As Summer is upon us, shifting a few pesky pounds may be on your list of priorities! Although healing from the inside out is my mantra, I do want to share some quick and easy tips to fast track your way to feeling more confident in your summer body!
Read MoreA team of scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed data from two nationwide surveys involving 78,000 women and 44,000 men. The study compares health outcomes of participants who adopted 5 specific lifestyle changes with those who didn’t. These lifestyle factors included not smoking, regular moderate to rigorous exercise, and limited alcohol intake. The other factors were maintaining a normal weight, and implementing a healthy eating pattern.
Read MoreHashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an increasingly common form of Hypothyroidism. It involves the immune system attacking the thyroid gland, which is located just below the Adam’s apple at the base of the neck. This gland coordinates many of our bodily functions, including metabolism, growth, and development. Inflammation of the thyroid gland causes it to become under-active.
Read MoreOver 50% of our population is either knowingly or unwittingly pre-diabetic or is already suffering the devastating symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes. Clearly, our existing traditional methods of dealing with this detrimental disease are not effectively reversing the trend. We are continuing to consume foods filled with refined sugars and grains. Watch my Vlog for more!
Read MoreWe live in a fatphobic culture. We’re brainwashed into believing that eating fat will make us fat. We, therefore, gravitate towards foods that are marketed as ‘low-fat’, ‘fat-free’ or ‘diet’. These foods, more accurately termed ‘non-foods’ are higher in inflammatory carbohydrates. The insulin and cortisol spiking result of this low fat, high carbohydrate culture is that we suffer from a vast array of health issues. The truth is that fat does not make us sick or fat. In fact, eating good fat helps us to lose weight and feel great!
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