Navigating the world of grocery stores, natural foods stores, co-ops, farmers markets, and farm stands can be intimidating. I’ve written on choosing the healthiest eggs, milk, cheese, and meats.
Your Gut: Understanding The Keys To Health
Like Autism, the number of people with digestive disorders (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, celiac disease, IBS, constipation, diarrhea, GERD, candida and food allergies) is on the rise. Just ten years ago, only 1 in 10,000 people were diagnosed with these diseases, today the number is 1 in every 500!
Even if you aren’t one of the growing number of people suffering from the diseases of poor digestion, you may still be suffering from poor digestive health. Hippocrates — the ancient Greek father of medicine — once said that “all diseases begin in the gut.” In many ways, he was right.
Your Liver: Understanding The Keys To Health
You can’t live without it — not even when hooked up to the most amazing machines doctors and scientists have ever created. If your liver fails, you die.
Among its most important jobs, the liver works in conjunction with your digestive system to help properly digest all three primary macro-nutrients: fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. It also works diligently to detox your body and keep you in homeostasis by cleansing and detoxifying almost two quarts of blood every minute.
Understanding how your liver works is one of the primary keys to unlocking vibrant health.
Healthy Cheese: What to Buy
I love cheese. Yet when I walk into most grocery stores, the vast majority of items on the cheese aisle hardly resemble traditional cheeses anymore. The choices can be daunting, particularly if you want to by the most nourishing cheese you can for you and your family. Besides taste, what’s the difference between that expensive, imported Irish cheese and the discount block of American or Colby Jack?
A lot.
Natural Sunscreen Ingredients You Can Put On Your Skin
Looking for safe sunscreens made with natural ingredients? Want a downloadable safe ingredient cheat sheet to help you make wise buying decisions?
Healthy Milk: What To Buy
Organic milk. Raw milk. Milk from grass-fed cows. Homogonized. Non-homogonized. Hormone-free milk. Whole milk. Skim milk. Goat’s milk. Cows milk. The choices regarding milk boggle the mind.
If you drink milk, it’s important to buy the best, most nourishing milk your family can afford. Why? Because sadly, milk is one of the most adulterated so-called “whole” foods on the market today.
It’s also one of the most misunderstood.
The Rise Of Gluten Intolerance
I have this conversation at least once a week.
Someone who knows I’m a nutrition & wellness coach approaches me saying, “Is it just me, or are a lot more people becoming gluten intolerant? Is this just a fad, or is it really on the rise?”
Surely you’ve noticed it, too. More parents are experimenting with gluten-free diets for their families. More people announce they have a gluten-intolerance, despite not being tested by physicians or having a “real” diagnosis. And, when you read the words “gluten-free” in a recipe or on the packaging to baked goods, you think: “YAY. It’s healthy!!”
Healthy Eggs: What To Buy
These days, everyone’s confused about what healthy eggs are. A case in point:
“We’ve agreed to disagree about the kinds of eggs we buy. Whenever I go shopping, I buy the free-range kind. Whenever my husband goes, he buys the cheapest eggs he can find. I insist on buying the free-range eggs, because I know you say they’re healthier.”
“Ah, but really they’re not. At least not when it comes to supermarket eggs.” I say.
IS FLAX HEALTHY? 5 Reasons to Exercise Caution and Moderation with Flax
Is flax healthy? Most of the information regarding flax seeds is positive. They’re a health food. However, I’ve since learned several facts about flax that call this into question.
Hemp Oil & Hemp Seeds — Are they safe?
A couple of weeks ago, Nutiva discovered this site. A few days later, an unexpected box of Nutiva’s food arrived in my mail. I was most excited about the free coconut oil. The rest of the box contained a food I’d never eaten before — hemp. Hemp oil. Hemp seeds. Hemp protein powder. Hemp seed snack bars.
Naturally I wondered, is this food safe?
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