Glucose is our body’s number one fuel or energy source, and generally speaking all sugar breaks down into glucose. If more fuel is taken in than is used in the body, it will be stored as fat. Hence, it is no surprise that high sugar diets lead to weight problems. But it’s more complex than […]

Stressor:  noun any agent of, or anything that causes damage, trauma, malfunction to an organism; pressure or tension exerted on object; can be in many forms; physical, emotional or mental. high level athletic training illness, disease, surgery grief, sadness, trauma worry, stress environmental toxicity sleep deprivation poor nutrition Mitigate:  verb to make less severe or […]

This painful inflammatory skin condition can result from:   FOOD SENSITIVITIES: Most common being wheat and dairy. Soy, chocolate, citrus, eggs and peanuts also common culprits. NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES: Zinc: beef, pumpkin & sesame seeds, lentils, chickpeas Selenium: tuna, shrimp, poultry, cod, salmon Vitamin A: sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, kale, collards& other greens EFAs: fish oil, […]

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. It is a primary building block of skin, hair, nails, bones, tendons, joints, and cartilage. In fact, it comprises about 90% of organic bone mass, and up to 70% of our skin is made up of collagen. It also supports our internal organs. It is, essentially, […]

Want to be happier?  Avoid refined sugar. Not because you’ll be happy with your slimmer, leaner physique (although that will undoubtedly be an added perk), but because sugar consumption is linked to many mental health symptoms. Glucose itself is necessary – problems arise when there is an excess of it. Sugar and excessive refined carbohydrates […]

CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) or commercially raised animal operations, contain antibiotics, hormones and other industrial chemicals that can disrupt the normal ways in which your hormones work in your body. Such substances are called endocrine-disruptors. The endocrine system includes the adrenal glands, thyroid, sex organs (ovaries and testes), pituitary gland, pancreas and thymus. Together […]

As much as 75% of the population suffers from food sensitivities and most don’t even know it. Signs can be bloating, gassiness, a constantly runny or moist nose, poor concentration or memory, and inability to lose weight. For many, these are “common” symptoms and not associated with food intolerances, but left unaddressed, can put you […]

Zinc is in every cell of our bodies, it’s a component in 300+ enzyme reactions – more than any other mineral, it aids in the absorption of vitamin A, is necessary for hormones (thymus, insulin, growth & sex hormones – especially the male reproductive system). It’s stored mostly in muscle (65%), and is thus a […]

Make Your Food Work for You. Science tells us that the presence of vitamin C can help your body absorb iron from the foods we eat by up to three times as much! Iron enhances oxygen transport to all tissues of our bodies that depend on a constant supply, and is necessary to support proper […]

Virtually anything and everything we are exposed to must go through the liver for processing, metabolizing, detoxing, or eliminating. Thus, the liver can become bogged down with prolonged increased workload, and lead to poor performance of its many important functions in the body. Signs of slow liver function include: acne, oily skin on the nose […]