Advocates of alkaline food regimens believe that eating this way can improve digestion, help stave off cancer, osteoporosis, eczema, allergies, obesity and other issues.Even though minimal research has proven the validity of some of these claims, many alkaline foods are undeniably some of the healthiest we can consume. Another layer to this is [...]
Twenty years, and several clients later, I’ve recently shifted my thinking. I’m now convinced that there are lesser known-- but more powerful reasons why people can’t lose weight and keep it off. For years, the prevailing wisdom on weight gain and weight loss has typically been associated with the calories in versus calories [...]
While the concept of human beings trying to rid their bodies of toxins while performing cleansing rituals such as sweat lodges, bloodletting or enemas isn’t new--it has however, become more of a fad than anything else. You’ve seen it on Instagram, Facebook and many other forms of social media. The Flat Tummy Teas, [...]
I think it’s fair to say that the keto diet has many people confused---so much so, that I receive questions on almost a daily basis about whether or not it’s a healthy or sustainable means of losing weight. It seems everywhere we look there's another unfamiliar (or strange) nutritional approach circulating throughout social [...]
“All disease begins in the gut.” -Hippocrates With the variety of things that wreak havoc on our digestive systems these days, it may seem impossible to try to get back in balance and restore yourself to optimal health. But it’s not just about digestive issues alone, as gastrointestinal health can be the root [...]
I’ve struggled with iron deficiency over the years but that’s about it. But about a year ago I started noticing some changes in my body. Things like increased heart rate while at rest, brain fog along with a lot of short term memory loss, feeling run down and hair thinning--particularly of my eyebrows. [...]
Many studies have found that making just a few lifestyle changes---outside of food related changes, can help you live longer. Have you ever heard of the Okinawa region? Well, it’s the largest island in the Ryukyu Islands in Japan as well as home to people that live a really, really long time. While [...]
In my opinion, human bodies were not physiologically designed to digest milk or milk products. Where I find a lot of people ‘get stuck’ is with this idea that milk is the only place where we can get our calcium from, when in fact, dark leafy greens are a huge source of calcium. [...]
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