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Drcharlesandrews

Dr. Charles Andrews uses naturopathic and functional medicine to improve skin health and gut health.

08/05/2024

The best forms of Mg for constipation are Magnesium oxide or Magnesium citrate because our body has a hard time absorbing these. Mg stays in the intestines and draws water to it from the blood stream. This will make the stool wet.

It’s an osmotic laxative. If Mg makes your stools too wet, you are either taking too much or you should take one that is more bioavailable(absorbed into the bodies tissues).

06/03/2024

Men who eat button mushrooms once a week have lower risk of prostate cancer according to a study in 2019.

These are shiitake mushrooms, and are considerably more expensive than button mushrooms. Today I’m adding them to an omelette.

I encourage people to buy locally to avoid contamination with toxic metals from contaminated soils internationally.

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04/24/2024

A human parasite is an organism that does some harm without providing any benefit. It can live on the skin(ticks and mites), in the blood cells(malaria), and in the intestines( helminths and amoeba).

I test for and frequently see amoeba on comprehensive stool analysis— yes, you send your p**p 💩 to the lab… helminths may be difficult to spot because they attach themselves to the intestines and may not end up in a stool sample.

Many of the parasitic cleanses I’ve seen on Instagram contain ingredients that are more of a detox than a vermifuge. The treatment of an amoeba is very different for treatment of a helminths.

There are many herbs and mushrooms that have successfully been used to help eliminate intestinal parasites for thousands of years!

11/07/2023

Medications and supplements are helpful at providing relief, but ignoring the cause will likely create a dependence on these treatments.

I have a patient with GERD who got better with some herbal and nutritional treatment of intestinal permeability. He was doing well and no longer had to take his GERD meds. Then he noticed it would come back with stress at work. We started addressing his anxiety, and he is able to keep the GERD under control.

The causes and contributors to GERD are different for everyone. Sometimes it takes a little digging to uncover the layers.

10/04/2022

Insulin is a test that is not commonly run. I find many people have very high fasting insulin and normal blood glucose. High insulin can worsen acne, hydradenitis suppurativa, and other skin conditions by increasing sebum and skin growth.

09/22/2022

Enjoying an afternoon walk in the cool weather!

01/25/2022

90lbs farmer carry after work yesterday. Oddly I want to be known as the neighbor who carries weights up and down the street.

Farmers carries are functional, weight-bearing exercises that are good for the bones and strengthen muscles of the chest, shoulders, back, and legs all at the same time!💪🏼

10/19/2021

Superfood: Broccoli sprouts. They contain sulfurophane, which is a long lasting antioxidant that can be used to help with mitochondrial dysfunction!

Really I just wanted to add something, fresh, living, and green to my meal... the chilli is great, but the beans are dormant, the beef is dead...

Confession: I made this chilli 5 years ago for a church potluck. It was a chilli contest as well. Really I just wanted an all organic, free range sourced chilli... I was unexpectedly selected as one of the judges. The other judges selected mine and another as the best two. They did not know my chili was one of the two. Before I gave my final vote I told them one of them was mine, and I didn’t think it was fair for me to vote on my own chilli. They encouraged me to vote according to my opinion. So I won! Here is a link to the recipe: www.drcharlesandrews.com/chili-recipe

10/05/2021

Pomegranates can beneficially alter you gut microbiome. Pomegranate peel—you can purchase this as a supplement— increases Akkermansia bacteria. This bacteria prevents weight gain and helps with healthier blood sugars.

Drugs like Metformin have also shown to increase Akkermansia. I run gut microbiome testing often and have found some people with very low Akkermansia.

Not all prebiotics feed and grow numbers of Akkermansia; pomegranate peel is one of these!

There is only one probiotic—that I know of—on the market that contains Akkermansia and is marketed to help with healthier blood sugars.

If you are interested in knowing your numbers of bacteria, get you microbiome tested. Message me if you want details on how to test.

10/01/2021

I dropped off my youngest son at preschool and headed back to the minivan. I hit the side of my head on the door frame as I sat in the car!—I’m keeping my head up!

I’m had a stoop since adolescence. Hours of studying in medical school followed by years of charting at a desk don’t make it any better. Standing up straighter, looking up as I walk, better posture are some of the objectives I’m going for by doing Pilates with .

09/23/2021

Lunch. I ate a can of sardines(20 G protein). I added some goat cheese to this salad for some extra protein. I squeezed half a lemon, some olive oil, honey, mixed greens and voila!

I leave the honey, bowl, and olive oil at work. What do you do for poorly planned lunches like mine?

09/21/2021

There is a tradition of throwing my kids in the air and catching them when we go to the sunflower fields. I was definitely breaking a sweat 😓!

A few thoughts I was having this morning that I’d like to share:

1. Being overweight doesn’t automatically mean you are going to have heart disease. Overweight individuals do tend to have greater inflammation which can contribute a lot to heart disease.

2. If you want to know if you have cardiovascular inflammation, I recommend asking your doctor for these two blood tests: hs-CRP and LP-pLA2.

hs-CRP is a sensitive marker of general inflammation. LP-PLA2 is a marker of inflammation specific to blood vessels.

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As a Naturopathic Doctor, I attracted individuals who were not responding to conventional medicine. Many had been suffering from conditions for decades. So many times I thought to myself: “If only I could’ve helped you 10 years ago! We could have prevented this”.

I cannot change the past, but we can create the future. I launched Dr. Charles Andrews LLC to begin inspiring, educating, and coaching individuals on optimal wellness and healthy aging. Visit www.drcharlesandrews.com to see what resources and options are available for your optimal health!