Today we are discussing foods to avoid if you have digestive issues. These food groups include, nightshades, brassica vegetables, wheat, and beans and digestive issues such as acid reflux, IBS, SIBO, inflammatory bowel diseases, gas, bloating, constipation, and gallbladder issues. If you haven’t downloaded the 30 Day Digestion and Microbiome Upgrade Food Plan. I highly […]
Category: Eating Habits
Lower Your Insulin | Transform Your Body Composition
The prerequisite for fat loss is to lower your insulin levels. The more flour, added sugars, artificial sweeteners we consume, the more insulin is produced to pull glucose out of our bloodstream. With each passing year of pumping sugars, flours, and artificial sweeteners, insulin sensitivity decreases and at some point, you get full on diabetes […]
Raw Cow’s Milk | How to shop for dairy products
Today we are talking about raw cow’s milk and what to look for when shopping for dairy products. It doesn’t take a degree in nutrition or a masters in dietetics to recognize that we should have guidelines that recommend whole unprocessed foods for the general population. Yet the recommendation for Americans is to eat fat free, low fat, […]
Home remedies for constipation
Constipation, nobody wants to talk about their bowel habits, that’s why today I’m sharing 8 home remedies for constipation. By constipated, I mean not having a bowel movement at least every 48 hours. I have had so many patients over the years show up and tell me their digestion is great and then when I […]
Types of Food Additives | What’s on my NEVER consume list
Today we are talking about different types of food additives. Given the amount of processed food lining the shelves of grocery stores, this is no small topic. I don’t think we need to know every additive in foods, but I do think there are some additives that you definitely want to pass on because the risk is greater than the reward of a highly palatable, […]
Is Sucralose Genotoxic?
Splenda also known as sucralose is genotoxic or a gene toxin. But I could walk into Costco, Krogers, Safeway, Wal-Mart and pull a bag off the shelf from the edible food isle. If you are a Splenda consumer you may be saying “but is it really that bad”? I mean the FDA approved it and “health” influencers […]
The Benefits of Berberine | Does it help with weight loss?
Berberine is not a weight loss supplement. Berberine is for health promotion. A pill by itself cannot help you shed those excess pounds, without the potential for massive side effects. I have seen experts claim that berberine is not beneficial, because it doesn’t cause weight loss. What is important to understand is that when you are […]
Healthy Snacking Tips
Today, I’m sharing 7 healthy snacking tips so that you can snack without it derailing your health. Our body seeks rhythm, in fact our clock genes control our circadian rhythm – when we wake up, when we eat, when we sleep. Peripheral organs like our thyroid, pancreas, large intestine, also have their own clocks and […]
Staying Hydrated Requires More Than Drinking Water
Today we are discussing the value of hydration and why staying hydrated requires more than drinking water. Are you always hungry, do you feel like you are never full? You could be dehydrated. You have probably heard it said that thirst signals can be mistaken for hunger signals. Those thirst signals are dehydrated cells screaming for […]
Natural Remedies for IBS and other Digestive Issues
Where our digestion goes, our life goes. Time after time, patients show up at the office with digestive complaints ranging from inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease to acid reflux. Many of these patients have been conditioned to believe that they have a disease condition that warrants the use of immune-suppressing or acid-blocking […]
