Dr. Todd Strong

Dr. Todd Strong Dr. Todd Strong D.C. has always been interested in health and wellness.

02/05/2026

You crave bread, sugar, and cheese every single day. It’s not you—your gut bacteria are
hijacking your brain and forcing you to feed them. Here’s how they control you.Bad bacteria
produce chemicals that cross into your brain and trigger cravings for the exact foods that feed
them. You think you’re making choices, but you’re being controlled by microbes.Here are the 5
ways gut bacteria control your cravings:Number 1 – Candida produces chemicals that mimic
hunger hormones. When candida needs sugar, it releases compounds that make your brain
think you’re starving, even right after eating a full meal.Number 2 – Bad bacteria hijack your
vagus nerve. This nerve connects your gut directly to your brain. Pathogenic bacteria send
signals up this highway demanding the foods they need to survive.Number 3 – They alter your
dopamine production. When you eat what they want, they reward you with a dopamine hit.
You’re literally addicted to feeding your gut infections.Number 4 – They create nutrient
deficiencies that cause specific cravings. Craving chocolate? You’re magnesium deficient
because bad bacteria are stealing it. Craving cheese? They’re depleting your calcium and
fat-soluble vitamins.Number 5 – They produce toxins that cause brain fog until you feed them.
When you don’t eat what they want, they release inflammatory chemicals that make you feel
terrible until you give in.When you starve the bad bacteria for 14-21 days and replace them with
good bacteria, the cravings disappear completely. You’ll finally have control over your food
choices again.Eliminate sugar, gluten, and dairy for 21 days to starve bad bacteria. Take a
high-dose probiotic—50 billion CFUs minimum. The first week is hard, but by week two,
cravings vanish.Do you have intense cravings you can’t control? Link in my bio to learn more
about gut health and how bacteria control your brain.

02/04/2026

You breathe through your mouth all day without realizing it. You’re drying out your gut, killing
good bacteria, and creating the perfect environment for infections. Here’s how breathing wrong
destroys your health.Mouth breathing changes your oral pH, reduces saliva production, and
allows bad bacteria to travel from your mouth straight into your gut. Your breathing pattern is
literally determining your gut health.Here are the 5 ways mouth breathing is destroying your
gut:Number 1 – You’re swallowing bad bacteria all day long. Mouth breathing dries out your
mouth, killing the good bacteria that protect you. Bad bacteria take over and you swallow them
with every gulp, seeding your gut with infections.Number 2 – You’re not producing enough nitric
oxide. Nasal breathing produces nitric oxide that kills pathogens and improves blood flow.
Mouth breathing means no nitric oxide protection, allowing infections to thrive.Number 3 – Your
saliva production drops by 50%. Saliva contains enzymes that start digestion and antibodies
that kill bad bacteria. Without enough saliva, food enters your stomach undigested and bacteria
enter unchallenged.Number 4 – You’re creating chronic low-grade stress. Mouth breathing
activates your sympathetic nervous system, keeping you in fight-or-flight mode. This shuts down
digestion and creates leaky gut over time.Number 5 – You’re not oxygenating your gut properly.
Mouth breathing is shallow and inefficient. Your gut needs oxygen to maintain healthy bacteria.
Poor oxygenation allows anaerobic bacteria like candida to overgrow.When you switch to nasal
breathing, your oral microbiome balances, saliva production increases, and your gut bacteria
shift toward healthy species within 2-3 weeks. Digestion improves and inflammation drops.Tape
your mouth shut at night with medical tape to force nasal breathing during sleep. Practice nasal
breathing during the day—breathe in and out through your nose only. If your nose is blocked,
address sinus issues first.Do you breathe through your mouth most of the day? Link in my bio to
learn more about gut health and how breathing affects your entire body.

