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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... -
Vitamin D3: Deficiency, Disease and Dosing
Category: Detoxification fat loss Holistic Health Hormones Nutrition Supplements | Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Vitamin D3: Deficiency, Disease and Dosing Read this, if nothing else: Vitamin D3 deficiency has been linked to increased prevalence of cancer, hypertension, insulin resistance, depression, epilepsy, polysystic ovary... -
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... -
Breakfast of Champions – Ditch the Wheaties and Go Meaty!
Category: fat loss Holistic Health Hormones Miscellaneous Nutrition Weight Loss | Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsTweet I know you’ve heard it before (July 2010 Newsletter), but one of the easiest and most effective ways for people to start to improve their health and lose weight... -
How to Get Leaner Legs
Category: Detoxification fat loss Fitness Hormones Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on May 16, 2011 | No CommentsTweet While we are all genetically predisposed to store stubborn body fat in unwanted areas, it seems there’s a direct correlation between the types of foods that we eat and... -
How Do I Lose Body Fat Around My Midsection?
Category: Detoxification Fitness Holistic Health Hormones Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Q) How do I lose body fat around my midsection? A) I used to say that there’s no such thing as “spot reduction”, meaning, you can’t lose body fat... -
SLEEP: You Can’t Lose if You Don’t Snooze…
Category: Holistic Health Hormones Miscellaneous Uncategorized Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Most people are well aware of the importance of a good night’s sleep in order to stay energetic, but did you know that sleep is the most effective way... -
The Very Best Supplement Ever
Category: Detoxification Holistic Health Hormones Miscellaneous Nutrition Supplements Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Why is Omega-3 Supplementation Important? Fatty acid imbalances are common in societies like ours that consume an abundance of processed foods with artificial ingredients and hydrogenated (trans) fats, and... -
There’s Always Room for Chocolate!
Category: Hormones Nutrition | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Hah! I bet you didn’t see that coming did you? It seems that this plant-derived food, which has been consumed for thousands of years, may actually serve to improve... -
How Much Cardio is Enough?
Category: Fitness Hormones Miscellaneous Weight Loss | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet When it comes to exercise, more is not always better. The days of 45 – 60 minute moderate intensity elliptical or treadmill workouts are over. The recent research suggests... -
Vitamin D Supplementation
Category: Detoxification Holistic Health Hormones Nutrition Supplements | Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Why is Vitamin D supplementation important? Because meeting the necessary requirements for daily Vitamin D can provide protection from diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, depression,... -
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.... -
Body System 2: Digestion
Category: Digestion Holistic Health Hormones Nutrition | Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The foundation of good health lies in proper digestive function. All other health factors can be undermined if you don’t digest and absorb nutrients well. Assimilation of vitamins, minerals,...






























