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It's a beautiful spring day - so if you're thinking about spring changes or spring cleaning, consider joining Dr. Dana on some cellular spring cleaning and supporting your stem cells with the Prolon fasting mimicking diet program! Kits are on-sale now

Prolon Professional Program Discover a better way to fast with ProLon 5-day fasting-mimicking nutrition. Everything you need to complete a 5 day fast, with food! Backed by science, loved by consumers, discover the benefits of fasting.

CGMP Compliance and Herbal Products: A Guide to Regulatory Requirements - MUIH Written by Faculty member, John Courie, M.S. Over the last few years, the herbal products industry has seen remarkable expansion, further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with market forecasts approaching 360 billion USD by 2032. Alongside this growth, there’s been a heightened emphasis on re...

Whole Person Health: What You Need To Know Whole person health involves looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body systems—and considering multiple factors that promote either health or disease.

Wonderful article!

Jessica Vosk: Broadway Star Lives Her Dream While Navigating Food Allergies Jessica Vosk took a giant leap of faith to land a starring role in the musical Wicked. She pulled it off while managing severe food allergies.

Dr. Dana had the pleasure of being interviewed for an amazing upcoming gut health summit, and you can access the entire program for FREE! This virtual event is called: Optimize Your Gut Health - Breakthrough Strategies to Optimize Gut Health Naturally Boost Overall Health and Eliminate Food Intolerance”, and I have a complimentary ticket for you to attend. You can register for this free event using this link. https://rebrand.ly/Dana-Elia

Dietary magnesium intake is related to larger brain volumes and lower white matter lesions with notable s*x differences - European Journal of Nutrition Purpose To examine the association between dietary magnesium (Mg) intake and brain volumes and white matter lesions (WMLs) in middle to early old age. Methods Participants (aged 40–73 years) from UK Biobank (n = 6001) were included and stratified by s*x. Dietary Mg was measured using an online...

ICYMI - Dr. Elia did an interview for WGAL's In Focus program discussing nutrition for National Nutrition Month and the episode is now available at

Making informed food choices During National Nutrition Month, people are encouraged to make informed food choices.

Colors in plant foods signify pigments, phytochemicals and even, in some cases, function. Read more about the color signature of a rainbow diet in my Whole Detox book!

Gluten Free Watchdog's study, "Gluten-Free Foods Cooked in Shared Fryers With Wheat: A Pilot Study Assessing Gluten Cross Contact" was published a year ago in Frontiers in Nutrition. Last week we found out that it has more views than 99% of all Frontiers articles. This was a first of its kind pilot study designed to answer the question, "When fries are cooked with foods containing wheat, are they gluten-free and safe to eat?" To view a consumer-friendly version of study findings, see https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FryStudyConsumerFlyerFINALUpload.pdf.

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) occurs when there's an imbalance and overgrowth of bacteria in your small intestine. These bacteria typically reside in your large intestine, but many factors can cause them to relocate to the small intestine causing symptoms like gas, bloating, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation. There isn't one specific meal plan that's right for every case of SIBO. Here are four options that are helpful in the treatment of SIBO. Functional nutritionists are trained to help you determine which option is right for you.

A daily dose of almonds can boost gut health A daily dose of almonds can boost gut health • Earth.com

What are you eating today?

THE SPECTRUM OF DIETARY NEUROTRANSMITTERS

When I eat plant foods, I am reminded that I'm not just eating macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, fat), micronutrients (vitamins, minerals), and phytonutrients (polyphenols, carotenoids, alkaloids, organosulfur compounds), but also neurotransmitters (and hormones).

The research doesn't clearly conclude that eating food sources of intact neurotransmitters changes our systemic neurotransmitters to the extent that they influence brain levels. Yet, I think it's interesting to begin to think about all the many ways that these molecules might be having activity in the body beyond their traditional roles in the brain.

Perhaps they are not just 'neurotransmitters' but plant messengers to our cells that modify function. It's interesting how initial terms (like 'neurotransmitters' or 'hormones') given to biological or botanical compounds may be limiting in scope once we find out their actual functions. After all, plants are expansive, like us.

