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Hormones Part 2 – Let’s balance those buggers!
In my last blog, I wrote about hormones - what they are, how food affects them, and ways that they can get out of balance. Today, I want to focus more on what we can do to help bring them back INTO balance. Spoiler alert: this involves changes our habits, thought...
Hormones Part 1. Are yours in balance?
Hmm, how to start a blog about hormones. The topic is so immense and to truly cover it is far beyond my scope or knowledge. But I do know this - hormones are involved in everything your body does. When your body isn’t doing something the way it should, you can...
Heal your gut – Here’s how!
I'm sure you have at least heard that taking care of your gut is important. The connection between the health of our gut and the rest of the body is becoming more well-known, and for good reason. Our bodies are able to function because of the nutrients we absorb...
Constipated? Here are my top 5 ways to keep things moving.
Yes, we're going to talk about ?. It's important so we're going to go there! Constipation means something different to different people. It can mean the obvious inability to go to the bathroom at all, but being constipated can also mean only have a few bowel movements...
5 Facts about Cholesterol (#4 may surprise you!)
Cholesterol is a substance in the body that is woefully misunderstood. We often think that lower is better and much of the conventional dietary advice out there mentions avoiding certain foods because they may increase cholesterol. I wanted to go over a few facts...
My Top 5…
...Steps to Impact Your Health!I realized as I was going through my content ideas list that I had a bunch of "top 5 (insert nutrition, health, wellness tips)" so I thought I'd just start a "Top 5" theme and go with it. So, to start I'm going to go over my top 5...
The fat your diet NEEDS
There are certain proteins and fatty acids that are essential to human life and we have to get them from our diet (Interestingly enough, while carbohydrates certainly can have their place in a healthy diet, there are no essential carbohydrates - meaning we can survive...
Kitchen Makeover Part 2 – Refrigerator Edition
Now it's time to take a look at what we've got goin' on in the refrigerator. One great way to provide your body with the proper building blocks it needs to get or stay healthy is to eat mostly food that would go bad if it weren't kept in the fridge or freezer. You've...
Kitchen Makeover Part 1 – Pantry Edition
If you're trying to make a lifestyle change and consume more healthy foods and less junky foods, let's talk about how you can set yourself up for success. If the tempting foods are in the house and you're anything like me, you're going to have a hard time resisting...
Could this be the reason you’re struggling to lose weight?
Need to lose weight? Just eat less and exercise more, right? If that’s all it took, there would not be nearly as many people struggling to get the extra weight off. If you’ve dealt with stubborn fat loss at all, you’ve probably tried that method. And maybe it even...
