Longevity is big business. Everyone from Bulletproof Dave Asprey to Deepak Chopra claims to have the secret to living as long as you like, and that aging is optional. We humans are obsessed with slowing down the clock on aging and adding years to our lives. Serums,...
Did you know that your menstrual cycle actually has four phases? And that you have approximately 450 cycles in your lifetime? (source) How you eat and care for yourself (and even plan events) throughout your cycle can support happier moods and healthy hormone balance....
If you've done any research on the candida diet, you'll come up with about 19 million results on google, most of which tell you to avoid every molecule of sugar. Some of the diets recommend phases or even bone broth cleanses. There are millions (literally) of...
Move over, gluten. There's a new bad guy in town, and he's stealing your thunder. Meet lectins, the next big thing to avoid. Diet fads are cropping up all the time. We've seen gluten free, paleo, and now keto go mainstream. There are benefits and drawbacks to each....
I love tea! I drink several cups of tea a day for its health benefits and, of course, my own enjoyment. I love all different types of tea and firmly believe in the healing power of all teas: herbal, green, black, red, white, pu-erh, even CBD tea. I look forward to my...
I'll be blunt: A ketogenic diet is not a panacea. In fact, keto diets can be dangerous for some people. Going keto is not without risk, and the scientific research on the diet long term is still somewhat sparse. How do you know if keto is right--or not--for you? It's...
Collagen has become a trendy fountain of youth supplement recently, touted for its benefits for skin, hair, joints, and nails. Should you use collagen? Read all about collagen's benefits and everything you need to know! Years ago when we started hearing about...
I am fascinated with medicinal foods: Foods that offer particularly potent healing properties. In many cases, certain foods and herbs work better than pharmaceutical drugs to reverse and prevent disease and without the nasty side effects. Certain foods can even lower...
Let's talk about poop, baby. Poo has become a super taboo topic, and I'm not going to sugarcoat it and make it cutesy (other than the word poo because it's short and to the point). Let's just have a straightforward discussion about what your poop says about your...
All disease begins in the gut, said Hippocrates approximately 2,000 years ago. This very statement is why my practice has shifted from hormones to digestive wellness predominantly. Nearly all of my clients, no matter their primary health issue or goal, have symptoms...
Sugar. The sweet stuff is everywhere in our food supply and has been blamed for obesity, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, cancer, and diabetes. Though most people would say sugar is "bad," there's still quite a bit of debate on just how bad it is for your health. The...
Ask one hundred gut specialists what is the best diet for SIBO, and you'll get more than one hundred answers. If you have SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth), you're probably confused and frustrated about all the different guidelines for the best healing diet....