02/04/2026

Your hands are numb and tingling, but now you’re dropping things and can’t button your shirt.
Your neuropathy isn’t just in your nerves—it’s affecting your brain’s motor control. Here’s the
warning sign.
“When neuropathy causes loss of fine motor control, it means the damage has
progressed beyond peripheral nerves into your spinal cord and brain pathways. This is a
medical emergency that needs immediate intervention.Here are the 5 signs your neuropathy is
spreading to your brain:Number 1 – You drop things constantly without realizing you’re holding
them. This is called sensory ataxia—your brain can’t process where your hands are in space
because nerve signals aren’t reaching it.Number 2 – You can’t do fine motor tasks like buttoning
shirts or picking up coins. This means the nerves controlling precise movements are severely
damaged and your brain is losing motor control.Number 3 – You have balance problems and
stumble when walking. When hand neuropathy comes with balance issues, it means your
proprioception—your body’s position sense—is failing throughout your nervous system.Number
4 – Your handwriting has changed or become illegible. This is a neurological red flag showing
that brain-to-hand communication is breaking down at multiple levels.Number 5 – You have
weakness, not just numbness. When muscles start wasting in your hands, it means motor
neurons are dying. This is irreversible if you don’t act immediately.When you address the root
causes urgently—blood sugar, circulation, nutrient deficiencies, and autoimmune triggers—you
can stop progression and sometimes regain function within 3-6 months.Get a neurological exam
immediately to assess the damage. Check blood sugar, B12, and autoimmune markers urgently.
Start high-dose B vitamins, alpha lipoic acid, and address circulation with medical-grade
therapies.Are you dropping things and losing fine motor control? Link in my bio to learn more
about neuropathy and when symptoms become urgent.

02/04/2026

Your burps smell like sulfur or rotten eggs and you’re constantly bloated. You have hydrogen
sulfide SIBO, and it’s one of the hardest gut infections to kill. Here’s why it’s so dangerous.
Sulfur-smelling burps mean you have bacteria producing hydrogen sulfide gas in your small
intestine. This gas is toxic to your gut lining and causes severe inflammation throughout your
body.Here are the 5 signs you have hydrogen sulfide SIBO:Number 1 – Your burps and gas
smell like rotten eggs or sulfur. This is hydrogen sulfide gas produced by specific bacteria like
Desulfovibrio. It’s literally toxic to your cells.Number 2 – You get worse on probiotics and
fermented foods. Most SIBO protocols make hydrogen sulfide SIBO worse because you’re
feeding the wrong bacteria. This is why nothing has worked.Number 3 – You have burning
diarrhea that’s urgent and explosive. Hydrogen sulfide damages your colon lining, causing
inflammation that triggers immediate bowel movements after eating.Number 4 – You’re
extremely sensitive to sulfur foods. Eggs, garlic, onions, cruciferous vegetables make you feel
terrible because they feed the sulfur-producing bacteria.Number 5 – You have brain fog,
fatigue, and joint pain. Hydrogen sulfide is neurotoxic and inflammatory. It crosses into your
bloodstream and poisons your brain and joints.When you kill the sulfur-producing bacteria with
specific antimicrobials and avoid sulfur foods, symptoms improve dramatically within 2-3 weeks.
The toxic gas production stops and your gut can finally heal.Avoid all sulfur-rich foods for 30
days—eggs, garlic, onions, cruciferous vegetables, and protein powders. Work with someone
who understands hydrogen sulfide SIBO protocols. Standard SIBO treatments won’t work.Do
your burps smell like rotten eggs? Link in my bio to learn more about gut health and SIBO
infections your doctor doesn’t know about.

02/03/2026

You take Ambien, Benadryl, or melatonin every night to sleep. These drugs are shrinking your
brain and increasing your dementia risk by 50%. Here’s what’s happening while you
sleep.Studies show that anticholinergic sleep medications block the brain’s cleaning system.
Your brain can’t clear out toxic proteins at night, so they accumulate and cause Alzheimer’s
disease over time.Here are the 5 ways sleep medications are destroying your brain:Number 1 –
They block your glymphatic system. This is your brain’s waste removal system that only works
during deep sleep. These drugs prevent deep sleep, so toxins accumulate in your brain every
single night.Number 2 – They suppress REM sleep where memory consolidation happens.
You’re sleeping but not forming memories or processing emotions. Over time, this causes
cognitive decline and mood disorders.Number 3 – They create dependency within 2 weeks.
Your brain stops producing natural sleep chemicals, so you can’t sleep without the pills. You’re
trapped in a cycle that’s destroying your brain.Number 4 – They increase beta-amyloid plaques
in your brain. These are the toxic proteins that cause Alzheimer’s. Every night on sleep meds,
you’re building more plaques that kill brain cells.Number 5 – They disrupt your gut-brain axis.
Poor sleep from medications damages your gut bacteria, which produce 90% of your serotonin.
This creates anxiety and depression that require more medications.When you fix the root cause
of insomnia—blood sugar crashes, cortisol dysregulation, and gut dysfunction—you sleep
naturally without drugs and your brain can finally clean itself at night. Stop eating 3 hours before
bed to prevent blood sugar crashes. Take magnesium glycinate 400mg before bed. Fix your gut
with probiotics. Get morning sunlight to reset your circadian rhythm naturally.Do you take sleep
medications every night? Link in my bio to learn more about gut health and natural sleep
optimization.

