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12 Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Healthy breakfast ideas that are guaranteed to start your morning off right to ensure that you feel more balanced, energized and sustained throughout your day. A nutrient-dense, real food healthy breakfast will encourage greater weight loss, reduce afternoon cravings, boost your metabolism, fuel your brain, stabilize your mood, fight fatigue, stabilize blood sugar and increase […]
Eggs Are Healthy! The Health Benefits of Eggs
Eggs are healthy, despite what you may have heard, read or been told… but, they must be organic, pasture-raised eggs. The idea that eggs are unhealthy and promote heart disease is a complete myth. While it’s true that fats from animal sources contain cholesterol, eating eggs will not raise your cholesterol levels or cause heart […]
The Best Natural Remedies for Depression & Anxiety
Anxiety and depression are two of the most common mental health concerns in our society. The key to successfully treating depression and anxiety is to identify the root causes and the the hidden triggers. This includes the state of your physical health, how you manage stress, your relationships, nutrient deficiencies, underlying infections, toxic load, a […]
Daily Detox Tips: How to Detox Naturally and Safely
Even though we may live longer than our grandparents did, we’re exposed to more toxins and chemicals in a 30 day period than our grandparents were exposed to in their entire lifetime! We are all living full, busy lives. Our lives are more stressful, much of the food we eat is nutritionally-void and loaded with […]
How to Reverse Diabetes Naturally
How to Reverse Diabetes Naturally (Part 2) Diabetes is a lifestyle dis-ease. The good news is that blood sugar imbalances, insulin resistance and diabetes can be managed and are 100% preventable! You can reverse diabetes naturally through a combination of diet, reducing toxic load, environmental and lifestyle lifestyle choices. Conventional methods for managing diabetes usually […]
Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
Insulin Resistance | Pre-diabetes | Diabetes | Diabesity (part 1) Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and obesity (diabesity) are global epidemics that continue to rise resulting in major health problems and disease. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder affecting 400 million people worldwide. Approximately 1/3 of adult Americans are now obese; 2/3 are overweight; and […]
Gluten Intolerance: Reasons to Avoid Gluten
Gluten is a protein found in the endosperm of grains such as wheat, rye, spelt and barley. It constitutes about 80% of the proteins in wheat, and is composed of the proteins gliadin and glutenin. Researchers reported that gliadin, the protein component of gluten causes gut permeability (leaky gut), which occurs in ALL individuals who […]
The Dangers of Iron Anemia and Iron Overload
Have you been told you’re anemic and automatically think you need more iron? Iron anemia or low iron does not always indicate that you have an actual iron deficiency. What about high iron levels and iron overload? Iron is necessary to carry oxygen from the lungs throughout the body and for other cellular functions. Iron […]
Is Coffee Healthy or Not? The Pros and Cons of Coffee
Is Coffee Healthy? The Pros and Cons of Coffee Coffee Health Benefits According to a European study, a daily cup of coffee reduces oxidative damage to DNA by an impressive 40 percent! Coffee contains polyphenols that help protect cells from oxidation, regulate insulin and reduce inflammation. Another study published in the journal Molecular Nutrition & […]
Blueberries for a Healthy Brain
Blueberries are one of my favorite nutrient-dense power foods. These sweet flavorful berries are loaded with nutrients for healthy brain function, and come with a variety of healing, medicinal health benefits. The Health Benefits of Blueberries Of all berries, blueberries are the most nutrient-dense. Blueberries improve memory, protect the heart and reduce the risk of […]