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...

Bone Broth: Have you Jumped on the Bandwagon yet?

by chelsea | March 9, 2017 | Nutrition, Recipes, Traditional Food Basics | 0 Comments

Bone Broth is all the rage these days and has been for the last few years. If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon, let me tell you why you should! Benefits of Bone Broth: Promotes a healthy microbiome Boosts the immune system Detoxifies the body and aids metabolism...

Probiotic Chocolate Bars

by chelsea | March 25, 2020 | Nutrition, Recipes, Sweet Treats | 3 Comments

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...

Food Sensitivity Testing and Elimination Diets: What You Need to Know

by chelsea | April 20, 2020 | Health and Wellness, Homeopathy, Nutrition | 4 Comments

If you hav been reading this series, you may realized that many of your symptoms are caused or exacerbated by food sensitivities. Now you just need to figure out WHICH foods are causing you problems! How do you do it? Well, there are a few ways to go about this. As...

Supplements: Should you be taking them?

by chelsea | September 20, 2019 | cornerstone, Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition | 10 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...

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...

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...

Does Red Meat Cause Cancer?

by chelsea | October 11, 2018 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition | 7 Comments

Does red meat cause cancer? No doubt you have heard the various studies in the news, health magazines espousing the evils of red meat. Then on the other side, there is the grass-fed, pastured meat movements espousing the health benefits of red meat. There are diets...

How to Avoid Getting Food Sensitivities

by chelsea | April 7, 2020 | Health and Wellness, Homeopathy, Nutrition | 5 Comments

Are you wondering if developing food sensitivities is inevitable? Even though you may have noticed many of your friends and family members explaining how they can't eat this or that anymore, it isn't inevitable. Food sensitivities are now extremely common in our...

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...

Three Easy Ways to Add Fermented Foods to Your Daily Diet

by chelsea | April 28, 2017 | Fall Fermented Vegetables, Ferments, Microbiome, Nutrition, Recipes, Spring Fermented vegetables | 1 Comment

You have probably heard that fermented foods like kraut (sauerkraut) are full of probiotics and that probiotics feed the good bacteria in your gut or microbiome. Now the question is how to get them into your daily routine so that they become a habit. You are much...

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