Mitochondria & Microbiome Matters

Sep 21, 2017

The quality of the 30 trillion bacteria (your microbiome) in your intestines matters. The fiber you eat is used as food for your beneficial bacteria. Known disrupters of these beneficial bacteria include sugars, processed foods, artificial sweeteners, alcohol, too many antibiotics, other prescription and over-the-counter drugs, chemical exposures, the Standard American Diet(SAD) and lifestyle. As your intestinal tract gets healthier, your mitochondrial metabolism improves. These mitochondria (energy producing factories) in your muscle cells and elsewhere become more efficient at producing

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Dr Lindy’s Philosophy

Sep 19, 2017

My goal is to provide you, at your appointment, a high level of personal attention to ensure your questions and concerns are addressed such that you leave my office with a clear plan for your next steps. I want you to engage in shared decision-making and agreed upon action plan, to move into the practice of optimum health, else improved health. My role as a physician teacher is to provide you with knowledge and tools to manage your health concerns,

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Mitochondria Matters

Sep 07, 2017

  Mitochondria are our energy producing factories in our muscle cells and other cells, which give us energy and stamina. On July 4, 2017 I posted an article on my Dr Lindy MD Facebook page from NIH.Gov: Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cancer Progression. [1] Basically, junk DNA causes mitochondrial dysfunction and allows cancer to form and progress. Deregulated cellular energetics increases blood sugar and reduces mitochondrial respiration even in the presence of oxygen. As Dr. Joseph Mercola says in

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Grieving Mindfully – Book Corner

Aug 31, 2017

There were many ways of breaking a heart…but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream – whatever that dream may be.    ~Pearl S. Buck With apologies to Sameet Kumar, author of the book, Grieving Mindfully, I am reminded that all  those affected by  Hurricane Harvey devastation in Texas, now spreading to Louisiana, are not only grieving deaths of loved ones; they also grieve myriad losses, possessions,  displacement, emotional losses including loss of dreams. The emotional and spiritual

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How Water Impacts Your Physical Power

Jul 27, 2017

Your physical power increases by 19 percent when you are well hydrated.  When you are only 2% dehydrated your cognitive function, your brain function, takes a dramatic, negative hit.  Under the influence of dehydration, you are an impaired driver. More information can be found in: The Brain Warrior’s Way The Brain Warrior’s Cookbook

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