Your Health Detective

Issue 5.3.19 "3rd Cause of Inflammation - Carbs"

Almost everyone loves carbohydrates – breads, pasta, sweets, desserts – many form American diet basics. However, these foods come at great cost to our health. Let’s take a look at what carbohydrates do in our bodies and steps to prevent inflammation.

Consequences of High Carbohydrate Foods (click on image to enlarge)

Starches (high carbohydrate foods) and refined sugar enter the bloodstream quickly, causing sugar spikes. Then, your body produces insulin (hormone) that drives sugar from bloodstream into cells. Eventually excessive insulin levels make muscle cells lose sensitivity to the hormone – leading to type-2 diabetes and heart disease. Now, fat cells are another story – they always remain sensitive – insulin spikes lock fat into them, so you CAN’T use it for energy but propels weight gain.

How To Break the Carb/Sugar Inflammation Cycle?

Issue 4.26.19 "2nd Cause of Inflammation - Sugar & Artificial Sweeteners"

Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners – One of the greatest causes of inflammation.

Many of us are familiar with the serious effects of artificial sweeteners like Aspartame and its popular brand AminoSweet™ – reactions include neurological / cognitive disorders, physiological effects from irritability to severe depression, migraines, inflammation, gastrointestinal disorders, skin rashes, allergies, and more. In addition, they are known to trigger, mimic, or cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia and other cognitive disorders.

That said, many are not aware of the unhealthy effects of sugar. Insatiable sugar cravings, usually caused by candida over-growth, are dangerous health saboteurs. Candy, desserts, chocolate, high carbohydrate breads / meals / cereals, are all culprits. Though most of us are concerned about our waistlines, there’s more serious health disorders to avoid. High refined sugar intake has always had a strong correlation to tumor development in cancer patients, now there’s unquestionable evidence that a high sugar diet actually causes inflammation and eventually can “ignite” cancer.

Issue 4.19.19 “1st Cause of Inflammation” – pH Level

Food for Thought: “If you only read and follow cookbooks and recipes written by those who haven’t experienced the life-altering pain of inflammation, and it’s resulting disorders, you can only cook what everyone else is promoting and cooking in the latest diet…and…they are obviously not hurting enough to make the effort to research, change and find healthy, easy and tasty alternatives.” – Dr. Gloria Gilbère

Did you know...

• the water fish swim in needs to be the correct pH for them to survive?
• plants require a balanced pH soil to flourish – without it, they survive but won’t thrive.
• life only exists where there’s balance, your body is totally regulated by pH!

Issue 4.12.19 The "BIRTH" of My New Anti-Inflammatory eCookBook and Video Cooking Classes

It’s All About Providing You the “Anti-Inflammation Advantage” …

Welcome, I’m Dr. Gloria, Your Health Detective.  Since our subscribers have significantly increased through the more than fifteen years of this blog, it was time for a re-introduction. Newer members may not be aware that over twenty-five years ago I incurred a life-threatening accident that lead to a barrage of other disorders...AND...the drugs that saved my life almost took it.  I practiced what I teach and counseled my patients to wellness in the two clinics I founded and ran in Idaho for 21 years specializing in digestive/intestinal disorders, inflammation (fibromyalgia) and multiple chemical sensitivities. I recovered from the drug side-effects that nearly shut down my liver and caused me to become allergic to most ALL foods and environmental pollutants and spurred widespread un-relenting inflammation...

Issue 3.29.19 Grandma's "Fix" for Anything that Ails You WAS Right!

 

Being raised by my paternal grandmother, who was a natural healer and herbalist, gave me a unique foundation for how my professional life would eventually evolve. Grandma used baking soda almost daily for one reason or another from heartburn to stain removal…AND…so do I!

This cheap, effective ingredient is one of the most versatile and powerful natural remedies for many reasons. It can be used as a proactive approach to colds, headaches, cancer, skin disorders, and much more through its ability to quickly alkalize the body. We now know scientifically that when a body’s urine pH (first void of the morning upon arising) remains at an average of 7.5, no bacteria, virus, fungus or even cancer can survive. Additionally, it can be used as a product for oral hygiene and as a deodorant, etc..

Issue 3.15.19 Dehydration - Inflammation & Depression - Is there a connection?

   About 60% of the adult human body is made up of water…AND…when that water runs low, your body lets you know – often, this comes in the form of pain. That said, many people don’t make the connection that the pain (physically AND emotionally) is being caused by a form of dehydration. Because water, and the water in our cells, play such a critical role in our body’s effective functioning, it is no surprise that nearly every organ in our bodies needs to be adequately hydrated to function properly.

Many people, even some medical professionals, confuse severe dehydration with other health issues and, therefore, patients may then be misdiagnosed and prescribed unnecessary drugs or treatment, when simply optimizing cellular hydration would resolve many of their clinical complaints without the potential side effects of drugs...Click to continue reading...

Issue 3.1.19 Inflammation and Water - The Connection, 2 of 3

  Since my life’s work focuses on inflammation, let’s now find out the effects of Dehydration on INFLAMMATION…

When inflammation occurs, chemicals from the body's white blood cells are released into the blood or the affected tissues to protect your body from foreign substances. This release of chemicals increases the blood flow to the area of injury or infection and may result in redness and warmth. My research shows that there are primarily 11 ways you may be Unknowingly Causing or Accelerating Inflammation:

1. You're not drinking enough water.

When cells are deprived of this essential nutrient, cellular function slows down, nutrients are not delivered adequately, metabolism slows, and this can affect every organ in the body from your heart to your skin. A lack of adequate water intake can result in serious health conditions along with fatigue, foggy thinking, headaches, depression, joint pain, hunger, cravings, weight gain and much more. Wholistic principles recommend you drink a minimum of half your body weight in ounces of water daily…EXAMPLE: If you weigh 180 lb. you need a minimum of 90 oz. of water daily. If you drink anything with caffeine, keep in mind that each cup (8 oz.) “sucks” two cups of water out of your body so you need to compensate by adding more water.

