The Importance of Sleep

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

THE DOPAMINE Rx = GOOD CHOICES OR BAD

We learn best when we move through our environment. Moving naturally is how humans learn best. This is why even those stricken with severe Alzheimer's disease tend to improve cognitive performance with even mild exercise. Natural movement stimulates cortisol which increases neuron growth in our hippocampus to increase our ability to learn. Neural science tells us this and it is proven in how humans act and react to environmental stimuli to learn.

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 12: DARE TO DISAGREE?

READERS SUMMARY: 1. IS NUTRIENT DENSITY FROM A USDA CHART IMPORTANT IF IT IS OUT OF CONTEXT FOR THE SPECIES IN QUESTION? 2. PALEO SAYS PUFA'S ARE BAD. ARE THEY REALLY; OR IS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THEM LACKING? 3. WHY IS IODINE A CRITICAL FOR A HUMAN? 4. IS GETTING A HASHIMOTO'S DIAGNOSIS LIKE GETTING [...]

Circadian Biology Webinar

[show_if has_tag="No-Webinar-2012-08-August"]Buy Webinar[/show_if][show_if has_tag="Webinar-2012-08-August"]ACCESS YOUR WEBINAR[/show_if] We talk a lot on the blog about the brain-gut axis and the implications our gut has on our overall health, including: Most brain disease and neurodegenerative disorders start in the gut (tumors, autism, depression, high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s, hypertension, heart disease) start in the gut. Autoimmune diseases like MS starts in the [...]

By Jack Kruse|September 11th, 2012|Alzheimer’s, Autism, Circadian Cycle, Depression, Heart Disease, Hormones & Methylation, HPA Axis, Inflammation, Leaky Gut / Grain Brain, Longevity Principles, The Importance of Sleep, The Optimal Paleo Diet, Webinars and Q&A Calls|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? [...]