Today I want to talk about something I get asked about a lot: grains. Grains have been hailed as the answer to heart disease (fiber!) and the villain at the root of digestive distress and a leading driver of insulin resistance. So what’s the real story? What should be their place in your diet? Well, […]
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Most of us are pretty familiar with probiotics. They line the shelves of every grocery store and drugstore and they are talked about widely. But what is the importance, really? And then maybe you’ve heard rumblings of prebiotics. Or prebiotics packaged with probiotics. And now there’s the concept of postbiotics. It’s a lot to keep
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Let’s talk about store-bought salad dressings. If you have a bottled salad dressing in your fridge, go check the label. What oil does it use? Canola? Soybean? Some other seed oil? These oils are ubiquitous in store-bought (and restaurant) salad dressings, and they’re highly inflammatory. Along with these oils, they also contain stabilizers/preservatives, thickening agents, and often an
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Sugar is Evil. Well, at least that’s what we all hear, all the time. But it comes down to how we consume it, and the quantity. Sugar itself isn’t inherently evil. There are sugars in healthful foods like fruits, vegetables, and nuts! Unfortunately, this is not how we consume the majority of our sugar. These
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Wellness is a vast topic, and there are literally thousands of tweaks we can make when we want to improve our health. So what’s a really good place to start? The answer may surprise you. I suggest you start with sleep! Sleep is the least sexy thing to talk about…and it’s arguably the most important!
Sleep: Do I get enough and how do I get more? Read More »
We’ve all heard by now that fat does not make you fat. In fact, many of the trendiest diets are now centered around fat. But fats are not all created equal. When we look at how we evaluate fats, we need to look at things like how stable they are, how they were processed, the
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Have you heard the term “nutrient density”? It’s gotten to be a bit of a buzz word in the nutrition world, but let’s talk about what it really means. Nutrient density is the amount of nutrients a food provides for how much it costs you, in terms of calories. A nutrient-dense food gives you the
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Water. Often overlooked, taken for granted, or bypassed for a more enticing beverage, few of us realize what a huge role it plays in our health. Water is vital for life, making up an average of 60% of the human body. Water performs essential functions in our bodies: it aids in digestion, regulates body temperature,
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Healthy bones – you’ve heard all the advice, and probably conflicting advice – and it can be pretty overwhelming. And that’s because, like everything in our bodies, it’s more complex than “just take a calcium supplement” (by the way, don’t) or, “drink lots of milk for healthy bones!” Bone health is dependent on many vitamins
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Though we can flip a coin to determine whether eggs are considered “good” or “bad” by the general public on any given day, we can’t deny their nutrient density, pastured in particular. They are rich in protein and monounsaturated fat and are a good source of riboflavin, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamins A, D and K2,
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