02/03/2026

Look at your fingernails right now. If you see vertical ridges, white spots, or they’re brittle and
peeling, you’re severely deficient in the vitamins preventing dementia. Here’s what to look
for.Your nails are a direct window into your nutrient status. The same deficiencies causing nail
problems are starving your brain and causing memory loss, confusion, and cognitive
decline.Here are the 5 nail signs showing dangerous vitamin deficiencies:Number 1 – Vertical
ridges mean B vitamin deficiency, especially B12. Without B12, your brain shrinks, memory fails,
and you develop symptoms identical to Alzheimer’s disease.Number 2 – White spots indicate
severe zinc deficiency. Zinc is critical for brain function, immune health, and preventing cognitive
decline. Low zinc accelerates dementia progression.Number 3 – Brittle, peeling nails show iron
and biotin deficiency. Low iron means your brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, causing brain fog,
memory problems, and fatigue that mimics dementia.Number 4 – Spoon-shaped nails that
curve inward mean severe iron deficiency anemia. Your brain is literally suffocating from lack of
oxygen, causing confusion and cognitive impairment.Number 5 – Pale nail beds indicate poor
circulation and anemia. Your brain needs constant blood flow to function. Pale nails mean your
brain is starving for oxygen and nutrients.When you correct these deficiencies with proper
supplementation and gut healing, nails improve within 3-4 months and cognitive function often
improves within weeks as your brain gets the nutrients it needs.Check your nails right now. Get
blood work for B12, iron, ferritin, and zinc. Supplement with methylcobalamin B12, iron
bisglycinate, and zinc picolinate. Fix your gut so you can absorb them.Look at your nails—do
you have ridges, white spots, or brittle nails? Link in my bio to learn more about gut health and
nutrient absorption.

02/03/2026

Your feet and ankles swell up every afternoon and your shoes get tight. This isn’t just water
retention—your lymphatic system is backed up and toxins are pooling in your legs. Here’s
why.Swelling is your body’s alarm that your lymphatic drainage is failing. When lymph can’t
move toxins out, they accumulate in your extremities, causing swelling, pain, and eventually
nerve damage.
“Here are the 5 reasons your feet swell every day:Number 1 – You’re sitting too
long without movement. Your lymphatic system has no pump like your heart—it relies on muscle
contractions to move fluid. Sitting all day means fluid pools in your feet.Number 2 – Your gut
inflammation is creating systemic inflammation. Leaky gut releases inflammatory chemicals into
your bloodstream that cause fluid retention throughout your body, especially your legs.Number
3 – You’re eating too much salt and not enough potassium. This imbalance causes your body to
hold water. You need 4,700mg of potassium daily from vegetables, not just less sodium.Number
4 – Your kidneys are struggling to filter toxins. When your liver and kidneys are overloaded, they
can’t process fluid properly. Swelling is the backup system showing you they’re failing.Number 5
– You’re dehydrated, ironically. When you don’t drink enough water, your body holds onto every
drop it has, causing swelling. You need half your body weight in ounces daily.When you move
regularly, heal your gut, balance electrolytes, and support your kidneys, swelling disappears
within 1-2 weeks. Your lymphatic system can finally drain properly.Stand and walk for 2 minutes
every hour. Elevate your feet above your heart for 10 minutes twice daily. Drink half your body
weight in ounces of water. Add potassium-rich vegetables like spinach and avocado.Do your
feet swell every afternoon? Link in my bio to learn more about gut health and how inflammation
affects your entire body.

