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Jul 22, 2024 · Nutrition6 Ways to Crush Food Allergies and Handle Your Histamines
One of the best ways to handle your histamines is to consider the potential allergens you may unknowingly be putting into your body multiple times a day, and that’s food. Certain foods may be causing you a lot of physical grief (in the form of allergy symptoms) while also compromising the health of your gut and immune system to boot. And just to make the story more interesting, some foods produce their own histamines which make them more likely to trigger your body’s allergic over-reaction. So, how about putting a stop to all that?
Jun 7, 2024 · NutritionWhat Are the Health Benefits of Reishi Mushrooms?
Learn more about the powerful medicinal effects of reishi mushrooms and how to incorporate them into your diet.
Jun 3, 2024 · Nutrition10 Ways to Keep Weed Killer Glyphosate Out of Your Body
For well over a decade, I’ve been sounding the alarm about the human and environmental cost of glyphosate – the active ingredient in the well-known herbicide Roundup. This nasty, health-tanking compound has never been anything but awful for your body and the news hasn’t gotten better with time. While awareness about its dangers has increased, much of the world remains all-in on glyphosate -- you can still easily wind up in harm’s way. What can you do to minimize your exposure? The answer is ‘quite a bit.’
May 24, 2024 · NutritionWhat to Eat for Strong Muscles
You need protein and more to get and stay strong. These essential nutrients can support your muscles now and for the long haul.
May 17, 2024 · Nutrition7 Ways to Find Food From Good Soil
Some food and farm activists want to see an official “soil health” label — much like the federally regulated organic label — but for now, nothing like this exists to guide consumers. Finding food grown in good soil requires some detective work. Experts offer these clues.
May 13, 2024 · Nutrition3 Reasons To Get Off the Grain Train – and 4 Flavorful Ways To Do It
We all want a generous ‘healthspan,’ that is, the time we have on this earth to live with vitality and in good health. Fortunately, there are plenty of everyday habits that can help us achieve it. Good sleep, plenty of movement, keeping stress at bay, social connection, they’re all important. But when you eat right, well, that’s money in the bank when it comes to minimizing disease risk, maintaining youthfulness and extending longevity. One way to approach upgrading your diet is with “food swaps.” Take the bad hombres --we’re looking at you processed foods, sugar, alcohol – and replace them with leaner, cleaner and yes, tastier alternatives.
Apr 12, 2024 · Nutrition4 Ways That Nutrition Can Negatively Affect Our Mood
Building a solid nutritional foundation for mental health starts with recognizing how food may be contributing to low mood. These are some of the factors.
Jan 19, 2024 · NutritionHow Fiber Supports Healthy Skin
Here's why fiber is a powerful ally for your skin's health.
Nov 29, 2023 · NutritionRecipe – Nourishing Pho
Roll up your sleeves and embark on the journey to create this heartwarming, soul-satisfying pho soup, making it uniquely yours!
Nov 17, 2023 · NutritionWhy Your Body Needs Selenium and How to Maximize Your Intake
Selenium is a key mineral for fertility, thyroid health, and more. Learn about its essential functions, recommended intake, optimal food sources, and signs that you may be low.
Nov 15, 2023 · NutritionHealth Coach Tip – Hidden Sources Of Gluten
While most people can benefit from reducing their gluten consumption, for individuals with gluten sensitivities or celiac disease, avoiding gluten is not just a dietary choice - it’s a necessity for optimal health.
Nov 6, 2023 · NutritionTap Into the 7 Amazing Health-Saving Properties of Apigenin
Safe to say, as a person who’s had the great good fortune to be on this earth for a few decades, with each passing year, on both a personal and professional level, I’ve grown increasingly interested in the idea of how to do aging better. While there’s no way to stop...
Nov 1, 2023 · NutritionRecipe – Cauliflower and Celery Root Soup with Roasted Shiitakes
Let’s welcome fall in with this rich and nourishing celery root soup! Celery root might be new to you or maybe it’s a favorite, but either way, the flavor is quite special. It is the root of the celery plant, but the texture is quite different, with a consistency...
Oct 13, 2023 · NutritionAre There Heavy Metals in Dark Chocolate?
Yes, but there are steps you can take to mitigate your exposure to these toxins.
Sep 4, 2023 · Nutrition7 Great Vegetables That Are Even Healthier When Cooked
As everyone (hopefully) knows by now, fresh, colorful vegetables are the cornerstone of a healthy diet. Simply put, your body thrives on the real, close-to-the-vine stuff. When it comes to veggies though, one question patients often ask is, which is better – raw or cooked? And the answer is, both have their merits, though it does depend quite a bit on the individual vegetable. For some, heating will destroy certain vitamins and phytonutrients, and with others, heating will amp up the nutritional haul, unleashing their full powers and making them easier to digest.
