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1. How Your Gut Microbiome Affects Anxiety and Mental Well-Being
2 How Polyphenols Benefit the Nerves
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The Impact of Cortisol on Metabolism
4. Restoring Mitochondria Function for Metabolic Health
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How Your Gut Microbiome Affects Anxiety and Mental Well-Being
Anxiety is directly linked to gut health, with imbalances in gut bacteria increasing inflammation and disrupting brain chemistry
People with social anxiety have specific bacterial imbalances, including an overgrowth of harmful bacteria and a lack of beneficial strains that regulate mood and stress
Diet plays a major role in mental health. Processed foods, high sugar intake, and unhealthy fats from vegetable oils fuel gut dysfunction, while fiber-rich and fermented foods help restore balance
Probiotics and prebiotics help replenish good bacteria, improve neurotransmitter function, and reduce inflammation, leading to reduced anxiety levels
Chronic stress weakens gut health, making anxiety worse, but strategies like sleep optimization, deep breathing, and regular movement support both the gut and the brain
Anxiety disorders affect millions of people around the world, and often the first-line treatment is prescription drugs. However, many do not respond and fail to find relief. In an effort to find effective solutions, researchers are now looking into the role of the gut microbiome, as it's been shown to communicate with your brain, ultimately affecting your mood and overall mental health.
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How Polyphenols Benefit the Nerves
Are you aware of the significant role polyphenols play in supporting nerve health? These naturally occurring compounds in plants are potent antioxidants, helping to shield cells from oxidative stress—a key factor in maintaining healthy nerve function.
What exactly are polyphenols? Found in various foods like fruits, vegetables, tea, wine, and chocolate, polyphenols contribute to not only the flavors and colors of these items, but also their health benefits, thanks to their anti-inflammatory properties.
Our Life Support Formula incorporates 300mg of polyphenols each day, combined with a robust blend of fruits, vegetables, and essential trace minerals. This comprehensive mix is designed to enhance your daily nutrient intake, focusing on both overall well-being and specific nerve health.
Choosing the right multivitamin can make a significant difference. With our Life Support Formula, you ensure your body benefits from ingredients that target more than just your general health needs.
You should include RHP Life Support Formula as part of your daily supplement regimen to help provide further nourishment to your nerves.
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The Impact of Cortisol on Metabolism
Hey, It's Dr. Martin Here…
13 years ago, we wrote a book called "Serial Killers: Two Hormones That Want You Dead." The two hormones we talked about in the book were INSULIN and CORTISOL.
When that book was written, I still saw patients in our clinic and most of the problems I saw in patient was caused by one or both of those hormones. Because one way or another Insulin and Cortisol control or influence every other hormone in your body.
Doctors have a HARD time helping people fix their hormones. Doctors either forget how insulin and cortisol work or it wasn't taught.
For example, here's a quote about the adrenal glands and cortisol from a study done in 2007: "The adrenal glands secrete hormones essential for metabolism, regulation of blood pressure, and sodium and glucose homeostasis. Hypo- or hypersecretion of these hormones is life-threatening."
Read that again.
Cortisol is essential(life-threatening) for the regulation of your:
• Metabolism
• Blood Pressure
• Blood Sugar
• Sodium balance
Let's quickly talk about how cortisol impacts these four things.
METABOLISM
You should first know that cortisol DIRECTLY impacts your thyroid, ovaries, testosterone, and estrogen levels. And all of those hormones directly impact your metabolism. So many of you with a sluggish thyroid, estrogen dominance, or low testosterone have a serious cortisol problem as well.
Not only does cortisol affect other hormones critical to your metabolism but cortisol itself can slow your metabolism to a crawl.
You are responsible for WHAT you put in your mouth but after that your HORMONES decide WHERE it goes and cortisol plays a significant role in deciding where.
You should know that cortisol is ANABOLIC for fat and CATABOLIC for muscle.
Anabolic means "build-up," and catabolic means "breakdown." So cortisol builds up fat — and breaks down muscle. Both of those are DISASTROUS for your metabolism.
If your cortisol is uncontrolled, and it's high ALL THE TIME then your body has NO CHOICE but to make fat from your food. It's nearly impossible to lose fat when this happens.
BLOOD PRESSURE
This one should be obvious to doctors but again, it's often ignored. When you secrete cortisol your blood vessels tighten up they constrict. When that happens it only makes sense that the pressure inside your blood vessels increases.
