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Foods to boost natural toxin removal

It’s springtime! Let’s pull out the green detox juice to rinse away all the winter’s guilty pleasures. Green juice and smoothies are healthy, nutrient-dense additions to your diet, and I’m a...

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

'Boring’ fiber is anything but

Let’s talk about dietary fiber! I get it: If this was a phone screen you would swipe as fast to the left as possible while saying, “next, please.” Well as boring as dietary fiber is, it mig...

DATE: Apr 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

How to shop for heart healthy oil

I recently got this question from a client: “Why is vegetable oil bad if it’s made from vegetables?” Great, great question. The simple answer is any healthy oil can be turned unhealthy for t...

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Healing foods to combat acid reflux

Acid reflux affects one-third of the Americans today, and 15 million Americans experience symptoms daily. You’re not alone if you suffer from a burning in your chest, difficulty swallowing, ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Ditch evening snacks to sleep better and feel your best

Do you know that feeling? The one where you’ve finished a healthy dinner and then thought to yourself, “I need a snack.” Then, before you know it, the entire bag of chips or carton of ice cr...

DATE: Jan 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Does undereating really increase binge eating?

It’s that time of year when we tend to be more susceptible to filling our bellies “like bowls full of jelly”! For many, this tendency to “binge eat” is not only a struggle during the holiday...

DATE: Dec 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Healthier baking this holiday season

It’s that time of year when we dust off grandma’s favorite recipes to create home-cooked meals and treats to nourish our souls through the holiday season. Many dread this time of year becau...

DATE: Nov 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Alcoholic beverages: Let’s go there

Let’s face it: Healthy nutrition can be a challenge when you find yourself staring into a giant pan of freshly baked brownies or enjoying a dinner with friends only to drink way too much win...

DATE: Oct 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Emotional eating – is it why diets have failed you?

Do you have a healthy relationship with food? Would you classify yourself as an emotional eater? Spoiler alert: We are all human, so we all eat for emotional reasons to some degr...

DATE: Apr 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Stop eating these foods to protect the trillions of tiny soldiers fighting for your health

“My what?” you may be asking. The microbiome is the vast collection of trillions of bacteria in your digestive system that work together to maintain health. Your microbiome begins...

DATE: Mar 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

What’s better, a cupcake or a gluten-free cupcake?

Should you be eating a gluten-free diet? Maybe you are curious to know if it will help you feel better. Gluten is probably the most vilified food protein in America. About 5% of t...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

There is something even better than willpower

As you set your 2021 health goals, keep in mind that relying on discipline (aka willpower) alone has a high probability of leaving you feeling frustrated, overwhelmed and short of your goals...

DATE: Jan 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition