Aflatoxins in peanut butter can be greatly reduced by choosing a peanut butter made from Valencia peanuts. These peanuts are mostly grown in very dry climates in New Mexico. They are also grown on bushes as opposed to underground which is where the mold problem starts. This is crucial as the dry climate does not allow aspergillus […]
Category: Eating Habits
Healing the Gut Microbiome
Digestion is essential for healing the gut microbiome. With over 39 trillion bacteria inhabiting the body, you are more bacteria than human cells. These 39 trillion bacteria, give or take a few trillion bacteria make up 1-3% of our body mass but they affect our immunity, well-being, hormone metabolism, memory, detoxification, and nutrient assimilation to […]
Why sugar-free and fat-free diets aren’t the key to weight loss
Sugar-free and fat-free diets are a facade, they are not the path to weight loss. Well-meaning humans are reaching for sugar-free and fat- free food items thinking they will help them lose weight, get their blood sugar under control and decrease their risk of heart disease. We think we are doing ourselves a service. For many […]
Microplastics And Your Disposable Coffee Cup
Are microplastics in your coffee cup? Coffee cup liners are a huge, overlooked contributor to microplastic accumulation. In fact, drinking a single cup of hot coffee could send trillions of plastic nano particles into your body. Research recently demonstrated that by the time a person has downed 13 paper cups of hot coffee or tea, they […]
5 Non-Food Items to Avoid
I have 5 non-food items that we would do well to make sure are outside our boundaries. Boundaries allow us to understand what belongs to us and what does not. When it comes to the 40,000+ items in the grocery store, walking in with boundaries in place equals total freedom. If you walk into a […]
How To Get 30 grams Of Protein For Breakfast
Whether you eat your breakfast first thing in the morning, a couple hours after you wake up or in the afternoon, I recommend starting with a minimum of 30 grams of protein to break your fast. This can set you up for energy and blood sugar regulation for the rest of the day. What does […]
Digestive Problems and the Vagus Nerve
What do digestive problems and the vagus nerve have to do with each other? Do you have digestive complaints? Do you feel like food just goes right through you? Do you feel like your meal sits like a rock in your stomach? Are gas and bloating a regular part of your life? Are you also running a […]
Is Phytic Acid Bad For You?
If you have been around the paleo community or keto community for the last 20 years, you have probably been schooled on the horror of consuming phytic acid-rich foods. What is phytic acid anyways? Phytic acid is essentially the storage form of phosphorus in the plant. Phytic acid is found in abundance in grains, seeds, […]
What Are Superfoods?
Superfoods claim to have superpowers like turning back our biological clock, giving us glowing skin and overcoming and preventing cancer, not to mention energy and vitality. The only problem with this standard super food idea, is that most super foods are super foods based off of a new marketing scheme. Their superiority is narrowly focused […]
Dairy: A1 vs A2 Milk
A1 vs A2 milk. What’s the difference? Americans consume 655 pounds on average of dairy per year. That is a lot of dairy. So what kind of milk should we be consuming? One of the first things we need to do is to determine whether or not the dairy we are consuming is from A1 or […]
