The goal to keep fit and stay healthy is one shared by most people. For decades we have all been trying to find the holy grail of staying in top shape. The combined effects of regular exercise, healthy eating, and other positive lifestyle changes generally contribute to realizing this goal. However, research has shown that …
5 Tips for Traveling while on a Therapeutic Diet
Traveling is something many people love to do. That wanderlust is strong. When you have to follow a therapeutic diet, it makes traveling much less appealing. However, with the right tools you’ll be back on the road, or airplane, in no time. I love to travel. I’ve traveled extensively around the Continental US. I’ve flown, …
5 Steps For a Successful Intermittent Fast When Doing it for the First Time
Intermittent Fasting (IF) is wildly popular and for good reason. The benefits include reducing insulin resistance and inflammation, promoting brain health and reducing the risk of developing dementia-related diseases, and weight loss. Doing it successfully is actually harder than you would think. I mean, skipping meals isn’t that hard right? WRONG! You can do it …
5 Supplements You Must Start After Being Diagnosed With Autoimmune Disease
The shock of being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and the overwhelm that happens upon arriving home and researching can leave a person feeling like they want to melt into a puddle on the floor. Relieved to have answers, it’s confusing to know where to go from here. Today I’m going to help you feel …
FODMAPs or SCD for SIBO?
There are two camps in the managing SIBO dietary approach and they are FODMAPs and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). First up, we need to clear something up. Diet may help manage symptoms but it does not resolve the underlining condition. You have to address the SIBO before starting the diet. So see your doctor …
3 Things You Need to Know About Eating for SIBO
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth aka SIBO is uncomfortable to deal with and the recovery from it often requires a diet change. There is a lot of conflicting information out there on how to eat for SIBO, what foods are and are not allowed, is it a temporary thing or do you have to eat this …
Taking A Sensible Approach To Your Diet
Many people take to dieting as a way to lose weight and get into shape. But the issue with many diets is that they aren’t a long-term solution to maintaining a healthy weight. Not only do they often involve cutting down your food intake dramatically, but they also involve cutting out certain foods – many …
How To Do Keto Right
As a health coach, I help people get on all kinds of special diets, including going ketogenic. Often times, it is prescribed for those with insulin issues like Type 1 and 2 Diabetes and nervous system issues like MS. For these diagnoses keto is extremely effective in stopping and reversing symptom progression and oftentimes, healing …
Designing A Diet That Suits You
We all know that eating well is essential for good health, but how do you go about making positive changes to your diet? Healthy eating isn’t always about weight management or control, but many of us seem to focus on the numbers on the scale when deciding what to eat. If you’re looking for simple …
Low-Mold Diet Made Simpler
Disclaimer: This blog today is to give you an idea of what goes into a low-mold diet and to hopefully make it easier for you. For a program that works around all your food limitations ( a side effect of mold toxicity) and lifestyle, please check out my low-mold program or contact me for a …