How Food Can Help Us Stay Healthy and How to Balance Unhealthy Food and Sugar Cravings for the Summer Season (and Always) Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND The first part of this series reviewed all the ways food can be medicine for the body and brain and how “fake food” can cause cravings and unhealthy effects. Sugar […]
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” Many of us have heard the words that Michael Pollen made famous in his book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. It’s good advice and let’s explore why: Eat food This simply means what you eat should be real food. Ideally, something that
Razi Berry Shopping for organic groceries can be expensive but is an investment in your family’s health. What if you are “re-toxing” your expensive organic food once you get home? In the midst of balancing busy lives, we all make the effort to cook better meals at home and keep our families healthier. However, we
Dr. Meera Dossa, ND I’m always a fan of sneaking superfoods into my desserts so the people that I love have no idea just how healthy their treats are! I grew up playing with the Chia Pet, not realizing that as an adult, I would continue to play with Chia seeds…only this time, it would
This game-changing snack is the latest healthy trend. And it’s crazy simple to make. Sweet potatoes are full of vitamin A, vitamin C, and magnesium. Ingredients: All you need is a sweet potato and a toaster. Directions: Cut your sweet potato in quarter-inch slices and pop it in the toaster. Decorate! Top with avocado slices,
Dr Kelsey Asplin, ND It’s so interesting how old concepts so quickly become the new craze in pop culture, before vanishing away almost as quickly into the shadows of yesterday’s news. In my work as a student clinician and also since becoming a board certified Naturopathic Doctor, I’ve encountered numerous questions and claims about a
Dr. Richard Maurer, ND “I used to always equate carbs with energy, and that just doesn’t seem to be the case.” —Patricia M., seventy-nine years-old, reversed type 2 diabetes 20-years earlier with a Low-Carb Diet and Metabolic Recovery Exercise. If your blood sugar is drifting up or body fat is accumulating around your middle, you might blame
Razi Berry In the afterglow of the Natural Cancer Prevention Summit I recently hosted, I am more motivated than ever to embrace the best nutrition nature has to offer. I love smoothies because I can combine many nutrient-dense ingredients at once and sip at them while working at the computer. Turmeric as you know, is
Dr. Sarah Cimperman, ND Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan Variation This recipe has everything a healthy meal should contain: vegetables, protein, and healthy fat. It’s my version of the Vietnamese favorite called pho (pronounced “fuh”). Traditionally, it’s made by layering toppings on a bed of rice noodles bathed in a fragrant broth. I wanted to make
Dr. Millie Lytle ND, MPH, CNS All living organisms are constantly exposed to stress derived from internal and external sources. Reactive species (RS) that come from oxygen are ROS and reactive species derived from nitrogen are RNS. Free radicals are generated from oxidative stress and play an important role in the development of organ damage
