On my homepage, I reviewed the components of the much anticipated publication of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These updated Dietary Guidelines are released every five years to reflect the latest nutritional and medical evidence set forth by...
The Positive Mind and the Gut-Brain
Happy 2016! Last year and this coming year will be a bit of a whirlwind for me, but pretty incredible. I have my book, BreakFree Medicine, set to release next month, my new website design almost completed, my functional...
Scratchy Throats Relieved with Essential Oils
I hope you are all having a beautiful holiday season so far. I was able to submit my BreakFree Medicine manuscript just before the clock hit midnight on December 24th. This was an early holiday gift for me...to have...
Christmas Spirit Lives in the Brain
There's a mix of emotions that occur during this time. Many of my clients and friends describe their feelings as similar to a roller-coaster ride between excitement, stress, anticipation, and sadness or grief.1 For those missing loved ones, dealing...
Sesquiterpenes- a Long Word, a Cool Constituent in Essential Oils
A few weeks ago, my computer went on the fritz. Yup, the hard drive blew and along with it, all the essential oil references for my book! So, this week I have the distinct pleasure of going through all...
The Emotional Eating Roller Coaster
The Emotional Eating Roller Coaster In my homepage blog, I reviewed how our nation is food obsessed. I discussed different theories behind what can lead to this infatuation with our plates. These included: 1. Starvation diets 2. Nutrient deficiencies...
How Fido, Toxins, and B Vitamins Impact Our Health
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The Power of Personalized Nutrition
Recently, a study reported positive changes in healthy dietary trends for Americans. This unsurprisingly resulted in less disease burden, proving the power of food as medicine. However, we still have a way to go. The authors state: Using data...
Why Fat is More Than Food
In this week's blog on my homepage, I discussed the current obesity epidemic of our nation, how children are being effected, and why getting fat is related to more than just a "food input-output" issue. In this blog, I...
More Reasons Why Making Friends with Your Microbiome Is a Good Idea
This week, I compiled all my favorite headlines in health from October 2015 on my homepage. The geek in me is always excited to share what I've been studying through the month with my readers, but this month I...