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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Top 5 Natural Ways to Prevent Cold, Flu, and Other Viral Infections ✍🏼
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN The arrival of autumn and the onset of cooler temperatures marks the start of cold and flu season. Regardless of what viral infections are making their rounds in your community this season, there are actions that you can take to strengthen your natural immunity and increase your chances of preventing illness. 1.) Eat a Nutrient-Dense, Real Food...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Hypertension as an Autoimmune Disease ✍🏼
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects 1 in every 3 adults in the United States. Although hypertension typically has no signs or symptoms, it can lead to serious complications such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and kidney failure. There are many different conditions that can contribute to the development...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Leading Ways to Heal a Leaky Gut: Part 2 ✍🏼
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN Leaky gut is the phenomenon by which the lining of the intestine becomes damaged, leading to increased intestinal permeability. In some cases, leaky gut can be the root cause or contributing factor to systemic inflammation and chronic disease. In Part 1 of this series, we explored various means of healing a leaky gut, and you can also...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Leading Ways to Heal a Leaky Gut: Part 1 ✍🏼
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN Leaky gut is the phenomenon by which the lining of the intestine becomes damaged, leading to increased intestinal permeability. The intestinal barrier can become damaged from a variety of factors, including a variety of dietary and lifestyle factors, as well as environmental exposures. You can read more about the causes of leaky gut here. If you...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Leaky Gut: What Is It and What Causes It?
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN Leaky gut is the phenomenon by which the lining of the intestine becomes damaged, leading to increased intestinal permeability. The intestinal lining is one of the immune system’s major lines of defense against infections, toxins, and other threats that are introduced into the body through food and drink. Normally, the intestinal epithelial cells sit together closely and...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Top Ways to Recover After Gluten Exposure: Part 2
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN If you have celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, accidental exposure to gluten can be quite unpleasant and may result in a variety of symptoms that may range from muscle aches to gastrointestinal upset to exacerbation of existing disease processes. Fortunately, there are some steps that you can take that can help you to recover more quickly...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Top Ways to Recover After Gluten Exposure: Part 1
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN Whether it happened when you dined at a restaurant that didn’t have a dedicated 100% gluten-free kitchen, or when you ate the meatloaf that your aunt insisted didn’t have any bread or flour it in, or even if you have no idea how it happened, many of those with gluten intolerance or celiac disease who follow...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Do you need to go on a cleanse or detox diet?: Part 3
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN Although there are various definitions and uses of the term “detox”, from a physiological and biochemical perspective, detoxification is defined as a metabolic process by which the body rids itself of toxins. Detoxification is a natural process that the body must perform on its own in order to sustain life. However, it is possible– and sometimes...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Is salt bad for your health?✍🏼
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN In its unprocessed state, salt is a naturally occurring mineral compound that consists mostly of sodium chloride and trace amounts of other minerals, such as silicon, phosphorous, and bromine. Although the conventional medical community has long advised individuals with high blood pressure to consume low-salt diets, there is little evidence to support that reducing salt intake results in a...
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The Paleo Nurse ✚ Presents: Do you need to go on a cleanse or detox diet?: Part 2✍🏼
by Katy Haldiman, MS, RN Detoxification is the metabolic process by which the body eliminates toxins in the form of both foreign substances introduced into the body and waste products produced during the body’s normal metabolic processes. While there are many organs involved in the detox process, the liver in the main organ of detoxification. The liver performs detox on its own, but it...
