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Your Bloodwork and Understanding IBS
IBS. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. As if our intestines are like a grumbly irritable teenager. If ever there was a name slapped on a set of symptoms that the medical world doesn’t really know what to do with, this would be it! Some personal background with this, without...
What you didn’t know about your Thyroid lab work
Did you know a lot of "thyroid" problems are not actually a problem with the thyroid? There are quite a few reasons why it might appear you have a thyroid issue when in fact it's not actually the fault of your actual thyroid gland. Before we get into that, though, I...
What you didn’t know about your lab work (Lipid edition)
Ooo buddy, so much to talk about with cholesterol and lipid panels. So many myths to bust, or at least clarify. I’m sure at some point, or many points, or maybe even currently, you have heard that high cholesterol causes heart disease. And along those lines, you have...
What You Didn’t Know About Your Routine Lab Work – Part 1 of 5
You know those general labs you get done for your yearly physical or other routine check ups? They usually involve the CBC (complete blood count - hopefully WITH differential), Complete Metabolic Panel, and a lipid panel. I don’t know about you but I used to only...
Big ol’ Burger Bowl
I love a good burger. This loaded burger bowl lets you have all the great toppings along with some extra veggies and you avoid the refined carbohydrates and gluten in the bun (or the not-so-great GF bun). You can easily customize this bowl however you like! Some...
Salmon Teriyaki (Paleo, Restart® friendly, Whole 30 friendly)
This is a truly quick dinner option. Especially if you use some frozen cauliflower rice, which also keeps this a Restart® friendly meal!Salmon Ingredients: Four (or more) 4-6 ounce salmon filets or 1lb uncut salmon filet. You can obviously have more or less salmon...
Warming & Zippy Squash Soup
You can easily use any kind of winter squash or pumpkin for this soup. I used a buttercup squash and a butterkin, which is a hybrid of pumpkin and butternut. One large butternut squash would work fine instead though! Ingredients: 1 Butterkin Squash 1 buttercup Squash...
You Don’t Need a “Track” or “Bandwagon!”
I shouldn’t eat that I’ll get back to it Monday I worked out today so I can have this! I was good all day but then just gave in at night Have you ever said or thought anything along these lines? You’re not alone. I’ve been there! And many of the people (especially...
Chicken, Squash, and Radish Salad
I love a fall salad that includes a bit of raw veggie and a bit of roasted squash. When I told my husband we were having "fall salad" for dinner he said, "so a salad with delicata squash on it?" Bingo. He knows me so well!Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil, ghee, butter,...
Leptin – your fat loss hormone friend
Do you find it harder to lose weight the older you get? I don’t know how many times clients have told me they used to be able to eat whatever they wanted and wouldn’t gain a pound when they were young but eventually it started to creep on. Often this just gets...