Food, Health & Lifestyle
Eat Local
The organic movement has been instrumental in driving people back to start asking real questions about where their food comes from and what exactly they are putting into their bodies. A significant part of the
Balancing Blood Sugar
Our body isn't designed for the constant roller coaster we are putting it on! Blood sugar levels should remain steady across the day. Learn more about signs and symptoms of blood sugar imbalances and strategies to overcome this!
Eat Organic – Here’s why
Choosing to eat organic is a great decision to make for your health - both your gut health and your hormones will be impacted in a positive way. You have likely been aware of the 'eat organic trend' and questioned whether it was really worth all that money.
Eat Breakfast
You have probably heard by now that breakfast can be one of the most important meals of the day! Why? It balances your blood sugar, and helps to regulate your hunger levels for the rest of the day.
The ‘Parfait’ Chia Pudding
I love this recipe because it’s fast and easy and can be made the night before. It’s great for those rushed mornings when cooking is really not an option. Chia pudding can also be a great snack as well. And the most important thing – chia seeds are great for gut health!
Berry Nutritious Smoothie
Smoothies are a great quick and easy breakfast, or snack, or even lunch. However, what people often end up doing is blending up a bunch of fruit and spiking their blood sugar. Which will leave them feeling hungry again quite quickly. Smoothies are in fact a great way to pile in the nutrition, and still have it taste great too! Check out this recipe.
Measuring Your Stress Response
Stress can come in many different forms (emotional, physical and spiritual) and from many different sources. Your brain interprets emotional stress and physical stress the same way
Testing Your Hormones
The message given to most women today is that PMS is normal, that there is nothing wrong with a pre-menstrual mood swing or tender breasts, and that we just need to learn to live with or medicate heavy, painful periods.
Gut Testing
The GI MAP is also different from other testing that uses PCR technology because it is functional in nature. What that means its that it doesn't just look for pathogens, but it also looks a how your GI tract is working from a functional standpoint. For example, the levels of your good bacteria, the degree of inflammation and gluten sensitivity.
About A Functional Medicine Approach
The gap between a state of health and a state of disease is not being attended to. If the focus shifted from damage control to prevention, many chronic disease states could be prevented.
Exercising – how to get started & shoot for the stars
My journey to 'athleticism' & how you can do it too! Flashback to several years ago: I can still
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