Thirty-one percent of people in the United States are at risk for a deficiency in at least one vitamin or mineral essential for good health. It may be hard to imagine that we don’t get enough nutrition when we see an abundance of food available 24/7, but it’s true. A recent study showed the top five...
Sara started gaining weight around the middle and found herself snapping more quickly at her family. It seemed like weeks since she got a full night’s sleep. She didn’t think it was menopause because she wasn’t having any hot flashes. And she’s only 45, isn’t she too young for menopause?
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Turn off the news! It’s too much lately…
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If you open your social media accounts, turn on the news or start up a conversation with a neighbor you might start to feel a bit sad/overwhelmed/depressed. I know how you feel. It might seem like a real effort to stay positive. I’m not joking about tu...
Is time standing in your way of you losing weight and reaching your health goals?
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Today I want to share with you 4 strategies to eliminate the time barrier to make it easier to lose weight, gain energy, improve digestion and feel your very best!
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Here’s what I am going to cover:
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How do you know if you have chronic inflammation?
Everyone has some inflammation, it serves you well to prevent injury and illness. You see inflammation happening all the time - a cut on your hand heals up with a scab. A viral infection resolves itself after a few days of feeling cruddy. This is go...
Eczema driving me nuts, digestive upset ruining my day, and weight gain no matter what I try! That is what I heard from Joan. It’s unfortunately a story I hear often – multiple symptoms, feeling “inflamed” and simply tired of trying to figure it out. What I wanted to focus on with Joan was eating t...
Eating well doesn't have to be complicated. You can keep it simple and nutritious.
Grab the handout for ideas on keeping your kitchen stocked.Â
There is a connection between gut health and inflammation
Some pass it off as aging; others suffer from ongoing health issues; however, there's a chance your chronic inflammation means something else entirely: a leaky gut. It might sound like we're a broken record, but we'll never stop repeating it...
Foods filled with color = foods that will promote good health and help you to feel your best!
Get the Handout! Vegetable and Fruit Flavors - add variety, add color, add nutrition.
Weight loss is as simple as eat less and exercise more, right? That may be what you hear in the media, but it isn't always that simple.
A surprising weight loss journey
Janet (not her real name) is a client of mine who came to me to lose weight. She had tried everything and currently was exercisin...
As a population, we get very little fiber. The average American gets maybe 1/3 or a ÂĽ of what they actually need. It can help in many ways from lowering cholesterol, helping with constipation and diarrhea, to supporting your immune system. There are lots of great sources to easily include in your di...
It is more than likely that you have seen the word “probiotics” recently - from the internet to the grocery store shelves, probiotics are getting a lot of buzz. But what are they? What do they do? Are you getting them and do you need them in your diet?Â
Probiotics 101
Probiotics are often describe...