A daily dose of probiotics or friendly bacteria may be the real deal when it comes to weight loss.
A landmark study published in Nature found that without the right amounts of friendly bacteria, animals got twice as fat and utilized less calories from the same amount of food than those with the more healthy bacteria ratio.
Who knew that the right kind of bacteria could turbocharge the body’s ability to extract and absorb dietary calories more efficiently?
A ratio of about 85:15 in favor of the good guy probiotics can establish the right balance… Continue reading Categories
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Stop Counting Calories, Count on Probiotics!
November 29th, 2011A daily dose of probiotics or friendly bacteria may be the real deal when it comes to weight loss.
A landmark study published in Nature found that without the right amounts of friendly bacteria, animals got twice as fat and utilized less calories from the same amount of food than those with the more healthy bacteria ratio.
Who knew that the right kind of bacteria could turbocharge the body’s ability to extract and absorb dietary calories more efficiently?
A ratio of about 85:15 in favor of the good guy probiotics can establish the right balance… Continue reading Tis the Season of Emotional Overeating
November 24th, 2011
Simple strategies to tame your chew.
While it may be the season to be jolly, for many it is a difficult and frightening time. So, I asked my favorite emotional eating expert, Dr. Denise Lamothe, to weigh in on emotional overeating and a strategy to outsmart it during the holidays. Here's what she had to say:
Navigating your way through the holiday festivities is a challenge to be sure!
Have you ever really paid attention to how focused our culture is on food? Virtually every occasion we experience has food as a central theme.
Think of… Continue reading Black Friday E-lert
November 22nd, 2011
Smart solutions for e-pollution.
Black Friday is right around the corner. Actually you won’t even have to wait until sunrise on Friday because so many big-box stores around the country are now opening their doors at midnight on Thanksgiving. Electronics promise to be the biggest “best buy” this coming holiday season. Americans will be standing in line for the latest e-readers, iPads, tablets, iPhones, smartphones, and of course, digital toys.
Since our lives today are so intertwined with technology, telling anyone that they are being “harmed” by invisible manmade frequencies… Continue readingMy Holiday Pumpkin Pie with a Superfoods Twist
November 17th, 2011
Get the most out of your Thanksgiving dessert.
I love Thanksgiving. I especially look forward to the traditional desserts—like pumpkin pie. But as you know, most conventional pumpkin pie recipes are made with granulated sugar and sweetened condensed milk that can result in sugar shock. Even the so-called healthy variations contain too many natural sugars, devoid of nutritional value. So, instead of giving up on this festive treat, I decided to give it a gluten-free superfoods makeover—complete with super seasonings and super sweeteners.
That wasn’t hard to do because pumpkins happen to be extremely rich… Continue reading Become a Nutrition Educator or Holistic Health Coach
November 15th, 2011
Is educating others in nutrition or holistic health your dream?
Then join me in putting your passion for health and healing to work. I am so excited to tell you about how I can help you do that and about the National Institute of Whole Health.
Established in 1977, the National Institute of Whole Health (NIWH) is the most credentialed integrative health certification program in the country. Finally there is an accredited, evidence-based nutrition program I can stand behind!
Students in the NIWH program learn from world renowned experts and faculty who bridge the gap between traditional medicine and… Continue reading Halt the Fat-Making Hormone
November 10th, 2011
Stop the Feeding Frenzy and Zap Sugar Cravings.
Its not calories but the hormonal effect of food that is making Americans fat. Nearly 75% of us now qualify as being either overweight or obese.
And—insulin—is America's fat promoting and storage hormone. It is fed by high glycemic carbs, think cereal, bagels, rice cakes and sugar—which we now consume to the tune of 180 pounds per person per year.
If Americans knew the dangers of sugar and how it feeds insulin, the sweet stuff would be categorized as a drug. Sugar is not only a… Continue reading My Breakfast for Champions
November 8th, 2011
It’s breakfast for about a buck!
Rise and shine! I know—you’re not a big breakfast eater. But, you won’t mind starting your day off right with my quick and easy Whey Delish Omega -3 Pancakes—so good even the kids will beg for more!
You know the drill: Breakfast is the most critical meal of the day. Your body has been without food for a good twelve hours and needs to be nourished. Eating a well balanced breakfast helps rev up your metabolism, gets your energy in high gear and evens out blood… Continue reading Simple Solutions to Shield Your Body from EMFs
November 3rd, 2011
Earthing, cell phone, cordless phone, laptop and computer protection.
Folks, we have a problem.
The children?
They’re overdone.
The dog?
He’s toast.
And you and me?
We’re steadily burning ourselves to a crisp.
Is this a blog about sunscreen?
Nope.
It’s about personal technology and how we’re using all of our favorite gadgets and gizmos and TV screens and computers and appliances to literally cook ourselves from the inside out.
As Dr. Andrew Weil once said, “Electromagnetic pollution may be the most significant form of pollution human activity has produced in this century, all the more dangerous because it is invisible and… Continue reading Taking Charge of Hormone Havoc: The Progesterone Connection
November 1st, 2011
I couldn’t have made it through perimenopause without natural progesterone.
If there was ever such a thing as a single natural remedy for the widest number of conditions, bio-identical progesterone would lead the pack. It is by far the most deficient hormone found in salivary hormone testing—whether the issue is PMS or postpartum depression—or perimenopause, menopause or beyond.
I have always wondered why progesterone levels seem to be so universally low. As I discovered in Before the Change, progesterone – not estrogen – is the first… Continue reading 
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