; only 1% of magnesium is...
Stress Tips 3
Have you ever found yourself feeling grumpy and negative, and you don’t really know why until you ask yourself? I do. I’ve caught myself being less than pleasant with one of my children, and it’s not because of anything they did or didn’t do. Until I ask myself,...
Stress Tips 2
I hoped to continue on with stress reducing tips today. But I was feeling stressed. I was worried and sad about a diagnosis of my 6 month old great niece who may only make it to her first birthday, if she beats the odds. I had lots of questions in my head. I haven’t...
The Benefits of Tulsi (Holy Basil)
Tulsi, also known as Holy Basil, comes from a shrub that is native to India. Tulsi has a long list of amazing health benefits: It’s high in antioxidants. Antioxidants fight free radicals and decrease inflammation. The immune support that tulsi provides lies within...
11 Foods and Herbs to Boost Fertility
Omega 3’s. We would say the single most important supplement for boosting fertility is cod liver oil. Cod Liver Oil helps reduce inflammation in your body and keeps hormone levels in good ratios. Omega 3s will also assist your growing baby’s needs during development....
3:16 Strategies for Gas, Bloating, Abdominal Pain and Headaches
Gas, Bloating and Abdominal Discomfort Increase Digestive Enzymes to two per meal Increase Strengtia probiotic to 2 per day Eat more fermented foods Add herbs to your food like dill, fennel, basil, caraway, cinnamon, cumin, garlic, nutmeg, oregano, and parsley; fresh...
A Gentle Liver Cleanse
There are times when your liver needs a little extra love. Castor oil packs are a gentle cleanse that can be done to maintain the health of your liver. Castor oil, when applied externally to the skin, can increase circulation, promote elimination, reduce inflammation,...
Help for Anxiety and Depression
Many people that suffer from thyroid, other metabolic disorders, and/or autoimmune disorders, also suffer with depression and anxiety. The causes are many, and can’t all be addressed here. But you are already combating some of the most common ones just by the way you...
Battling Hair Loss
According to Dr. Kharrazian, hair loss in autoimmune patients, more specifically Hashimoto’s, is typically caused by 3 things: 1. Inflammation “First, the autoimmune response impairs how thyroid hormones act on cellular receptors, including the cells in hair...
Battling Hair Loss (Part 2)
By now you KNOW and truly BELIEVE that hair loss is a symptom and outward expression of something that’s not quite right inside. BUT you want to do something NOW. I understand! There is real work to be done and you are willing, but you also want to feel better about...
Brain Fog
Brain fog describes the feeling of living in a hazy reality, where you feel disoriented, scattered, and forgetful. Signs of brain fog include: Feeling groggy or confused Unable to focus/trouble concentrating Having a poor memory/forgetfulness Stuttering or stammering...
Natural Cures for Constipation
Although most members do not experience constipation during the 3:16 JumpStart Program, it’s not unusual. Before you reach for an over the counter drug that would potentially be harmful to your gut, try some natural solutions. 1. Be sure you are eating plenty of good...
Natural Heartburn/Acid Reflux Relief
Acid reflux and gastric esophageal reflux disease (GERD) are characterized by the feeling of “heartburn”. Upon eating, food naturally passes from the throat, into the esophagus, and then into the stomach. The esophagus contains a group of muscle fibers in the shape...
Improve Your Sleep Quality with these 15 Natural Tips
Getting enough sleep is essential to healing, detoxifying, and reducing inflammation in your body. Don’t take this lightly! Sleep deprivation causes: • a dramatically weakened immune system • impaired memory • impaired function, both physical and cognitive •...
Kick your Sugar Cravings to the Curb!
Most people are battling blood sugar issues in some fashion. Whenever blood sugars drop too low, the adrenal glands release hormones to boost the blood sugar level back up to normal. But this also causes stress! Every time this happens, digestive health, immunity,...
Natural Remedies for Sinus Infections/Inflammation
Increase your fluid intake. Drink anti-inflammatory teas by adding either fresh or dried ginger and turmeric. Add lemon to your tea or to your water for it’s Vitamin C (antioxidant). Tiny amounts of honey added to your tea, in times like these, will help break up the...
Preparing to stay Healthy this Winter (and any other season)
There are certain things I try to do every year to get our home ready for the cold months, especially leading up to the holidays. This time of year, I make sure I have lots of bone broth on hand, stock up on key vitamins and essential oils, and prepare an immune...
How To Give Yourself a Coffee Enema
Coffee enemas are effective for constipation but they also detox the liver and aid in the removal of toxins. They are used by the Gerson Institute for their cancer therapy protocols. You don’t have to worry about the caffeine, it won’t affect your adrenals by taking...
Surviving Caffeine Withdrawal
We often get complaints when we tell members that they have to eliminate caffeine/coffee during the 3:16 JumpStart Program. Why does coffee (and caffeine) have to be eliminated? Caffeine puts stress on the entire endocrine system. Caffeine may not cause your adrenals...
The Amazing Benefits of Turmeric
Turmeric belongs to the ginger family and has been used for thousands of years for its flavor and medicinal purposes. Even in small amounts (such as flavoring food), turmeric has been proven to provide many benefits for your body and brain. Turmeric is an excellent...