Blog of Dr. Brent Caplan & Dr. Tiffany Caplan
Taking charge of your health begins with understanding. Check out the inspiring content from our doctors at Central Coast Center for Integrative Health on how you can restore your health for a better future…
Stress, Sunshine and Toxins: More Information on Triggers for Autoimmune Disease
One of the frustrating things about autoimmune disease is the lack of common ground. Everyone’s diagnosis and cures are unique to themselves. What works for one person, may not work for another. Knowing your triggers helps you navigate through your symptoms and...
Triggers and Causes of Autoimmune Disease!
There’s no singular cause for autoimmunity. In fact, there’s over a hundred different autoimmune conditions.
There are many different triggers to autoimmunity, and each person’s causes and triggers are unique. Likewise, the solutions to these are not the same, from person to person.
Why is MTHFR and why should you care when you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism or brain-related issues?
Have you been googling for ways to improve your hypothyroid or brain condition and come across suggestions to test MTHFR. What is MTHFR and what does it have to do with hypothyroidism or the brain? If you are one of the 60 percent of people with a genetic defect in...
Study Shows Diet Tames Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism
A recent study showed a low-carbohydrate, whole foods diet low in inflammatory foods significantly decreases thyroid antibodies — the marker for autoimmune thyroid disease, or Hashimoto’s. Hashimoto’s occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys the thyroid...
Counting Carbs? Carbohydrate Density Matters Most
If you are counting carbs to stabilize your blood sugar, lower inflammation, balance hormones, or lose weight, experts say looking at carbohydrate density is a more important strategy. Carbohydrate density measures how many carbohydrates are present per 100 grams of...
Cannabinoid Receptors: How to Activate Them without Cannabis
If medical marijuana has done anything, it has been to educate us about our own endocannibinoid system (ECS) — a system of receptors on cells that play a role in inflammation, appetite, pain, mood, memory, and even cancer prevention. These receptors have come to light...