Eating a healthy balanced diet is essential for nourishing the body. Essential nutrients and antioxidants are needed to protect against inflammation. A deficiency of micro-nutrients can lead to low energy, poor health, and inflammation. ...
Good Fats vs Bad Fats
The difference between good fats vs bad fats depends upon whether fat is processed or in whole food form. It is the processing of fats that makes fats unhealthy. The topic of fats has contained lots of misinformation. Many people are left wondering what are the good fats and bad fats? Fats play a ...
9 Easy Ways to Improve Digestion and Gut Health
Improving digestion and gut health can take a bit of work but there are some simple ways to improve digestion naturally that yield amazing results. One of the best ways to improve digestion is to support the primary organs involved in digestion such as the stomach, pancreas, and gallbladder with ...
The Main Function of the Stomach in Digestion and How to Support Digestion
The main function of the stomach in digestion is to kill pathogens and break down protein. These 2 functions of the stomach are essential for good gut health as undigested protein ferments and low stomach acid allows pathogens to flourish. The acidic environment of the stomach is crucial for gut ...
Why You Need to Eat Nutrient-Dense Whole Foods
As a nutritional therapy consultant, I recommend eating nutrient-dense whole foods that are properly prepared, but what does it mean to eat a nutrient-dense diet? As a society, we have become so far removed from the diet of our ancestors that has sustained us throughout history, and have lost the ...