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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One of the most common problems I see in my practice is constipation. Whether you’re dealing with low-level, chronic constipation or acute, more painful constipation, it’s not a fun thing to deal with and it has a huge impact on our health. Before we even get into the how’s and why’s of constipation, let’s define
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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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This is a question that comes up a lot in my practice. And before I dove into the nutrition world, I didn’t know the difference either! But in order to properly navigate nutrition and find the right diet for you, it’s important to know the difference. Food Allergies A food allergy is when your body produces the
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What is Leaky Gut? Leaky gut is a colloquial term for increased intestinal permeability. Increased intestinal permeability simply means that the tight junctions in our intestines open up just enough to let undigested food particles (and other toxins or antigens) into the bloodstream. This is a tricky balance to maintain; we need these junctions to
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We hear this term thrown around all the time: Inflammation. We are told that the best diet is an “anti-inflammatory” diet, and that we should eat “anti-inflammatory” foods. But what does that really even mean? Why do these foods cause inflammation and why should we be so worried about it? Our Immune System To really
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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!
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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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