Not everyone should be taking digestive enzyme supplements; and not all of them are created equal. As a practitioner, I find that many people with digestive issues want to jump straight into using a supplement. And many times I …
Wednesday Recipe Time
You will want to grab a spoon and enjoy every bite of this smoothie bowl! You can use leftover chai spice in your tea or coffee with a little coconut milk or cream. Maple-Mango-Banana Chai Smoothie Bowl (Serves 1) …
Everything You Think You Know About Healthy Eating is Wrong and it’s Making You Fat and Tired
There is no shortage of health information available on the internet, in the media, and from well-meaning family and friends. But some of that information may be doing you more harm than good. In this post I spill the beans …
Fitness and Focus in Kids
Children who are physically unfit at the age of 9 years old have double the risk of developing attention problems (ADHD) during their teenage years. This is compared with physically fit children, and the statistic comes from children who participated …
Fibromyalgia: It’s Not In Your Head.
Have you ever been told there is no physical explanation for your body aches, pains, and sensitivity? Lots of people who are told this are given a diagnosis of “fibromyalgia” but no real explanation of what that means. I know …
How Your Weight Affects Breast Health
Being overweight or obese puts you at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, but why? It might sound a bit science-y, but it all comes down to the metabolic patterns that accompany changes in body composition, like: Insulin resistance …
Best and Worst Foods for Migraine Headaches
✨ New Research ✨ According to researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, eating more fatty fish might reduce migraine headaches. For anybody who struggles with migraines, you know this …
Fermented Foods vs. Fiber: What’s Best?
Stanford Medicine: Fermented Foods Decrease Markers of Inflammation You want to know what drives obesity, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and almost all chronic diseases? Sure, there are influences of genetics and lifestyle and diet, but I’m talking about the molecular …
The Emotional Toll on Kids
Let’s talk mental health in kids. Some of our kids are facing serious mental health challenges because of the pandemic. They are either doing school remotely or are wearing masks all day, and all of them are being asked to …
Discover Why Your Greatest Battle is with Yourself
Dennis Prager, the radio talk show host once said, “The biggest battle in life is with yourself.” He couldn’t be more right. The weight loss journey is a painful and challenging one, and it’s one you’ll have to fight on …
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Simple Rules of Motivation
Everything boils down to choice. You can drag yourself up the same way you can drag yourself down. It is a choice you have to make every, single day. Whenever you are faced with this conflict of choices, bring with …
Becoming a Healthy Eater
Being a healthy eater requires you to become botheducated and smart about what healthy eatingactually is. Being food smart isn’t aboutlearning to calculate grams or fat, or is itabout studying labels and counting calories. Healthy eating is all about balanced …
Multivitamins: Are they really a waste of money?
Multivitamins are exactly what they sound like: multiple vitamins. They’re supplements that contain several different vitamins in each one. They can also contain several minerals and other ingredients like amino acids or fatty acids. And because there are multiple ingredients, …
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