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Healing Power of Herbs
Category: Detoxification Digestion Holistic Health Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on May 6, 2013 | No CommentsTweet Food for Thought: Seeing as May is national herb week, I thought it pertinent to briefly reflect on the importance of herbs in our day-to-day lives as well as... -
Shopping Farmer’s Market’s – A Guide to Freshness
Category: Detoxification Digestion fat loss Holistic Health Nutrition Weight Loss | Posted on March 27, 2013 | No CommentsTweet By Kaitlin Mackay We need food to live. We need the nutrients in food to live even more so. So it is of great importance to maximize nutrient retention... -
Coconut Oil: Friend or Foe?
Category: Digestion fat loss Hormones Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on March 27, 2013 | No CommentsTweet by Kaitlin Mackay A hot topic on the market is coconut oil. Should you use it? Is it harmful or is it good for you? Ben once said to... -
Magnesium: The Mineral You Need
Category: Detoxification Digestion fat loss Holistic Health Hormones Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on April 29, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Magnesium is essential in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the human body, many tied to sleep, energy, cognitive function, stress regulation, and heart health. Deficiencies in this all-important mineral... -
Improved Health through Better Digestion and Stomach Healing
Category: Digestion fat loss Nutrition stress reduction Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on January 23, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Improved Health thru Better Digestion Ben Brown, Nutritionist, Owner, Body Systems Healing & Performance As you may already know, the process of digestion begins not in the mouth or... -
5 Ways to Beat the Holiday Bulge
Category: Digestion fat loss Nutrition | Posted on November 27, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Over the next several weeks you are going to be tried, tempted, tested, and tormented by all sorts of savory, sweet and sugary snacks. Too often people throw caution... -
Coconut Water: Healthy or Hype?
Category: Digestion fat loss Hormones Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsTweet What do an athlete, secretary, pilot, nurse, diabetic, infant, construction worker, and the President of the United States all have in common? Stumped? They all need more minerals in... -
The WHOLE Truth about Inflammation
Category: Detoxification Digestion Fitness Holistic Health Miscellaneous Nutrition stress reduction Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsTweet How to Effectively Reduce Inflammation Achy back, sore knees, stiff neck, joint paint. Whether it’s getting out of bed, warming up on the range, post-workout soreness, physical trauma, or... -
The Top 5 Secret Superfoods You’re Not Eating…But Should Be!
Category: Detoxification Digestion fat loss Holistic Health Nutrition Weight Loss | Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsTweet After extensive research, I’ve come to learn that humans have somehow survived for hundreds of thousands of years on foods that can’t be found in a cereal box, haven’t... -
Supplemental Bars and Shakes: Yay or Nay?
Category: Digestion Miscellaneous Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on January 5, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Conveniently Unhealthy: Food Bars and Shakes In today’s quick fix society, we place a heavy reliance on supplemental food bars and shakes. Be it muscle gain, weight loss, or... -
The Flu, Immunity, and You
Category: Detoxification Digestion Fitness Holistic Health Nutrition Supplements | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Ever heard the saying “you are what you eat”? Well, that’s not exactly accurate. I prefer to say, “You are what you digest, absorb and assimilate.” The digestive system... -
Magnesium… Sleep lately?
Category: Detoxification Digestion Miscellaneous Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Magnesium is a vital mineral that works synergistically in the body with calcium. We often hear about the necessity of calcium, however, rarely hear about the importance of magnesium... -
Whole Grains Are Good For You?
Category: Detoxification Digestion Holistic Health Miscellaneous Nutrition Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Whole grains are good for you, right? It seems that grains, whole or otherwise, have several potential problems that might just be causing more harm than good. For the... -
Breakfast Rules!
Category: Digestion Miscellaneous Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet It seems that for many, breakfast can be a challenging meal. What we’ve been told to eat, and what actually fuels us are two very different things. Therefore, I... -
Stomach Acid
Category: Digestion Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) in the stomach is a good thing. It is necessary to help us break down our foods so that the nutrients may be adequately absorbed for... -
Osteoporosis
Category: Detoxification Digestion Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hormonal: The hormones estrogen, progesterone and cortisol all play a role in maintaining bone mass. Cortisol, like cortisone and prednisone, is a corticosteroid hormone. All corticosteroid hormones accelerate bone... -
Heart Burn/Reflux
Category: Detoxification Digestion Hormones Nutrition | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hormonal: Insufficient stomach acid production leads to undigested protein sitting in the stomach. This undigested protein putrifies, rots, and releases organic acids that contribute to heartburn. Taking antacids does... -
Menopausal Symptoms
Category: Detoxification Digestion Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hormonal: The responsibility for hormone production shifts from the ovaries to the adrenals during menopause. The first step to correct the underlying causes of menopausal symptoms is assessing adrenal... -
Headaches
Category: Detoxification Digestion Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hormonal/Digestive: Balancing your hormones that control blood sugar is absolutely essential to preventing many types of headaches. Headaches are often nothing more than simply low blood sugar reaction. Weakened... -
Insomnia
Category: Detoxification Digestion Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hormonal: Adrenal hormones regulate our 24-hour biological clock, or circadian rhythm. If this natural rhythm is disrupted, people experience sleep cycle disruption. Women frequently experience sleep problems due to... -
Overweight
Category: Detoxification Digestion Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hormonal: Balancing your hormones that control blood sugar is absolutely essential to losing weight and keeping weight off in a healthy manner. Most weight loss programs that ignore blood... -
Fatigue
Category: Detoxification Digestion Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Fatigue can be due to food sensitivities, hormonal imbalances, and blood sugar problems. Hormonal: Adrenal hormones and thyroid hormones regulate energy levels. Digestive: Unstable blood sugar, over-consumption of carbohydrates... -
Female Hormones
Category: Detoxification Digestion Holistic Health Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Female Hormone Imbalance Hormonal: Adrenal hormones that underlie proper female hormone production are the leading cause of female hormone symptoms such as PMS and menopausal symptoms. Digestive: Unstable blood... -
Depression
Category: Detoxification Digestion Holistic Health Hormones | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Depression Hormonal: Most depression is related to adrenal or sex hormone imbalances. Lower than normal levels of DHEA, cortisol, testosterone, estrogen or progesterone will trigger a biomechanically induced depression.... -
Metabolic Typing
Category: Digestion Miscellaneous Nutrition | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Have you ever heard the term “You Are What You Eat”? The way you feel each and every day is a reflection of how you take care of yourself....