Fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut, and kombucha have surged in popularity, and for a good reason. Fermented foods have a remarkable ability to optimize gut health and improve overall digestion. During the natural fermentation process, beneficial microorganisms like bacteria and yeasts break down complex carbohydrates, sugars, and proteins into simpler components, effectively READ MORE
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The Alcohol Dilemma
Alcohol, the effects are intoxicating. But what are the health implications? The body treats alcohol or ethanol like poison from the start. Alcohol alters the gut microbiome and puts a heavy burden on the liver. In the gut, alcohol creates an imbalance called dysbiosis where the delicate microbiome needed to digest food and process nutrients READ MORE
What Happens When the Body Fails to Maintain Balance?
The four stages and how to respond. Homeostasis is our body’s ability to regulate its internal environment within narrow limits. Our bodies want and need to return to balance in order to heal and survive. This means the key to good health is maintaining homeostasis while avoiding long-term homeostatic imbalance. Anytime our delicate balance is READ MORE
Starting is the Hardest Part
We are just getting started The natural health field is in high gear as more folks take a step back and ask the question only a few of us were asking 20 years ago, “What is causing this?”. As an increasing percentage of the population struggles with debilitating pain and fatigue. The fog is lifting READ MORE
Sleep
Be the Positive Change Series Care For Your Body Breathe Sleep, I think most of us have a passionate love/hate relationship with it. With so many things on the to do list, it’s hard to dedicate eight hours. But, oh, how wonderful it feels to get a good night’s rest. To wake up in the READ MORE
Breathe
Be the Positive Change Series Care For Your Body Breathe What does every living human do at least 14,000 times each day without taking a break? If you just said look at your cellphone, we need to talk… The answer of course is breathe! You may have noticed breathing is necessary. Just try quitting…see what READ MORE
Movement
Be the Positive Change Series Care For Your Body Movement Movement is important for many health and vitality reasons. Exercise not only improves your physical condition, it decreases symptoms of depression and increases mental cognition. It also increases your level of energy and endurance. Yeah, moving makes you want to move more…weird right? Did you READ MORE
Eat Real Food, sounds simple…but needs context
The new USDA dietary guidelines are a great step in the right direction. The message: EAT REAL FOOD. What could be simpler? Sadly, in modern culture simple is not as straightforward as we would like. While I do love the symbolism of flipping the 1992 food pyramid upside down, along with the Eat Real Food READ MORE
Nutrition
Be the Positive Change Series Care For Your Body Nutrition I’m not sure about you, but when I feel awful, I can’t be positive about anything. For decades I struggled with an array of health issues, and while I knew the old saying “You are what you eat”. At the time I thought I was READ MORE
Balanced Nutrition Guide
Are you eating a SAD diet? The Standard American Diet (SAD) consists of packaged foods and beverages that are convenient and tasty, but low in vital nutrients. Most packaged food and beverages go through a gauntlet of heating and processing before making their way to store shelves. During this process, many if not all nutrients READ MORE
