If you read last week’s post (in case you didn’t, catch up here), you’re now savvy about what the heck leaky gut is, its causal factors, who is at greatest risk, and its far-reaching impacts on your health. This week we’re going to dig a little deeper and zero in on one of the main […]
Leaky Gut Syndrome, Part I: What The Heck Is It and Are You At Risk?
Leaky gut…it’s a popular buzz word right now that almost sounds like a made up ailment from a bad comedy sketch. But all jokes aside, leaky gut syndrome is real, serious, and prevalent (if not epidemic) condition that affects millions of Americans. Leaky Gut Syndrome and its effects have been linked to: Type 1 Diabetes […]
Why Functional Medicine is Awesome
I just came back from the 2015 Annual International Conference by the Institute for Functional Medicine. And the focus this year was on the “Omics Revolution” – essentially the nitty-gritty details about the bioindividuality of every single one of us. What was my big takeaway? Aside from complicated biochemical pathways and the genetic polymorphisms that can throw […]
Why is Bone Broth a Superfood?
“Good soup is one of the prime ingredients of good living. For soup can do more to lift the spirits and stimulate the appetite than any other one dish.” – Louis P. De Gouy In the old days, stock pots boiled and bubbled on stovetops across the world, transforming the left-over bits of meat, bones, and […]
10 surprising facts about vitamin d
Vitamin D is incredibly important but often overlooked. It’s important to have your levels checked on a routine basis and to make sure that you are not Vitamin D deficient. Here are some reasons why: 1. Vitamin D plays a big role in expressing your genes! Vitamin D modulates about 3 percent of gene transcription in the […]
everything you need to know to make great green smoothies
Now that the weather is warming up, it’s a great time to lighten up, shed those winter clothes, and start drinking green smoothies again! A recent study out of the UK found that people who consume more than 7 servings of fruits and veggies a day have a lower risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease than those […]