02/02/2026

You drink a protein shake every day thinking you’re being healthy. That whey protein is tearing
holes in your gut lining and causing the bloating you can’t figure out. Here’s why.Most protein
powders contain inflammatory ingredients that damage your intestinal barrier. I see patients
drinking shakes daily while wondering why their gut issues keep getting worse.Here are the 5
ingredients in protein powder destroying your gut:Number 1 – Whey protein isolate triggers
massive insulin spikes. Even without sugar, whey causes your insulin to surge higher than white
bread, creating inflammation and feeding bad bacteria in your gut.Number 2 – Artificial
sweeteners like sucralose and aspartame kill your good bacteria. One protein shake can wipe
out beneficial bacteria for days, allowing candida and bad bacteria to take over.Number 3 –
Carrageenan is added as a thickener and directly causes intestinal inflammation. Studies show
it creates ulcers and leaky gut even in small amounts.Number 4 – Soy lecithin is in almost every
protein powder and it’s genetically modified. It’s estrogenic, inflammatory, and damages your gut
lining with every shake you drink.Number 5 – Heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium
contaminate most protein powders. Third-party testing shows dangerous levels that accumulate
in your body and damage your nervous system over time.When you switch to clean protein
sources—grass-fed beef, wild fish, pastured eggs—or use clean plant proteins like pea or
h**p, gut inflammation drops and bloating disappears within a week.Throw out protein powders
with whey isolate, artificial sweeteners, carrageenan, or soy lecithin. If you need powder, use
grass-fed whey concentrate, pea protein, or collagen from clean sources only.Do you drink
protein shakes and struggle with bloating? Drop your protein powder brand in the comments.
Link in my bio to learn more about gut health.

02/02/2026

Look in the mirror—if you see a white ring around your iris, your cholesterol is depositing in your
blood vessels and your neuropathy is about to get much worse. Here’s what it means.This ring
is called arcus senilis, and it shows that your blood vessels are clogged with cholesterol and
calcium. The same thing happening in your eyes is happening in the vessels feeding your
nerves.Here are the 5 things this eye ring is warning you about:Number 1 – Your blood vessels
are calcifying. Cholesterol and calcium are depositing in vessel walls throughout your body,
including the tiny vessels feeding your nerves in your hands and feet.Number 2 – Your
circulation is severely compromised. If vessels in your eyes are clogged, the vessels in your
extremities are even worse. Your nerves are starving for oxygen and nutrients.Number 3 –
You’re at high risk for stroke and heart attack. The same plaque in your eye vessels is in your
carotid arteries and coronary arteries. This is a medical emergency waiting to happen.Number 4
– Your neuropathy will progress rapidly without intervention. Nerves can’t heal without blood
flow. As circulation worsens, numbness turns to pain, then to permanent nerve death.Number 5
– Statins won’t fix this—they might make it worse. Statins lower cholesterol but don’t remove
existing plaque and can deplete CoQ10, making nerve damage worse.When you address the
root cause—inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic dysfunction—you can slow or reverse
plaque buildup and restore circulation to your nerves.Check your eyes in the mirror today. If you
see the ring, get a comprehensive cardiovascular workup immediately. Start taking vitamin K2,
magnesium, and CoQ10 to address calcification.Go look in the mirror right now—do you have a
white ring around your iris? Link in my bio to learn more about neuropathy and circulation
issues.

