Nutrition

Kraut Juice: A Probiotic-filled Beverage.

by chelsea | Jul 8, 2016 | Beverages, Fall Fermented Vegetables, Featured, Fermented Beverages, Ferments, Herbal Apothecary, Nutrition, Recipes, Traditional Food Basics

What is Kraut juice? Kraut juice is probably the cheapest and most probiotic-packed beverage that you can make for yourself at home. It only takes a few minutes, and it is a great way to get started making fermented foods. We drink this regularly at our house and we...

Homemade Hand Sanitizer: Microbiome Safe

by chelsea | March 15, 2017 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Microbiome | 5 Comments

If you're not sure why you need a microbiome-safe hand sanitizer, go here to read all about your microbiome and why you need to protect it. What's in Hand Sanitizer? Most store-bought antibacterial hand sanitizers, besides being made of dangerous petroleum-based...

Resistant Starch: What is it, Why You Need it, and How to Get it

by chelsea | May 4, 2017 | cornerstone, Featured, Health and Wellness, Microbiome, Nutrition, Resistant Starch | 3 Comments

Resistant starch (RS) is yet another area where the Standard American Diet (SAD) is lacking. Americans average just 3-9 grams of resistant starch a day. Whole foods, plant based diets in developing countries get around 30-40 grams per day. Some experts believe our...

Zinc Deficiency: Is it Sabotaging your Health?

by chelsea | November 8, 2019 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition | 6 Comments

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...

Sprouts: Detoxify, Fight Cancer, and Balance Hormones

by chelsea | March 28, 2017 | Featured, Microbiome, Nutrition, Recipes | 0 Comments

Sprouts are one of my favorite ways to get extra nutrients into my diet! They are tasty, simple to make, and jam-packed with nutrients, many of which are cancer-fighting. I add them to salads, sandwiches, wraps, and even soups (such as Mung bean sprouts for Pho). Even...

Supplements: Should you be taking them?

by chelsea | September 20, 2019 | cornerstone, Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition | 9 Comments

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...

Do You Have Harmful Spices in Your Cupboard?

by chelsea | February 1, 2018 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition | 6 Comments

You may already be aware of the dangers lurking in those little spice packets that they sell at the grocery store, such as taco seasoning, but did you know that the herbs and spices you have in your cupboard might also be harmful? What is Wrong with Your Herbs and...

10 Ways to Sneak Nutrients into your Diet Without Taking a Pill

by chelsea | April 11, 2017 | cornerstone, Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition | 8 Comments

These days, with things to contend with such as soil depletion, food traveling great distances before it reaches your table, and processed foods that are stripped of nutrients, it can be hard to get the nutrients that your body needs in your daily diet. Although there...

Protecting Your Microbiome

by chelsea | March 15, 2017 | cornerstone, Featured, Health and Wellness, Microbiome, Nutrition | 2 Comments

By now you have probably heard that you have have more bacterial cells than actual human cells! This collection of bacterial cells is called your microbiome, microbiota, or microflora depending upon who is speaking. For the sake of simplicity, I will refer to it as...

What You Should Know About Stomach Acid

by chelsea | November 19, 2019 | Featured, Microbiome, Nutrition, Recipes | 8 Comments

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...

Your Lymphatic System: Fountain of Youth?

by chelsea | April 25, 2018 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition | 6 Comments

This post was updated on 3/6/23. Do you have dull skin, thinning hair, PMS, aching knees, mood swings, forgetfulness, food sensitivities, or those hard-to-lose last 10 pounds? All of these symptoms can be caused or exacerbated by a sluggish lymphatic system....

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