Sep 1, 2023 · NutritionWhat Are the Health Benefits of Black Currants, Goji Berries, Serviceberries, Golden Berries and Mulberries?
Explore how these remarkable berries offer a variety of health-enhancing benefits.
Jul 21, 2023 · Nutrition11 Berries to Eat and Their Health Benefits
These nutrient-dense fruits are good for so much more than breakfast and snacks. Enjoy them as often as you like.
Jul 10, 2023 · NutritionWhy Choline is So Essential for Your Health – and How to Get Yours
If you’re not familiar with choline, well, you’re not alone. In fact, choline wasn’t even recognized by American health authorities as “essential” until 1998, so it is, in its way, a relative newcomer. And, while our bodies do produce some small amounts of choline, we need to be mindful to consume a sufficient amount of this essential nutrient in our diets or else we’ll be in trouble. It turns out that choline plays a key role in many of the, yes, essential things that the human brain and body need to do, from thinking clearly to smoothly pumping blood to burning fat for energy.
Jul 3, 2023 · Nutrition9 Simple Ways to Make Your Kitchen a Greener and Healthier One
Though plenty of people still cling to their plastic, these days we know that doing so is bad news. Over time we’ve realized that plastic-based convenience comes at a high price, exposing our bodies to far too many health-bashing endocrine disruptors or EDs. What makes EDs so scary is that they have the power to wreak havoc with your hormones – think stimulating cancer development and triggering immunity, fertility, metabolic, developmental and cognitive problems - so in short, it’s time to get this crap out of your kitchen and your life.
Jun 12, 2023 · Nutrition3 Reasons to Love Organics – And 17 Ways To Buy More Of Them For Less
The increased demand for and supply of organic food has narrowed the cost differential, putting more organic options within reach for more people. Still, I know price can be a concern. That’s why I want to explain why I’m so passionate about organics and offer a few ways to help you enjoy more of them without emptying the piggy bank. In the end, investing in the cleanest, least altered, healthiest food possible is a lot less costly than a lifetime of prescriptions and doctor visits, so I feel strongly that organics are an essential investment in long-term health everyone should make. Here’s how to do it with an eye toward the bottom line.
Jun 5, 2023 · Nutrition9 Instant Health Upgrades That Happen When You Quit Booze
Everyday we’re bombarded with TV images advertising all the good things that drinking alcohol brings – fun! Spontaneity! Romance! Too bad they rarely show us the other side, the busted lives and wrecked livers that come with blatantly abusive drinking. But for a much larger group of us, it’s a more subtle erosion of the quality of life – trouble sleeping, feeling a bit dragged out and mentally maybe a step slower – that is so routine we may not even think about what’s behind it. All too often, a so-called moderate alcohol habit that may even stay within government recommendations –no more than two daily drinks for men, one for women – nevertheless chips away at our physical and mental health. It’s time we call alcohol what it is: a toxin, and as we get older, the body gets less shy about confirming its toxic status.
May 29, 2023 · NutritionMy 9 Rules of Good Food and How to Get Yours
Big Food has so dazzled us with the quantity of what they produce, it’s helped made it easy to overlook or consciously ignore quality. The result? The food we’re putting into our systems, however reasonable in cost and tasty they may be, is making us sick and ultimately contributing to shortened life and health spans -- and making a hash of our health on a global scale. I have a few thoughts on how you can beat the odds by shopping and eating smarter.
May 22, 2023 · NutritionLet’s Get Nuts: 7 Nuts That Taste Great and Boost Health
It’s hard not to love nuts. They’re portable, convenient, delicious and deliver a solid dose of nutritional goodies that help your body thrive. Eating more nuts is one simple, virtually effortless healthy habit that I encourage everyone (everyone who isn’t allergic, that is) to indulge in. Nutritionally speaking, the average nut punches above its weight (and small size), yet it’s one of nature’s most often overlooked superfoods! Whether you’re trying to snack smarter or add more flavor and texture to your morning oats and lunchtime salads, nuts are always a great idea.
May 15, 2023 · Nutrition7 Ways to Balance Your Brain, Belly and Mood with Food
In a post-pandemic world, depression and anxiety are all too common afflictions, but before you reach for the pills, consider the plate, that is, the food you eat every day. It can have a major, and all too often, underappreciated, effect on your mood. Why? A lot of it has to do with the role of the bacteria in your gut, the microbiome, which play crucial role in maintaining your emotional well-being. Feed the good bugs in your belly what they want, they, in turn, will take care of you.