By now you probably know that taking a probiotic can seriously improve your overall health. 

Probiotics benefits range from helping you with weight loss, to lowering your cholesterol and even helping manage your appetite.

But can you get all of these benefits with any old probiotic?

Not really.

In fact, in order to tap into these benefits you need to be using the best probiotic for your body.

Finding that probiotic isn't as tricky as it might seem which is what we are going to discuss in this guide: ​

Probiotics are a necessary part of treating SIBO. 

Using the right probiotics can dramatically improve symptoms (if used correctly), or potentially make some of your symptoms worse. ​

Certain probiotics are better for SIBO than others, and you need to make sure you use the right ones. 

The type, dose and species of probiotic that you use in the beginning of your treatment should be different than what you use toward the end and throughout your treatment. 

Read this article to determine which probiotics you should be taking, but more importantly which probiotics you should be avoiding: 

Are you suffering from high DHEA-s?

If so maybe you are experiencing symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain or signs of hirsutism.

All of these symptoms and more may be caused by high levels of DHEA, but the question is what causes high DHEA to begin with?

Once you understand WHY your DHEA levels are high then you can begin to talk about how to lower them and treat the problem.

This guide will walk you through the primary causes of high DHEA levels and, more importantly, what to do about it: ​

Let's debunk this myth once and for all. 

No doubt you've heard people claim that their weight gain is due to having thyroid problems.

The reply is always something along the lines:

"Blaming your thyroid is an excuse ​for not having self control or for being lazy". 

But is this really true?

Not really, in fact the science supports the exact opposite.

This is a big deal for patients who are overweight or for those with thyroid problems because it validates what they are going through.

Low progesterone is more common than you might think. 

If you've been dealing with changes to your mood, weight gain or irregularities in your menstrual cycle then you might have low progesterone without realizing it.

​Finding out if you have low progesterone is important because progesterone (along with estradiol/estrogen) help maintain and keep in balance other hormone systems in your body. 

Use this guide and low progesterone symptoms checklist to help determine if you have low progesterone, but more importantly what causes it and how to treat it: 

SIBO, short for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, may be one of the most common gastrointestinal issues you've never heard about. 

SIBO refers to an overgrowth of bacteria (often accompanied by fungal overgrowth as well) that causes a multitude of both intestinal and extra intestinal symptoms.

Symptoms ranging from depression to weight gain and fatigue - they all may be associated with changes to the microflora of your intestinal tract.

But is it common? Take a look at these studies...

SIBO has been detected in as many as 50% of patients taking acid blocking drugs. 

It is estimated that up to 50% of hypothyroid patients deal with SIBO in some form. 

Somewhere between 4% and 78% (depending on the study) of patients with IBS actually have SIBO.

​Bottom line?

We aren't talking about a small amount of people here, we are talking about a huge portion of the population. 

If you are struggling with any GI related symptom then read this list of SIBO symptoms to help you determine if you need further testing. ​

​What is male andropause? Is it even real? 

These are the questions you may be asking yourself as you start to deal with low energy, decreased libido and weight gain as you age.

Andropause is real and it is something that all men will deal with over time. 

Properly diagnosing and addressing low testosterone is important because testosterone influences several critical functions in the body: weight management, subjective sense of energy and cardiovascular health. ​

Learn how to diagnose and treat this condition: 

When it comes to weight loss there are very few supplements that actually work or that have scientific evidence proving their efficacy. 

Because there are so few, certain supplements tend to stand out above the rest.

Myoinositol is one of these supplements and it works because it impacts hormones and acts as a secondary messenger in your cells.

Myoinositol not only helps with weight loss but it can also be used to treat sex hormone imbalances, PCOS and mood disorders.

Learn how to effectively and properly use this supplement here: ​

Are you undergoing thyroid treatment but not getting better?

Do you have ALL of the symptoms of hypothyroidism but normal "thyroid labs"? ​

Is T4 making your symptoms WORSE or are you gaining weight while taking this medication?

If so, hypothalamic obesity disorder may be the underlying cause of your symptoms. 

This condition mimics hypothyroid like symptoms but the treatment is completely different, and what's worse is that thyroid treatment may make this condition worse. 

​When you think of progesterone most of us are conditioned to think that it causes weight loss. 

But the truth is that progesterone can cause both weight loss and weight gain, depending on the situation of who is using it.

Not only that ​but how you take progesterone and at what dose may determine if it helps with weight loss or weight gain. 

Learn how to use progesterone correctly in this post. ​