Is a Low Carb Diet Right for You? The Role of Fats in Energy Production
How the body uses both dietary and stored fats for energy production.
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Do Saturated Fats Raise Cholesterol?
How to lower your heart disease risk with nutrition February is heart health month so it’s a good time to dispel many of the cholesterol myths. Often our clients come to their appointment with their latest cholesterol labs and have been told that they need to lower their cholesterol to prevent heart disease. They are
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Digestion Connection: How Your Gut Affects Your Hormones
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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3 Ways to Love Your Liver
Loving Your Liver We think of our liver when we think of detoxification but your liver also does so much more. It is responsible for about 500 functions including: Hormone balance. Vitamin D production. Formation of proteins that carry nutrients all around your body. Digestion including the production of bile which breaks down fats. (Fats
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