Vitamin D deficiencies can increase the risk of cancer, autoimmune disease, and catching colds or the flu.
Vitamin B12 is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies.
Stomach acid is needed for the absorption of minerals such as vitamin B12, magnesium, calcium, and zinc. Those suffering from GERD are often deficient in these minerals.
H. pylori affects stomach acid levels so get tested for it if you have ulcers or are taking an acid blocker.
To help the body produce more stomach acid, consume leafy greens and a spoonful of apple cider vinegar (or a bite of ginger before meals) before meals.
Symptoms of poor liver function can go beyond the liver and show in the form of dry itchy skin or acne.
Foods that help boost liver health are pasture-raised egg yolks, liver, oysters, dandelion greens, and other leafy greens.
If you think you have vitamin or mineral deficiencies, take a full-spectrum, food-based multivitamin, improve your digestion, or consider supplementing with vitamin shots or IV therapy.
Most common nutrient deficiencies and symptoms of them
- – B12 (symptom: bloating, brain fog, low energy, depression)
- – Zinc (symptom: low testosteron, get sick often)
- – Vitamin D (symptom: depression, skin issues)
- – Magnesium (symptom: muscle or foot cramps, insomnia, anxiety)
Vitamin D is technically a hormone, not a vitamin. Every cell in the body has a receptor for vitamin D so if you are deficient, you’re more at risk for cancer, autoimmune disease, and get colds and flus more frequently
Stomach acid is required to absorb B12. Vitamin B12 deficiencies can be due to low stomach acid, because stomach acid is required to absorb B12. Stress reduces stomach acid because if the body is stressed, it’s not focused on digesting food. Those low in B12 are often tired because B12 is required to make energy.
Magnesium, calcium, and zinc also require stomach acid to be absorbed into the body so taking acid blockers such as Nexium can result in deficiencies of not only B12, but these other minerals as well.
Dr. Lo explains that most of the time when someone is suffering from GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease, it’s not a result of too much stomach acid, but actually of too little.
When there isn’t enough stomach acid to digest food completely, the food ferments, expands then goes up into the esophagus and burns.
Sometimes this can be caused by H. pylori. If you have an ulcer or are on Nexium, you should get tested for H. pylori.
To help train the body to produce more stomach acid, try eating more bitter greens, such as dandelion, spinach, or kale. You can also take a spoonful of apple cider vinegar before meals to help get the stomach ready for the food you’re about to eat. Ginger helps as well.
Another common nutrient deficiency is the mineral magnesium. Magnesium is used in over 300 reactions in the body. Low magnesium can affect many body systems and result in leg cramps, foot cramps, and trouble sleeping.
Adding in foods magnesium-rich foods or supplementing with magnesium can help relieve these symptoms.
And then we move on to liver health, arguably the most important organ in the human body.
How do you know if you have a liver problem?
If you feel lethargic after drinking, have itchy skin, or acne can all be signs of a liver problem.
To address liver issues and give your liver a huge boost, you can do an elimination diet, avoid alcohol for a month, and add in nutrients, herbs, and detox supplements.
The liver is a regenerative organ so there are foods that help boost liver health, such as:
- – Eggs: egg yolks are high in vitamin A and choline
- – Liver: high in B vitamins and vitamin A
- – Oysters: high in zinc and helps the immune system and hormones
- – Leafy greens such as spinach, chard, kale, and mustard greens
If you think you have vitamin or mineral deficiencies, consider taking a full-spectrum, food-based multivitamin that has at least 100mg vitamin B complex, 400mg of magnesium, 100mg of zinc, and 1000 IU of food-based vitamin D3 (as well as Vitamin K2 for absorption).
Make sure you’re doing the things to stimulate the production of stomach acid. In addition to the one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar before meals, put a few tablespoons in 16 ounces of water and drink that every morning as soon as you wake up.
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I have non alcoholic fatty liver. Can I take or try all the above to help my liver. So many articles say to avoid fatty foods and I thought ghee is a fatty food?
Hi Jackie! We’d recommend running it by your health care practitioner, as we can’t give medical advice and they would be able to determine what’s best for you 🙂
This is very interesting and important for me since I’m a senior that lives next to a giant wind farm (see the health section of Wind Watch.org) These wind turbines supposedly create subsonic sound that keeps your body from healing. Thanks
I am finally stopping my birth control after taking it for over a year and a half. I am afraid I am going to break out because my hormones will be all out of wake. Are there things I can eat/drink or supplements I can take that will level out the hormones and not make me breakout?
Hi Stephanie, You may want to check out Christa’s interview with Dermatologist, Dr. Trevor Cates, regarding clean skin from within. https://thewholejourney.com/?s=clean+skin.
I think randy and christa are great together. Good chemistry, I personally like them both. Don’t see why everyone has to be so negative. Be happy,
I think that to get rid of Randy we all need to voice our compaints with the show prducers not with Christa. Randy was there first and choose Christa to join his show so I dont think she has any pull or desire to oust him but we can voice our opinions with the show producers if we dont like something.
a, I just love your show and you are so full on knowledge. But I just simply can’t get pass Randy. He is so annoying and doesn’t contribute to the show at all.
I was wondering about the apple cider vinegar. I am trying everything I know to get off of all of my heartburn medicine, and it is not working. I was already doing half of a lemon in 16 ounces of water every morning for detox, so should I skip that and do this instead? Do both? Mix one with the other?
Great information! Agree with everyone that Randy does not add anything to the show. Christa, you are on topic, present well and have so much helpful information to offer. Appreciate how helpful you are to those seeking wellness without drugs.
Am wondering about vite D as showed defic on regular blood tests and someone suggested get tested also for the active form, but Dr’s have refusd (I didnt see a place to mark it on lab sheet before handed it to the lab). Did a spectracell test and D ok there.
Christa, do you have to take B12 shots for life?
Thank you
I am new to The Whole Journey and Christa Orecchio.
I absolutely love u and all the wonderful info u provide!!!!!
Now, this Randy guy is extremely annoying. I hate to say that,
But it’s true. He ruins the whole “flow” of the program. Interrupts and always talks about his friend Robert, who sounds like an idiot.
Christa, can u go on ur own? Or get another person??
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I loved this entire show! And maybe it’s because I have much of the same issues as Randy. But I loved the insight Christa added concerning on dipping but not diving.
Wow lots of info here! Thanks for it – good stuff!
I agree with the other reviews, Randy talks way too much and it takes away from the content. This was a great presentation but Randy’s comments and questions were not helpful or meaningful.
I rarely post comments. Please forgive me for saying this but Christa, Randy needs to be elsewhere. He is too personal. He interrupts profusely and redirects where you or your guest are going and important points are left incomplete. It isn’t a matter of training or correcting him. He doesn’t help the presentation – his presence actually hurts it. He desperately wants all the procedures and personal advice through the show – maybe because then they’re free? It is most annoying and it isn’t fair to the viewers that he tarnishes every single show. We love you, Christa. Please love your followers and fans enough to send Randy to another show where his input is more appropriate. I wish him to stay employed – but employed elsewhere.
Agree with Carolie; Randy talks and interrupts way too often with his personal questions. You’d think the program was a consultation for his issues. We really want to know what information Christa has to impart and she has to keep leading him back to the subject at hand. Give us all a break, Randy and ask your personal questions off camera.
Great program ,, couple questions
What was the name of nutritional panel ? Can I get this through my naturopath or online?
Brain panels ? Or scans how and where can I get these done ?
I live in canada 🙂
whose program is this Randy or Christa?! most questions come from Randy and are so personal rather than for all which take up valuable time.