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Vegetable oil: Not as healthy as you might think it is

When it comes to vegetables, it’s easy to decide which ones are good for you, right? Unfortunately, this simplicity doesn’t carry over to vegetable oils. Vegetable oils are edible...

DATE: Apr 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

What we wish you knew about your weight scale

Do you weigh yourself daily or even weekly? Is it a ritual so important that jumping out of bed, emptying your bladder, getting in your birthday suit and stepping on that weight scale is the...

DATE: Mar 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Eating for a healthy thyroid

If you’re experiencing weight gain, intolerance to cold temperatures, or hair loss, it might be a sign your body is not making enough thyroid hormones. And, guess what ... you’re not alone. ...

DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Improve your gut health for the 2020 boost you need

Many of my clients come in miserable with all sorts of digestive symptoms and pains. Nevertheless, their main focus is still on losing weight. When you focus on the health of your gut, howev...

DATE: Jan 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Finding relief from holiday heartburn

When you’re dealing with acid reflux, heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease, it can make your favorite meals ... unenjoyable. The pain associated with these conditions is s...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Diabetes: Are you at risk?

November is National Diabetes Month, and this year’s focus is on the connection between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. According to the National Institute of Health, adults ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Cholesterol: The good, the bad and the ugly

According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 102 million Americans have unhealthy cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dl. More than 35 million of these people have leve...

DATE: Oct 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Could you have ‘leaky gut’ and not know it?

If the foods you’ve always enjoyed (or even loved) now make you sick, you may have what the health industry calls a food intolerance. However, the underlying problem that’s causing it could ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

The lesser known side to healthy eating

In today’s fast-paced life, more and more people eat meals on the run (in the car, at the computer, and even over the kitchen sink). If this sounds familiar, there’s a good chanc...

DATE: Aug 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Enjoying a healthier barbecue

July Fourth is the No. 1 grilling holiday in America. Thursday, 87% of Americans will fire up the outdoor grill or smoker in celebration of our country’s independence. Grilling i...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

These common digestive symptoms are not normal

Do you suffer from symptoms such as gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea? If so, it’s important to understand that these gut problems are not normal. They are your body’s way...

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

The 90/10 principle for diet success

The diet roller-coaster or yo-yo dieting is all too familiar for so many. We know losing weight will help improve health, but making it happen is another story. The on-again, off-...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition