Welcome to the blog of Dr. Marcus Ettinger "Medical Detective" and "Digestion Coach"
I have been writing about health and the human body for over 34 years. I do this to provide easy-to-understand information on complex topics. I also do this to cement in my brain all that I’ve learned. I hope the information presented on my blog helps you increase your understanding of the body, disease, and health.
What would YOU DO if all of your pain and anxiety causing symptoms disappeared?
If you are experiencing a health challenge that no one has been able to address, please give me a call. I handle challenging cases, especially involving the stomach and GI tract. These include H. pylori, biofilm protocols, leaky gut, SIBO, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and many other conditions. Click on the icon above or call me at 714-639-4360.
A Daily Journal and Goal Planning for Success
There are very few acts, in a daily routine, which will increase your odds for success more than to keep a DAILY JOURNAL and set daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals. The simple part of this equation is that the idea of daily journaling does work, can work, and...
There Is A Link Between Responsibility, Epigenetic Factors and Health
…The rate of this deterioration does depend on your genetics, slightly. The lion’s-share, 95%, rests on controllable, epigenetic (above genetics) influences – sleep, nutrition, exercise and positive mental attitude. In layman’s terms, “epigenetics is the effect you create, by the level of personal responsibility, you devote to creating and maintaining your health!”
Chiropractic: The Truth by B. J. Palmer
I've been thinking a lot lately about what I've been doing as a CHIROPRACTOR and why I got into CHIROPRACTIC. My passion is natural (holistic, alternative, functional, integrative) medicine and that love, and pursuit for knowledge, has pulled me away from my roots,...
5 Mandatory Strategies for Preventing and Treating Cancer
Cancer and almost all degenerative diseases have as their underlying cause, epigenetic triggers. The below five components when in are protective, when out they are potent triggers of dis-ease. Before starting an aggressive, allopathic, treatment protocol, it is...
Post Treatment H. pylori Testing
Blood testing is not reliable for post-treatment H. pylori diagnosis/rediagnosis. Nearly all studies have found that successful treatment is associated with a 40 to 50% decrease in IgG levels by 6 months post-treatment. However, only about 25% of successfully treated...
Predisposing Causes for the Development of SIBO
pic. Biopsy of the small bowel in bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) can mimic celiac disease, with partial villous atrophy. Important Note: To receive help for your SIBO or SIBO-related symptoms, you must become an in-office or distance patient—New Patient Forms. I've been...
We are one step closer to combating biofilm and gram-negative bacteria
Very soon we will have a proven way of combating biofilm by disrupting these bacteria-created force fields and breaking them down. Either through bioengineering other bacteria or synthesising enzymes which can be administered directly to a wound or through...
How about the controversy of Laetrile for GBM4 or cancer?
Q: How about the controversy of Laetrile? Any comments? When things like: B17/Laetrile, estrogen & breast cancer, supplements, medications... are 'isolated' and researched/studied for peer-reviewed-journal articles, take the information with a grain of salt. A...
Brussels Sprouts Reduce DNA Damage Caused by Oxidative Stress
Food for thought: Brussels sprouts are one of the top foods/supplements/medications to reduce the effects of oxidative stress on the body. Eat them and other cruciferous vegetables regularly. Turbo-boost that with some NAC, grape seed extract, silica and MSM. Press...
Stress and Injury Negatively Impacts Anandimide and our Endocannabinoid System
“The endogenous cannabinoid system, named after the plant that led to its discovery, is one of the most important physiological systems involved in establishing and maintaining human health. Receptors are found throughout the body; they are literally a bridge between...