The Worst Food Ingredient for Your Immune System

When it comes to your immune system, what you eat matters. Can you guess which  ingredient is most detrimental to your immune health ? The Worst Food Ingredient for Your Immune System Refined and processed sugar. Why? It creates  a chronic low-grade inflammation state, which stresses the body’s innate immune system and makes it slower […]

What Supplements Should I Take?

What Supplements Should I Take? I get asked this question so often. Firstly, let me say that supplements are NOT a substitute for a healthy lifestyle! Using ​diet and lifestyle modification​, you can support your immune system and create a strong, resilient internal environment. If you care  about your health, you’ll want to nurture this […]

More Great News About Vitamin D

More Great News About Vitamin D. First randomized controlled trial on Vitamin D and COVID-19. In the control group (that was not taking Vitamin D) 50 percent required ICU admission. IN the Vitamin D group, only 2 percent were admitted to the ICU. The Study Highlights The vitamin D endocrine system have a variety of […]

Biomarkers for Your Brain Health

Biomarkers for your brain health podcast is focused on being  able to assess your likelihood for cognitive decline before it happens. In this podcast Dr Karen discusses biomarkers for you to assess your cognitive health What Are Some Biomarkers for Brain Health? High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) A high level of CRP in the blood is […]

Supplements To Protect Your Health NOW

Supplements to Protect Your Health NOW is about supporting your immune system BEFORE you get sick! These recommendations come from Dr. Michael Murray, who also reminds us  that attitude, lifestyle, and diet are also critical factors to employ in building immune health. Don’t gamble that you are getting everything that you need in your diet. […]

Is Vitamin D Important During this Pandemic?

Is Vitamin D Important During this Pandemic? Firstly, it is NOT my role to diagnose, treat or give you medical information. My role as a health coach is to education on the role of lifestyle in supporting optimal health. It is with this purpose, that I share credible research on the role that vitamin D […]

Lab Testing for Better Health – PODCAST

Testing your blood gives you insight into the most important laboratory – your own body. Get baseline screening blood tests or decide to take a deeper dive by ordering from our menu of advanced biomarkers. Here are some of the baseline functional biomarker tests I recommend for my coaching clients Sugar Metabolism Screening – Fasting […]

How to Stay Healthy on A Cruise – PART 1

I am headed on a cruise in 5 days and there are certain “essential” items that I pack. I am doing a series on “How to Stay Healthy on a Cruise”.  PART 1 are the supplements I pack The last thing you want is to be sick on a cruise that is packed with activity […]

Vitamin D Series PART 2 – Vitamin D and Your Health

Vitamin D insufficiencies are estimated to affect over one billion people worldwide. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) data showed a significant increase in vitamin D insufficiency in the USA over the last 30 years, with over 77% of Americans considered vitamin D insufficient. The alarming rates of insufficiency and the […]