Conversely, it is possible that eating foods rich in what we refer to as "neurotransmitters" has similar results to how they work in the brain. In other words, it would be fascinating to study whether eating plantains and pineapples leads to greater serotonin levels and resulting shifts in mood or whether eating more mung beans, peas, and spinach can help us with memory.

In the meantime, I'll keep eating my rainbow of plants!

America’s Most Famous Chip Company Busted for Attempting to Pass Off GMOs in Their Products as Natural | AltHealthWorks.com America’s Most Famous Chip Company Busted for Attempting to Pass Off GMOs in Their Products as Naturalby Nick Meyer | April 26, 2022 There are two main types of genetically engineered corn (also known as ‘GMO’) being used in the United States: Bt corn and ‘Roundup Ready’ corn, and they are...

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New article out from the "father of functional medicine," Dr. Jeffrey Bland, that you'll definitely want to have in your files! Link below. As he's always taught me, "your genes are not your destiny." I see genes as our constitutional canvas, and our lifestyle choices as the paint and design...

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A “Striking” Link Between Vitamin D Levels and Omicron Low levels are associated with the severity of Omicron and other variants.

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Let the Black Friday sales begin - but this is one Dr. Elia totally supports - if you've ever been interested in looking at how you can take control over your health thru the power of nutrigenomics, now's the time to take advantage of 3x4's holiday pricing on the 3x4 Genetics Blueprint - $100 off! Email us at [email protected] to get yours!

Quick! Dr. Elia is curious if you can name the top 4 benefits you get from a 5-day fast? If you are not sure, go here to find out what the benefits are and how you can get them without having to give up food!
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In a study of heart disease, people who consumed diet drinks every day had a greater risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Artificial sweeteners have proven to be carcinogenic in animal studies. They wreak havoc on your gut microbes, destroying beneficial bacteria and causing glucose intolerance. ⁣⁣
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Something that tastes sweet but contains zero calories may sound like the perfect cure for sugar addiction. But it’s not, and here’s why. Normally, when you eat or drink something sweet, it’s accompanied by lots of calories. But not when you consume artificial sweeteners. This confuses your brain. It senses that the taste of sugar without the accompanying calories from glucose and fructose is wrong, and it tries to correct the imbalance by making you hungrier. ⁣⁣
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Not only that, but it also confuses and slows your metabolism down, so you burn less calories every day.⁣⁣
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Bottom line: There is no free ride. Diet drinks are not good substitutes for sugar-sweetened drinks. They still (or even more) increase cravings, weight gain, and type 2 diabetes. And they are addictive.⁣⁣

Do you or someone you know suffer from Crohn's?

Link between Crohn’s disease and fatty tissue in the gut revealed New research has revealed a direct link between fatty tissue and Crohn's disease.

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Green Tea and Cocoa-Enriched Diet May Help Prevent Age-Associated Neuromuscular Changes | Medicine, Nutrition | Sci-News.com A new study in mice provides insights into the use of green tea and cocoa flavonoids as nutritional interventions for the treatment of aging-related neuromuscular alterations that occur with sarcopenia, the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with age.

Start prepping now - failure to plan is planning to fail.

Just did a Facebook LIVE on this topic in my Nourish Your Whole Self Community today! Very important to prepare for seasonal transitions...

Dr. Elia sees this all the time! If you’ve been dealing with heartburn or GERD it’s time to take a functional look at its root causes.

What Everybody Ought to Know About Heartburn & Gerd | Chris Kresser Contrary to popular belief, heartburn and GERD are caused by too little - not too much - stomach acid. Learn what causes low stomach acid.

Nutrition and Kidney Stone Disease The prevalence of kidney stone disease is increasing worldwide. The recurrence rate of urinary stones is estimated to be up to 50%. Nephrolithiasis is associated with increased risk of chronic and end stage kidney disease. Diet composition is considered to play a crucial role in urinary stone format...