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Health Strategy: Three goal system for profound health change

You have heard the phrase the "The enemy of done is perfection". I would like to take that a step further. Inflexible planning is the enemy of done. Let me explain... You walk out of my office with at treatment plan that says the following: Exercise 60 minutes a day (preferably high intensity interval training 2x per week, walk 4 times per week, and sprint 1 x per week)  Eat three square meals per day (better if anti-inflammatory, home cooked, free-range, organic) Sleep 6-8 hours per night (better if without EMF exposure, cell exposure, light exposure, absence of snoring, non-interrupted) Are you getting frustrated yet?  Yeah of course you are. Because it already seems impossible for 95% of the people on this planet. Better to do the following...  Have your goals broken down to the following categories: Category 1: Goals that that you could reach if you only had 10 minutes to address the issue or if you had a tremendously challenging day. Catego...

A #naturopathic nightcap. I am bringing the stress down naturally and getting my #circadiumrhythm ready for sleep with Gaba, L-theanine,and a mineral drink. Combine this with relaxation exercises and your bound to have A good chance to have restful sleep.

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Post Run with a mood of gratitude. Thinking of all the people who can't run or Sprint. If you took a selfie of the universe there would be no place for self grandiosity. #5777🍎🍯

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#Seahawks Win! Win or lose. #gosprint

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Integrative Medicine : Lubiprostone for SIBO and Chronic Constipation.

A recent 2016 study for 29 female patients with chronic constipation and Small Intestinal Bacteria Growth (SIBO) used 24 mcg twice per day of Lubiprostone (a prescriptive intestinal secretagogue). 41% of those people who tested positive for SIBO were SIBO negative after 2 weeks. This well designed (but albeit small) study also measured gastric emptying time, small bowel transit time, colon transit time (CTT), combined small and large bowel transit time (SLBTT) and whole gut transit time were measured using wireless motility capsule and showed improvement in those parameters. Stooling increased from 2x per week to 4x per week. As someone who treats a lot of SIBO and Chronic Constipation this is a promising new integrative treatment that may even have better results combined with natural therapies and even other conventional therapies. I am investigating more about the reported low side effects of Lubiprostone. The most exciting thing is that it helps us understand more of the mecha...

#Seahawks Lose. Go out and #sprint. 1x per week get the #growthhormone boost. Fasting can do this as well. Keeps our muscle mass and metabolism robust.yup that's me.

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