Brenda Finally Reclaimed Her Body
Brenda finally reclaimed her body after her struggle with her weight. As a 35 year fitness professional, a major aspect of Brenda’s work has been to facilitate various weight management programs. Her focus has been on behavior change which was used to be about controlling calories in and calories out. Professionally, she did not support […]
The most commonly overlooked lab tests
Overlooked lab tests you need to ask for is the topic of this blog article. These focus on optimal functioning of the body and its organs, and address core imbalances such as inflammation in the body. FASTING INSULIN Desired Range: 2 – 5 (ideally under 3)Insulin is a measure of inflammation in the body. You […]
Marie lost 4 dress sizes in 3 months!
Marie lost 4 dress sizes in 3 months! I love to celebrate my clients and am excited to celebrate Marie as the client of the month! Changing lives is the greatest gift, and when people ask me what I like most about my work, I say “Supporting people to improve their life.” When the student […]
Key Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Did you know there are key biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease? Whether a person is at risk of developing the disease versus actively has symptoms, is often reflective of the number of their biomarkers. As few as three to five suboptimal lab values may be observed in an at-risk pre-symptomatic person versus up to 25 in […]
Is Glyphosate Destroying Gut Bacteria?
Is Glyphosate Destroying Gut Bacteria? Glyphosate is a chemical that is very useful to farmers because they can spray it all over their fields. The chemical kills weeds, but leaves the resistant crops untouched. New evidence suggests that even tiny amounts of the herbicide might be harmful to your friendly bacteria. Some scientists say that […]
How To Go Pro (as in Probiotics)
Let’s learn how to Go Pro (as in Probiotics). Throughout history, fermented foods have provided probiotic bacteria in the diet. All traditional cultures fermented their foods and lived in and with nature. This created an amazing diversity of gut microbes. WHAT IS FERMENTED FOOD? Food fermentation dates back more than seven thousand years to wine […]
Top Ten Ways to Incorporate Exercise into your Day
Top Ten Ways to Incorporate Exercise into your Day. Not exercising is worse for your health than smoking, reports a new study. Here are our best tricks for sneaking in more activity during the day without changing your routine. 1. Schedule physical activity into your calendar like you would any other appointment 2. Exercise first […]
Look what Costco Items I Have in my Kitchen
Look what Costco items I have in my kitchen. It is such a popular place, especially for people with larger families, people who entertain, people looking for a deal. Did you know it is also a great place to stock up on organic foods? Who knew? I went the other day and found over 80 […]
Psychobiotics, The Future of Mental Health?
Have you heard the term psychobiotics? At this year’s National Wellness Conference in October, 2019, I am speaking on Your Brain and Microbiome (Psychobiotics)- New Imperatives for Depression, Anxiety and Mental Health. YOUR SECOND BRAIN “The second brain,” is a mesh-like network of 500 million neurons lines our entire digestive tract from the esophagus to […]