02/01/2026

You have heartburn and take antacids every day. You don’t have too much acid—you have too
little, and there’s a simple test you can do at home to prove it. Here’s how.90% of heartburn
cases are from low stomach acid, not high. Your doctor gives you pills that make it worse. This
5-minute test will tell you the truth.Here’s the at-home stomach acid test and what it means:The
Test: Mix 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 4 ounces of cold water first thing in the morning on an
empty stomach. Drink it and time how long it takes you to burp.If you burp within 2-3 minutes
– Your stomach acid is normal. Your heartburn might be from other causes like hiatal hernia or
food sensitivities.If it takes 3-5 minutes to burp – Your stomach acid is borderline low. You’re
starting to have digestive issues that will get worse over time.If it takes over 5 minutes or you
don’t burp at all – Your stomach acid is dangerously low. This is why you have heartburn,
bloating, and can’t digest protein.Why this works: Baking soda reacts with stomach acid to
produce carbon dioxide gas. The faster you burp, the more acid you have. No burp means no
acid.When you restore stomach acid with apple cider vinegar or betaine HCl instead of blocking
it with antacids, heartburn disappears and digestion improves within days.Do the baking soda
test tomorrow morning. If you’re low acid, stop taking antacids immediately. Start taking 1
tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in water before meals or add betaine HCl supplements.Try
this test tomorrow morning and drop your results in the comments. Link in my bio to learn more
about gut health and proper digestion.

02/01/2026

You take Benadryl or Zyrtec every day for allergies, but antihistamines are destroying your gut
lining and making the root cause worse. Here’s what’s really happening.Antihistamines don’t fix
allergies—they just block the symptoms. Meanwhile, they’re damaging your gut, which is where
80% of your immune system lives and where your allergies actually start.Here are the 5 ways
antihistamines are destroying your gut:Number 1 – They block histamine receptors in your gut
lining. Histamine helps produce stomach acid and maintain your gut barrier. Block it, and you
get low stomach acid and leaky gut.Number 2 – They slow down gut motility, causing
constipation. When food sits too long, bad bacteria overgrow, producing more histamine and
making your allergies worse over time.Number 3 – They disrupt your gut microbiome.
Antihistamines kill beneficial bacteria that regulate your immune system, creating dysbiosis that
triggers more allergic reactions.Number 4 – They mask the real problem—histamine intolerance
from gut dysfunction. Your gut can’t break down histamine because of SIBO, candida, or
enzyme deficiencies. The pills hide it but don’t fix it.Number 5 – They create dependency. The
longer you take them, the more your body relies on them. Your natural histamine regulation
shuts down, making allergies worse when you try to stop.When you heal your gut and restore
your body’s ability to break down histamine naturally, allergies disappear without medication.
Most people are off antihistamines within 4-8 weeks.Start healing your gut—eliminate gluten
and dairy for 30 days. Take a DAO enzyme supplement to help break down histamine. Add
probiotics and quercetin as natural antihistamine support.Do you take daily antihistamines and
still have allergies? Link in my bio to learn more about gut health and the root cause of
allergies.

01/31/2026

Your doctor diagnosed you with IBS and said there’s nothing they can do. You don’t have
IBS—you have a parasite called Blastocystis that’s destroying your gut. Here’s how to tell.
“IBS
isn’t a real diagnosis—it’s a label doctors use when they can’t find the cause. I test every IBS
patient for parasites, and over 50% have Blastocystis or other infections causing their
symptoms.Here are the 5 signs you have a parasite, not IBS:Number 1 – Your symptoms
started after travel or food poisoning. Parasites often enter after eating contaminated food or
water. If your gut was fine before a trip, it’s probably a parasite.Number 2 – You have alternating
diarrhea and constipation. This is classic parasite behavior—they irritate your gut lining, causing
unpredictable bowel movements that change day to day.Number 3 – You’re exhausted no
matter how much you sleep. Parasites steal your nutrients and produce toxins that make you
feel chronically fatigued, brain-fogged, and weak.Number 4 – You have skin issues like rashes,
hives, or itching. Parasites trigger immune responses that show up on your skin. Unexplained
rashes often mean gut parasites.Number 5 – Nothing helps your symptoms. You’ve tried every
diet, every probiotic, every medication—nothing works because you’re treating IBS when you
should be killing parasites.When you test for and treat the actual parasite, IBS symptoms
disappear completely within 4-6 weeks. You don’t have a chronic disease—you have an
infection that can be cured.Demand a comprehensive stool test that checks for parasites—not
just the basic test. Look for GI-MAP or similar comprehensive panels. If positive, work with
someone who knows anti-parasitic protocols.Have you been diagnosed with IBS and nothing
helps? Link in my bio to learn more about gut health and what your doctor isn’t testing for.

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