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Balance Your Body Chemistry with Nutrition
When was the last time you had an accurate interpretation and blood chemistry analysis of your lab results? Laboratory ranges found on lab test results are so broad that they cannot be used to spot sub-clinical conditions. Did you know that lab normals are not necessarily healthy or optimal? I cannot tell you how often […]
The Best Natural Remedies for Stress Relief
Stress and anxiety…we all experience it and have various coping mechanisms — some healthy and others not so healthy. While short bursts of stress are not harmful, long-term, chronic stress is damaging and detrimental to our health, and linked to disease. There are over 1400 chemical reactions that occur in our bodies body as a […]
Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer and other estrogen dominant cancers such as endometrial, cervical, uterine, ovarian and prostate cancer are often fueled by excess estrogen. Exposure to higher levels of both exogenous (environmental) and endogenous (self-made) estrogen is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and other estrogen dominant cancers, liver damage, fibroids (fibrocystic breasts), endometriosis, obesity, […]
Bisphenol-A (BPA), a Hormone-Disrupting Chemical
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a synthetic, hormone-disrupting chemical that mimics estrogen. BPA is found in many everyday items including plastic water bottles, the lining in canned foods and beverages, thermal cash register receipts, and hundreds of other everyday products. BPA is detectable in the bodies of more than 95% of the population. BPA activates estrogen receptors, […]
Love Your Liver ♥ Keep Your Gallbladder Healthy
Your liver performs over 500 functions including detoxification, excreting and burning fat, protein synthesis, and producing bile to aid in digestion and emulsifying fats. The liver filters, regulates and stores blood. It’s the storage site for many essential vitamins and minerals such as iron, copper, B12, vitamins A, D, E and K. The liver plays […]
Adrenal Fatigue: Nourish and Heal Your Adrenals
It’s estimated that 80% of individuals are suffering from tired, exhausted adrenals and adrenal fatigue. Adrenal insufficiency is the #1 hormone imbalance in women. To experience your highest level of health, prioritizing healthy functioning adrenals is crucial. The good news is that you can heal, restore and recover from adrenal fatigue naturally by making healthier […]
Adrenal Fatigue: Root Causes & Symptoms
Adrenal Fatigue (part 1) Symptoms, Root Causes and Assessing Adrenal Function Right up there with the obesity epidemic is an invisible epidemic—adrenal fatigue aka adrenal insufficiency, adrenal dysfunction, adrenal burnout and exhausted adrenal glands. Just about everyone of us seems to be experiencing some stage of adrenal dysfunction whether it’s the alarm stage, resistance stage […]
Vitamin D Healthy Levels
Vitamin D Recommendations: Healthy Levels (part 2) Sunlight and optimal, healthy ranges of vitamin D are crucial for healthy immune function, brain and cognitive function, reversing symptoms of autoimmune disorders, preventing bone loss, balancing hormones, reducing cancer risk, modulating inflammatory responses and lowering inflammation, optimizing body weight, increasing strength, lowering blood pressure and reducing risk […]
Vitamin D Health Benefits
The Health Benefits of Vitamin D (part 1) Vitamin D is more than just a vitamin, it’s a fat-soluble steroid hormone precursor that impacts over 2,000 genes and expresses the way certain genes are either turned on or turned off (epigenetics), which can alter our overall health and vulnerability to disease. It’s estimated that over […]