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The EPCOT Rx

Today comes the blog post a few months after the Webinar that was done on gut optimization using the EPCOTx protocol. Many people have heard of GAPS and the SCD diet for gut problems, but there is not a one size fits all approach. EPCOTx is designed to do a few things after one major thing is corrected (melatonin) to get your gut working well once again. It limits inflammation while improving "gut leptin sensitivity" and once it is firmly entrenched it allow for better mitochondrial efficiency and protection of the intestinal barrier from free radicals, bad foods, and poor lifestyle choices. These things are called epigenetic effects. Watch this video to understand it more fully! The "leaky gut" is also tied to cellular oxidation, a lack in the ability to chemically reduce the cells at night, and as a result increases cellular aging to cause disease. This protocol will help you rebuild your gut flora create the healthiest gut (which will give you the healthiest brain/gut) possible.

By Jack Kruse|January 8th, 2013|Cancer, Circadian Cycle, Cold Thermogenesis, Diabetes, EMF, Epi Paleo, Epigenetics, Inflammation, Leaky Gut / Grain Brain, Live your Optimal Weight, Longevity Principles, Mitochondria, Optimal Pillar 1, Optimal Pillar 3, Optimal Pillar 4, Optimal Pillar 5, Series: EPCOTx, The Digestion Connection, The Importance of Sleep, The Leptin Prescription, The Optimal Paleo Diet|Comments Off

Winter Solstice Special Blog: “The Inger Effect”

This is a new guest blog from a forum member named Inger, who you can find on our website forum. She has had an amazing transformation! I thought on my favorite day of the year, I would share with a story to warm your heart. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you and yours! Hi. I am Inger. I want to share a bit from my journey with you, as I am so thankful for the huge benefits I have gained from this site. It has opened my eyes in so many ways and helped me understand. Thank you, Jack, for letting me share. I love to think about this path as a journey towards waking up my 6th sense. I love that. This is so much more than just about foods, body shape, anything like that. It is so deep and broad; it is huge! I am in love. It is like I am part of the huge, beautiful universe, a oneness I often feel deep in my bones these days that is just amazing and peaceful. Sometimes I feel like I hear music inside me, music of joy. But it is totally silent around me. How magic is that?

By Jack Kruse|December 21st, 2012|Anorexia and Bulimia, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cold Thermogenesis, Epi Paleo, Hormones & Methylation, Leaky Gut / Grain Brain, Live your Optimal Weight, Longevity Principles, Nutrients and Supplements, Optimal Pillar 2, Optimal Pillar 4, Recipes & Cooking, Series: Guest Blogs, Series: Miscellaneous, Success Journal, The Importance of Sleep, The Leptin Prescription, The Optimal Paleo Diet|Comments Off

BRAIN GUT 17: THE POWER SQUAT

Today we are going to talk a bit about your “out door” as part of the brain gut series continues. Today I am going to show you how spinal biomechanics and defecation are intimately related to good or poor physiologic function and may result in illness. The human spine has 5 lumbar verterae and one block of bone distal to it called the sacrum. The sacrum forms the back bony wall of the pelvis.

By Jack Kruse|December 13th, 2012|Cancer, Colon Cancer, Epigenetics, Hormones & Methylation, Hypothyroidism, Inflammation, Leaky Gut / Grain Brain, Live your Optimal Weight, Longevity Principles, Mitochondria, Nutrients and Supplements, Optimal Pillar 2, Optimal Pillar 4, Optimal Pillar 5, Series: Brain Gut, The Digestion Connection, The Importance of Sleep, The Leptin Prescription, Thyroid, Thyroid Cancer|Comments Off

Brain Gut 16: Adrenal Fatigue Rx

What is Adrenal Fatigue at its core? Many websites will tell you it is an adrenal gland function problem that is best assayed by a salivary adrenal stress panel. I wont and I do not. The cause of adrenal fatigue is a brain injury at the hypothalamus all caused by bad signaling. My Adrenal Fatigue Rx is best called Metabolic Neurosurgery: It is all about energy and energy utilization that allows for perfect signaling of environmental signals. When your energy is bad your signaling falls off a cliff. The ASI is just like a gauge on a car. It tells you some info but it does not tell you why it is happening. How we understand adrenal dysfunction in 2012 has radically changed because of a relatively new science called neurohumoral-immunology. What does this mean? It means adrenal fatigue at its core is a brain illness and not an adrenal gland problem. What is the PVN? How do we know if our PVN is shut off? What are some of the symptoms? We can’t sleep, our guts do not work, our body composition goes way off, we sweat at the wrong times, we develop cognitive haze, blurred vision, migraines, and reactive hypoglycemia. Many times fatigue is only relieved by eating foods we should not. It also means we have lost allosteric control of leptin!

