How to Avoid Getting Food Sensitivities
Are you wondering how to protect yourself from getting food sensitivities? You may have noticed many of your friends, family, or coworkers members saying "oh, I can't eat that anymore". Food sensitivities are now extremely common in our society, but they don't have to...
Food Sensitivities, Food Allergies, and Food Intolerance: What’s the difference?
If you have ever wondered what the difference is between food sensitivity, a food intolerance, and a food allergy, this post is for you! Determining if you have a food sensitivity, a food intolerance, or a food allergy is certainly interesting information, but more...
Probiotic Chocolate Bars
These chocolate bars are my way of getting spore-based probiotics into the kids regularly since they can't swallow capsules yet. I use my all time favorite probiotic, MegaSpore, for these chocolate bars for a few reasons: It is spore based so it actually alters the...
What You Should Know About Stomach Acid
Have you ever had heart burn? Reflux? Indigestion? Did you reach for an antacid? Are you on a PPI? Unfortunately, these popular remedies can have dire consequences on your health. Did you know that your reflux, heartburn, or indigestion was almost certainly the result...
Zinc Deficiency: Is it Sabotaging your Health?
How often do you think about zinc and its effects on your health? If you are like most Americans, you probably don't think about it at all. Or maybe you think about it in terms of immunity, like when you are getting a cold. This mineral, however, is not just for...
Is Gluten-free Really Healthier?
So much of the nutrition information that the public is given is confusing, conflicting, and often misleading. There are numerous reasons for this and I will go into them later in the post. First, let's answer the question at hand: Is Gluten-free Really Healthier ?...
Supplements: Should you be taking them?
This is a question that I get asked a lot! The answer, of course, is not a simple one. In Nutritional Therapy, we like to use food first whenever possible. (See my post "10 Ways to Sneak Nutrients into Your Diet Without Taking a Pill" for ideas. I also have an ebook...
Why Lard Should be Invited Back into Your Home
Okay, so maybe lard has never been granted an invitation into your home in the first place. Maybe it never even had a place in your mother or grandmother's homes. It almost certainly had a place in your great-grandmother's home, however. And this is for a good reason!...
