Many years ago before becoming more awake to what is actually going on in this world with medicine and dental, I had a root canal done. Seeing your recent post on metal toxicity got me thinking on this again. I remember watching a documentary on Netflix called The Root Cause (didn't last long there), and this was the main topic of discussion. But I am curious what's your take on the root canals and having them removed?

I’m switching it up today. The last time I taught a class on pets, something unexpected happened, the room lit up. People realized their animals were broadcasting physiological clues they’d never been taught to read. And honestly? It’s time to go back there. It’s Friday, the perfect day to drop another class that flips the way you think about your pet’s behavior on its head. So today, we’re diving in again, deeper, clearer, and with a whole new layer of physiology you didn’t know you needed. Your Pet’s “Behavior Problem” Might Not Be a Behavior Problem at All I’m going to say something that might sound strange at first: Your pet’s behavior is not the problem. It’s the signal. Most people think their dog is “reactive,” their cat is “anxious,” or their pet is “just sensitive.” But here’s the part no one tells you: Animals don’t act out, they broadcast. And what they’re broadcasting is physiology. The gut. The immune system. The nervous system. The stress load. The metabolic swings. The inflammation you can’t see yet. Behavior is just the language. Once you learn to read it, everything changes. THE PET GUT: THE HIDDEN ORGAN RUNNING THEIR BEHAVIOR Your pet isn’t misbehaving. Their gut is talking. Most people think their pet’s behavior is a training issue. Or a personality issue. Or a “my dog is just anxious” issue. But here’s the truth no one tells you: Your pet’s gut is the loudest organ in their entire body, and it speaks through behavior long before it speaks through diarrhea. If you want to understand your pet’s behavior, you have to understand their gut. Most pet parents think behavior starts in the brain. Functional medicine knows it starts much lower. The gut is the largest immune organ, the biggest endocrine organ, the most metabolically active tissue, and the primary producer of neurotransmitters in your pet’s body. And when it’s inflamed, stressed, underfed, overburdened, or dysbiotic? Your pet’s behavior becomes the symptom. Let’s go deeper, clinically, physiologically, behaviorally

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Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We're Just Beginning to Understand From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow. But while the personal meaning of a tattoo may be obvious, the biological consequences are far less visible. Once tattoo ink enters the body, it does not stay put. Beneath the skin, tattoo pigments interact with the immune system in ways scientists are only just beginning to understand. Tattoos are generally considered safe, but growing scientific evidence suggests tattoo inks are not biologically inert. The key question is no longer whether tattoos introduce foreign substances into the body, but how toxic those substances might be and what that means for long term health Tattoo inks are complex chemical mixtures. They contain pigments that give color, liquid carriers that help distribute the ink, preservatives to prevent microbial growth, and small amounts of impurities. Many pigments currently in use were originally developed for industrial applications such as car paint, plastics, and printer toner, rather than for injection into human skin. Some inks contain trace amounts of heavy metals, including nickel, chromium, cobalt, and occasionally lead. Heavy metals can be toxic at certain levels and are well known for triggering allergic reactions and immune sensitivity. Tattoo inks can also contain organic compounds, including azo dyes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Azo dyes are synthetic colorants widely used in textiles and plastics. Under certain conditions, such as prolonged exposure to sunlight or during laser tattoo removal, they can break down into aromatic amines. These chemicals have been linked to cancer and genetic damage in laboratory studies. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, often shortened to PAHs, are produced during the incomplete burning of organic material and are found in soot, vehicle exhaust, and charred food. Black tattoo inks, commonly made from carbon black, may contain these compounds, some of which are classified as carcinogenic.

Damn, she's going to do it again. Say what? The Diabetes Secret No One Talks About Most people think diabetes meds treat diabetes. But here’s the part no one ever says out loud: They don’t. They treat a number. And the number isn’t the disease. Let me explain, without the medical jargon. MYTH: “Diabetes Medications Treat Diabetes.” They treat glucose. The disease is something else entirely. Most people don’t realize this, but if diabetes were simply “high blood sugar,” we would have cured it decades ago. We have dozens of medications that lower glucose, aggressively, effectively, impressively on paper. And yet the disease keeps progressing. Why? Because Type 2 diabetes is not a glucose problem. It’s a metabolic communication problem. And medications don’t repair the communication system. Let’s break this open. What Diabetes Actually Is Type 2 diabetes is fundamentally a disorder of: - impaired insulin signaling - mitochondrial dysfunction - chronic inflammation - metabolic inflexibility - disrupted nutrient‑hormone communication - loss of muscle glucose uptake High glucose is the symptom, not the cause. It’s the smoke, not the fire. What Diabetes Medications Actually Do Most medications fall into one of these categories: - Force the pancreas to release more insulin (sulfonylureas) - Push glucose into storage (insulin) - Reduce liver glucose output (metformin) - Dump glucose out through urine (SGLT2 inhibitors) - Suppress appetite (GLP‑1 agonists) These strategies lower the number, but they don’t repair: - insulin receptor sensitivity - mitochondrial efficiency - muscle glucose uptake - inflammatory load - circadian‑metabolic alignment They manage the lab value, not the disease process. The Uncomfortable Pattern No One Talks About People often: - need more medications over time - progress to insulin - accumulate complications - lose muscle mass - experience worsening metabolic flexibility - see A1c rise again despite “good control”