When I first met Amy, she told me she’d always battled her weight and was tired of the constant struggle. She said she gains by just “looking at food.” She also had arthritis in her knee, her digestion was not ideal, and she felt sluggish during the day. Amy had just found out her Hemoglobin […]
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Why I Don’t Eat Gluten – my personal story A few years ago, I was flying back to Colorado from my original home in Boston. It was the evening after my uncle’s funeral. He died of lung cancer, which still surprises me. I was alone on this leg of my journey and emotionally vulnerable. While
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The holidays are upon us! Are the holidays a festive time for you or are those festivities mixed with a little stress? With less daylight during this season, we should be spending time inward, peacefully snuggled up at home with a good book by the fire. However the holidays call us out of our nest
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I write about this topic every spring because I personally know that spring allergies are so annoying and debilitating. It’s finally warm and light past 7 pm. You go for a walk after work and it’s lovely. But then you start sneezing. Your nose is running and you have no tissues. Farmer’s blow? Your sleeve?
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Do You or Someone You Love Need Spring Allergy Relief? All the signs of spring are here: blooming flowers, grass is growing, longer days and… allergies. Who’s feeling it? Sneezing, stuffy head, malaise, and itchy eyes – we all know the telltale signs of spring allergies. What are allergies and why are you getting them?
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Since March’s Uplift theme is rest and restore it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at your sleep habits. Many people overlook sleep as an important healing and detoxing tool. Sleep is essential for maintaining and repairing your body, maximizing your metabolism, balancing moods, clearing toxins from your brain, and even preventing illness.
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Many of my clients have goals to lose unwanted weight. They are expecting me to recommend more vegetables and less sugar but are surprised when we also start talking about their gut. The amount of fat your body holds is a complex matter. It involves a perfect balance of many hormones, food, exercise, stress management,
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From keeping blood moving through your veins and supplying life-giving oxygen to all of your cells, your heart is a pretty important organ. This February while you’re expressing love to others don’t forget to love your own heart. Just when you thought you understood cholesterol— HDL is good, LDL is bad—it turns out it’s not quite
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When you think of hormonal imbalances you may not immediately think of digestion. But they are connected in a variety of ways. In fact many of your hormones are connected to your gut (thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, insulin, and cortisol) but here we’re going to talk mostly about estrogen and your gut microbiome. An estrogen
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Holidays got you feeling busy and stressed? Take it down a notch by finding some peace during meal time. Mindful eating optimizes digestion, reduces stress and tells your brain that you’re full. To prepare your body for digestion you must be in a relaxed state – in the “rest and digest” mode of your nervous
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