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
Category: Lifestyle
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
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
Eat to Live, Not Live to Eat
We are going back to the basics: your goal is to eat REAL food. Your body knows how to process and absorb nutrients from real – whole food. Stick to these simple guidelines to eat a nutrient dense diet. The goals is to obtain all, or as much as you can of daily nutrients from READ MORE
