The strength of your immune system relies heavily upon microbiome health and stress. Those two factors can almost be looked at as one, since stress will affect the microbiome, and an unbalanced microbiome is a stressor. Balancing the microbiome and managing stress both require lifestyle changes. These changes, in time, can lower the frequency of
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March 02, 2023
Yay or Nay On Erythritol?
Experts have been trying to crack the code on no-calorie sweeteners for decades. Many of the earliest sweeteners, from Sweet N’ Low (carcinogen) to Splenda (neurotoxin) proved to be detrimental to our health. Then Stevia came along, and everyone rejoiced. In the last decade, some new sweeteners have come into favor such as Monk Fruit
January 18, 2023
Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards
Who can you trust? Who SHOULD you trust? It seems like it’s just a matter of time until almost every food quality buzzword becomes bastardized. Remember when “cage free” meant something? Then greed stepped in and figured out a way around that qualification. Then “free range” became the gold standard. Not for long though. Recently,
January 10, 2023
“But Doesn’t Fruit Have Sugar In It?”
Limiting sugar intake is always a good general rule of thumb. However, fruit (which is supposed to be healthy) has naturally occurring sugar in it. They key words are “naturally occurring”. If you’re eating a whole food such as an apple or clementine, you’re not just eating fructose. The foods we find in nature are
January 03, 2023
CAFO Pork Practices You Don’t Want to Know About
Most of us have no idea where our meat comes from. Even less of us know about the conditions of the “farm” and welfare of the animals that we consume. There’s a reason for this. Commercial farming, especially CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) practices are highly secretive. If the public knew what was really going
November 23, 2022
The Healing Power of Spices
Spices have been sought after, and traded for thousands of years. They’ve been used to heal the sick, and to transform a mundane meal, into a mouth-watering kick-ass party in your mouth! They can turn an average cook into a chef, and can turn an informed parent into a dealer. This article from positivehealth.com, details the
November 15, 2022
Meditation: The Why and How
Doing nothing is sometimes the best medicine. Reaching zen-like states by getting out of our incessant thought streams, and turning our focus inward toward our bodies always sounds like a good idea. However, convincing my clients to do nothing (meditate) is sometimes harder than convincing them to hit the gym or eat organic. Unfortunately, our
November 02, 2022
Anxiety in a Nutshell
One of the most crippling challenges that modern day humans face is anxiety. It’s hard to define, hard to diagnose (because symptoms often mirror other medical issues, and hard to cure. Where does it come from? Why is it so prevalent today? What predisposes us? Are drugs a viable treatment, or just a band aid?
October 26, 2022
Eating Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat
This is a frustrating topic that, unfortunately, still needs to be clarified. Since the 80’s we’ve been sold on the idea that Fat is the enemy. We’ve been told that fat (especially animal fat) increases cholesterol, causes heart disease risk, causes cancer, and -worst of all- makes us fat!!! The truth is that everything boils
September 22, 2022
Why Grass-Fed Beef Is So Expensive
Is grass-fed beef too expensive? Or is factory farmed beef too cheap? This article from westonaprice.org details the differences in production between the two types of beef. In the end, it seems like you get what you pay for. Why is Meat from Grass-fed Animals So Expensive? FEBRUARY 6, 2017 BY WILL WINTER,