If you have chronically high levels of cortisol then your blood vessels are constricted more than they should be and that means your blood pressure is going to be too high.
BLOOD SUGAR.
Very few doctors talk about the effect cortisol has on blood sugar levels but one of the main functions of cortisol is to RAISE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. So every time your adrenals secrete cortisol your blood sugar levels go up/ What happens if your cortisol levels are high all the time? Well, you eventually end up with high blood sugar levels.
SODIUM BALANCE
The effect of cortisol on sodium is rarely mentioned. Doctors forget that high cortisol directly causes an increase in two other hormones Aldosterone and vasopressin.
Vasopressin is an antidiuretic hormone the opposite of a diuretic.When you have high levels of vasopressin you retain water.
Aldosterone is another hormone whose main job is to regulate salt and water. It also has an effect on your blood pressure.
You most likely have heard how "stress raises your blood pressure" one of the ways it does this is by increasing the amount of aldosterone. So, when you have high cortisol you have higher vasopressin and aldosterone and you end up retaining water.
Since cortisol directly impacts your blood pressure, metabolism, sodium, and blood sugar levels you can see why I talk about cortisol so much.
Read more: Adrenal Fatigue
Read more: Improving Metabolism
Restoring Mitochondria Function for Metabolic Health
Metabolism is the process of cells creating energy from food. Well-functioning cells create a healthy body. The Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. It is where this energy is created. It is used to drive almost every chemical reaction within our bodies.
Mitochondrial damage disrupts this normal metabolism.
When the body’s metabolism is disrupted there is less cellular energy produced by the mitochondria and organ dysfunction can result. Just like a car can't run without gas, your body can't function without cellular energy.
What happens when they don't function correctly?
Low mitochondrial energy production affects cellular function in ways that can ripple throughout the entire body. This low energy production or dysfunction is like a car running on fumes. It can sputter along for a while but will eventually stop working all together.
The relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and physical probems becomes apparent when examining different conditions.
In diabetes, the compromised mitochondrial function disrupts glucose metabolism, causing cells to become increasingly resistant to insulin.
Pancreatic beta cells, which have exceptionally high energy demands to produce and secrete insulin, become overwhelmed and can lose functionality. This creates a vicious cycle where energy deficits create more metabolic dysfunction making diabetes progressively worse.
Mitochondrial dysfunction also drives autoimmune conditions. Immune cells require substantial energy for activation and proliferation, and mitochrondrial dysfunction compromises their ability to function effectively. This can lead to an overactive immune response, where immune cells attack the body's own tissues or to insufficient responses that fail to clear pathogens or debris.
Cardiovascular disease has strong ties to mitochondrial dysfunction with heart muscle cells has a higher density of mitochondria than any other tissue.
Aging is intimately connected to declining mitochondria function which deterioration creates a dowward spiral where damaged mitochondria produces more harmful free radicals, leading to further damage.
Chronic fatigue syndrome has emerged as a manifestation of mitochondrial dysfunction as patients with this condition showed measurable abnormalities in energy metabolism.
Because so many organs and processes of the body are dependent on this energy and the mitochondria that makes it, symptoms can impact many organ systems depending on which organ in the body is affected. Some problems can be:
Muscle weakness
Fatigue
Breathing difficulties
Blood sugar imbalance
Hormonal imbalances
Liver function impairment (fatty liver)
Immune system problems
Gut issues
Mitochondrial Function
Cellular energy needs to be addressed. The mitochondria need to be made healthy so they can produce that energy.
B1 and magnesium are important nutrients in energy production. Think of the mitochondria as the engine of your car, and B1 and magnesium as the spark plugs that ignite the fuel. Without these vital components, the engine simply won't run efficiently leaving you feeling drained and sluggish.
In fact, without adequate levels of these nutrients, the entire energy production process can grind to a halt.
What supplement has what you need to address mitochondrial health?
Recommended
There are special natural ingredients needed including B1 and magnesium. It can be helpful to consume all these ingredients for metabolic health in one supplement. They all work together.
Due to the quality of food today, most people are deficient in the vitamins and minerals needed by the body for optimal health.
PureLife Care+ is a natural supplement that works at the cellular level to improve metabolism, and the mitochondria.
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