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May 13, 2019 · NutritionWhy I recommend Intermittent Fasting and Time-Restricted Eating
Every day, we’re bombarded with the message: eat less, lose weight. Too bad, humans aren’t wired to voluntarily feel deprived all the time which is why standard-issue calorie-counting fails most dieters over the long haul. The truth is, more important than how much we eat is what we eat…
Apr 17, 2019 · Nutrition7 Reasons To Love Turmeric
I love herbs and spices, not only for their flavors but also for their medicinal effects. And if I had to pick one health all-star, it would have to be turmeric, the spice born of the curcuma longa plant that gives curries their rich golden yellow color. It’s more than just a tasty flavor-enhancer though.
Apr 15, 2019 · Nutrition8 Almost Instant Benefits of Ditching Sugar
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but sugar is truly rotten stuff. It’s the ultimate carb-bomb, that floods your system with nutrient-free calories and it doesn’t even fill you up! And potentially comes with a lifetime of health troubles, like weight-gain, high blood sugar, system-wide inflammation, and life-altering diseases.
Mar 14, 2019 · NutritionWhy I Love Avocados
It’s no secret that I love to eat, and my favorite food of all? Avocados. I’m bananas for them! Avocados are truly one of nature’s little miracle foods, and I encourage you to enjoy them several times a week.
Mar 11, 2019 · NutritionKeep Up With Your Vitamin K
Vitamin K. It’s one of those vitamins that people know they probably need, but aren’t entirely sure why. That’s in part due to the fact that vitamin K is actually a group of vitamins, adding to the general confusion over which K does what to support your health.
Feb 26, 2019 · Nutrition23 Perfect Plates to Get You Through the Week
To spark your creative side, and load your meals with color, flavor and nutrients to spare, we’ve come up with a list of quick and easy Perfect Plates to enjoy anytime you’re hungry, but not feeling super creative in the kitchen.
Feb 24, 2019 · NutritionThe 3 Essential Elements of the ‘Perfect Plate’
Calling all calorie-counters, macro mavens and weight warriors: step away from your calculator (app)! You don’t need it anymore. Instead of tracking, stacking, counting and doing long division, give yourself a break.
Feb 9, 2019 · Nutrition5 Steps to Perfect Bone Broth
As you probably know, I am a proponent of healthy, clean, wholesome foods that promote wellness throughout the body and particularly in the gut. One of my favorite gut soothers that I frequently prescribe to help soothe and heal the problem guts of my patients is bone broth.
Feb 3, 2019 · NutritionHow To Go Gluten-Free, 2.0
Of all the dietary interventions I suggest to patients who don’t feel well, cutting out gluten often delivers the most rapidly detectable results -- which is why I am such a fan of dumping the stuff. When wheat and other gluten-containing products are taken off the plate of someone who is sensitive to them, within weeks they often experience a noticeable results.
Feb 2, 2019 · Nutrition5 Ways to Make Home Cooking Idiot-Proof
I get it. Cooking for yourself, if you’re not into it, or don’t have the time, can feel overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be a time-consuming, multi-pan-dirtying affair if you rethink the process a bit. In fact, you can steer things right into the no-brainer zone if you follow a few tried and true tips from my amazing health coaches.