2. You're eating the wrong type of grains.

Choose whole gluten-free and low or no carb grains that have not been stripped of their fiber and nutrients. In contrast, grains that are refined and on the ingredient list labeled as ‘wheat’ or ‘wheat flour’ create an inflammatory response identical to sugar. Instead choose whole grains such as organic brown or black rice, teff, amaranth, or quinoa (which is the highest in protein and no carbs). In our “Anti-Inflammation Advantage” Cooking Institute, we only use flours that are very low, or no carb content made from Quinoa, Coconut, Almond - Hazelnut, Teff, Flax meal, Sunflower- Pumpkin seed flour, and some Plantain...click to continue reading...

Issue 2.15.19 Heart Attacks & The Water Component

 

Heart Attacks & The Water Component  

Because inflammation is my top specialty, when I speak about ways to live inflammation-free most people don’t believe I’ll be addressing heart attacks; but inflammation plays a crucial role. They also believe I’ll mostly deal with which foods to eat, which to avoid, and some supplements or remedies to rid themselves of their inflammation and the ensuing pain…That…however, misses another vital aspect of not only helping avoid and reverse inflammation but of supporting overall detoxification to reduce inflammation and recapture your quality of life. That missing link is WATER, WATER…yes…WATER!

To further illustrate the importance of water, I’ll discuss a scenario most people can relate to…that is…not wanting to drink water either close to or at bedtime because they will have to get-up during the night to urinate. With that said, let me give you an example that I find most people never heard, not even some health professionals:...

Dead LINK for my FREE eCookbook REPAIRED - "The Anti-Inflammation Advantage"

Thank you to all who emailed me letting me know the link was broken for download of my FREE eBook, I so appreciate your loyalty and subscription.

Here is the direct link to download your FREE eCookbook:  

In April my new cooking show, "Dr. Gloria's Kitchen - The Anti-Inflammation Advantage" will go live and all the videos will be available in our cooking library collection. You will all receive an email with instructions on how become a member, however, ALL recipes will always be at NO CHARGE.

Because inflammation is at the foundation of most disorders and diseases, these videos are long over-due so that I can literally take each of you by the hand in my Institute Kitchen and make it easy to cook delicious, nutritious and healthy meals with NO...

• Gluten
• Nightshades
• High Carbohydrate foods/grains
• Preservatives/Additives (we make everything from scratch, including sauces, marinades and BBQ specialties without nightshades)
• Trans-fats, etc.
• NOTE: Maybe we should have named it the "NO Cookbook"!

These recipes and videos are more than eleven years in the making. My Producer, Brian, finally dusted it off my "to do shelf" and began the long tedious work of creating and building the Cooking Institute with me and then putting my recipes into a cookbook. Then came the live videos and working with Joel, our local expert videographer, for production. Trust me, I now have an entirely new appreciation for all those live cooking shows...it's A LOT of work but when health and healthy cooking are your passions, it is also alot of fun...we laugh, eat and then sigh when we have to do the clean-up!

All recipes now and in the future will be at NO CHARGE, the only charge will be the video cooking classes via membership to help us cover the cost of production.

You may be doing everything correct in your supplements and daily routine but without making healthy food choices the end result will never be fully successful - this is where "Health thru Education" comes in...we are what we eat, so come into my kitchen and let's partake in creative ways to substitute foods and ingredients that DO NOT induce inflammation and the diseases that ensue...stay tuned.

P.S. Feel free to pass the link along to anyone interested in avoiding and overcoming Inflammation!

Your Partner in Health, Dr. Gloria - The Doctor Who Cooks^tm

Issue 2.1.19 EXCITING NEWS for Subscribers of "Dr. Gloria - Your Health Detective"

This month is heart month and I’m gifting all of you with a gift directly from my heart. For over 15 years my patients, post-graduate students and followers have been asking for a cookbook that expands on all the teachings of Wholistic Rejuvenation…AND…that it’s easy, healthy and tasty – you asked, it’s here! My production team at my new Cooking Institute have been busy for over a year working with me creating and testing recipes that have no ingredients that induce inflammation or sabotage our health. Since we know inflammation is at the foundation of most disorders, and it’s my specialty, the cookbook had to be unique in its ingredients yet so tasty you wouldn’t miss the “unhealthy” ingredients…mission accomplished!

We’ve all been there – you’re going along in life like you’ve always done and suddenly you realize what you’re doing just isn’t working for you anymore…OR…like me, you’re plunged into a completely new dietary protocol as a result of a life-threatening accident and suddenly you’re allergic to everything because you developed an intestinal disorder and liver damage caused by drugs used to save your life.

As a doctor of natural health and running two successful clinics (for 21-years) working with patients EXACTLY with the same symptoms I was now experiencing was very humbling. I was forced to make the dietary changes I counseled my thousands of patients to make…AND…I recovered…all along keeping in mind that achieving and maintaining health is a journey, not a destination...