Why a More Comprehensive Allergy Evaluation May Help Explain Persistent Symptoms Most people have never heard of Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) until a tick bite changes their life. One day they are enjoying a steak dinner, a cheeseburger, or a bowl of ice cream. A few hours later, they wake in the...
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Alpha-Gal Syndrome in Canada: Why Gut Health Deserves a Place in the Conversation By J. Dette Avalon, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC A note before we begin: This article reflects established science, emerging research, and my clinical and personal perspective as someone living with Alpha-Gal Syndrome. Optimizing gut health may support overall immune...
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Understanding the Updated Organic Acids Profile By Dette Avalon, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC Canada GI-MAP If you are considering an Organic Acids Profile through Canada GI-MAP, you may have noticed that the test now includes additional fungal metabolite markers. Naturally, many people ask: What do these new markers mean? Do they diagnose Candida? Can they identify mold...
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GI Map with Zonulin: Discover a Missing Connection Behind Digestive Symptoms, Inflammation, and Chronic Health Challenges By J. Dette Avalon, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC If you’ve been struggling with bloating, reflux, fatigue, food sensitivities, brain fog, autoimmune symptoms, or ongoing digestive issues, there may be a connection that has been overlooked. In my...
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Why Noisy Digestion Isn’t Always “Normal”—and What Your Gut May Be Trying to Tell You There are some things people don’t talk about. Not because they aren’t important. But because they’re embarrassing. A stomach that growls loud enough to turn heads during church. The sudden urge to find a restroom in the middle of...
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Let us be honest for a moment. If you have been dealing with bloating, unpredictable digestion, stubborn fatigue, skin flares, or brain fog that shows up like clockwork after meals, you have probably already tried a few things. Maybe a diet change here, a probiotic there. Maybe you have...
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Welcome to Canada GI Map, your trusted Canadian source for confidential, affordable, and convenient self-ordered functional lab testing. Canada GI Map was built on a simple but powerful idea: that you should not have to wait for a referral, argue with a gatekeeper, or settle for incomplete answers when...
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When the Brain Fog Wouldn’t Lift, I Started Looking Downstream I’ve been in functional medicine for over 25 years. And if there’s one pattern that took me longer than it should have to fully connect it was the relationship between what’s happening in someone’s gut and what’s happening in their...
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Some things just make sense. Brush your teeth. Wear your seatbelt. Pay attention when your body keeps trying to get your attention. And if your stomach has been off for a while, test for H. pylori. That may sound bold, but I mean it. Too many people live with bloating, reflux, nausea, burping, upper stomach...
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If you’ve ever felt like your symptoms don’t fit neatly into one box… fatigue that won’t lift, brain fog you can’t explain, sleep that isn’t restorative, mood that feels “off,” digestion that’s unpredictable, or cravings that seem to run the show—there’s a good chance your body is trying to tell...
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