Throughout the past few months, we have continuously stressed the importance of supporting the immune system through supplementation and proper diet. With colder weather already here, the cold and flu season beginning, and many reported cases of illness we continue to recommend that everyone take some type of immune supporting [...]
Stress. It is the main source of “dis-ease” in the body, mind, and spirit. It creates a tremendous biochemical burden on the body, ultimately creating disease. At a basic level: Stress makes it harder to lose weight. Stress contributes to degenerative diseases. Stress upsets digestion. Stress makes you tired. Here’s [...]
STOP THE FIREWORKS IN YOUR GUT! Happy Fourth of July! You have probably already started your holiday festivities over the weekend, have today off and tomorrow more parties! Along with all the fun food and fireworks in the sky, there are likely some fireworks going off in your gut. In [...]
This month we continue the theme of nutrition myths and focus on perhaps the most dangerous of all – the belief and marketing of artificial sweeteners as being safe for human consumption. They are not. Let us repeat. Artificial sweeteners are not safe. In fact, they are a major contributor [...]
The Esophagus We return to our north to south tour of the digestive system. Next stop after the mouth is the esophagus. Actually the esophagus is more like a transit point. We do not want anything to stop there! The esophagus is the passageway from the mouth to the stomach. [...]
I cannot overstate the importance of enzymes to the digestion process. Simply put, enzymes make stuff happen in the body- basically they keep you alive! They are proteins that enhance and accelerate chemical reactions in the body. Since there are many different reactions there are many different enzymes. The human [...]
The “physical” aspects of digestion begin in the mouth. Please consider what goes in our mouth is generally a volunteer action! For the most part we choose what we eat, how many times we chew our food, and the pace (fast/slow) of the eating experience. Some may argue that digestion [...]
Digestion - Introduction Our tour of the body begins with the digestive system. After all, we are what we eat! What we put into our body provides the fuel our body has to work with in performing all the functions that give us life. Without food there is no life. [...]
I have several favorite “nutritional sayings” (as I like to call them) that I use with my clients. One of these stems from the fact that most of us have no idea how our body works. How do I know this? I ask people all the time and I get [...]
Here are some recommendations to reduce symptoms of acid reflux. Drinking eight ounces of water about 30 minutes prior to a meal supplies fluid to form sufficient amounts of gastric juices. Once you begin the meal drink no more than a cup of additional fluid. If you can, it is [...]