Brain Gut 14: Personal Ground Zero

READERS SUMMARY: HOW DO YOU FIND OPTIMAL? MEET INGER, AN AMAZING EPI-PALEO STARFISH. HOW DO YOU FINE TUNE YOUR BRAIN, THE INSTRUMENT THAT YOU SENSE THE WORLD WITH? WHAT IS THE BIOLOGIC CORRELATE BEHIND TUNING YOUR INSTRUMENT? WHERE DOES THE MAGIC OF LIFE REALLY OCCUR? THE EMOTIONAL GEEK: From a thread on my forum, [...]

By Jack Kruse|October 9th, 2012|Adrenals, Cancer, Circadian Cycle, Epi Paleo, Epigenetics, Heart Disease, Hormones & Methylation, Inflammation, Leaky Gut / Grain Brain, Live your Optimal Weight, Longevity Principles, Optimal Pillar 1, Optimal Pillar 2, Optimal Pillar 4, Optimal Pillar 5, Series: Brain Gut, The Importance of Sleep, The Leptin Prescription, The Optimal Paleo Diet|Comments Off

BRAIN GUT 13: WHERE OPTIMAL MEETS ALL WORLD PERFORMANCE

READERS SUMMARY: 1. WHY IS DHA IN ITS EVOLUTIONARY PACKAGE THE KEY TO THE MASSIVE METABOLIC RATE OF THE HUMAN BRAIN AND HEART? 2. WHAT EVER MAKES CELLULAR SIGNALING "CLEAN" FOR AN ORGANISM LEADS TO OPTIMAL HEALTH. 3. WHAT THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF NEURAL LIPIDS MEANS FOR HOMO's SOLUTION? 4. WHAT ARE THE KEY METABOLIC NEUROLOGIC [...]

By Jack Kruse|September 27th, 2012|Autism, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Circadian Cycle, Cold Thermogenesis, Depression, Epi Paleo, Epigenetics, Heart Disease, Hormones & Methylation, Leaky Gut / Grain Brain, Live your Optimal Weight, Longevity Principles, Mitochondria, Nutrients and Supplements, Optimal Pillar 1, Optimal Pillar 2, Optimal Pillar 4, Series: Brain Gut, The Importance of Sleep, The Optimal Paleo Diet|Comments Off

BRAIN GUT 11: IS TECHNOLOGY OUR ACHILLES HEEL?

READERS SUMMARY: 1. A QUESTION DURING AN EDUCATIONAL CONSULT STIMULATES A DISCUSSION 2. HOW DOES ARTIFICIAL LIGHT DESTROY THE SIGNALING OF THE CORTISOL/DHEA/MELATONIN AXIS? 3. HOW DOES ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AFFECT THE GUT FLORA? 4. CAN ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AFFECT HUMAN BIOLOGY DIRECTLY? 5. IS BODY COMPOSITION TIED TO ARTIFICAL LIGHT AND IMPAIRED SLEEP CYCLES? [...]

Brain Gut 8: Their Trip Down the Rabbit Hole

READERS SUMMARY: 1. What is a day in the life of a vacationing doctor like? 2. Accept that your epigenome is a loaded gun, and your lifestyle is the trigger. Your lifestyle can't change you. It reveals who you really are. 3. Is there an important difference between giving up on somethings and letting go to [...]

BRAIN GUT 7: INTRO TO YOUR GUT MICROBIOME

Many of you know I believe obesity if an inflammatory disease of the brain. Where this disease begins may surprise some of you. It begins in our gut flora. How does this happen? Read this link! Sub optimal bacteria which contain bacterial toxins called lipopolysaccharides (LPS) which are found in bacterial cell membranes. As gut LPS rises, it has been shown to cause a rise in serum leptin levels. Once leptin levels are raised high enough it stimulates SOCS 3 signaling in the hypothalamus to cause LR.

On The Eve of PaleoFX…

READERS SUMMARY: 1. For those of you not going to PaleoFX here are my thoughts leading into the conference. I want to share them with you tonight. 2. Most of what follows were my prepared words for the opening remarks tomorrow...I decided to scrap them tonight. 3. I decided to make it raw and personal [...]

By Jack Kruse|March 13th, 2012|Epi Paleo, Heart Disease, Live your Optimal Weight, Optimal Pillar 4, Paleo News, Series: Miscellaneous, The Importance of Sleep, The Optimal Paleo Diet|85 Comments