Nutrition Alert News

August 5, 2020

Could Gluten be Causing Your Brain Fog?

Often, we associate gluten or intolerance thereof with gastrointestinal problems or digestive issues. As it turns out, gluten can also have an impact on your brain and the way you think. Have you tested negative for celiac and ruled out gluten as the problem? Take a step back. It is possible to be intolerant or…

July 28, 2020

Chicken Tikka Masala for sustained energy!

Feeling sluggish or fatigued often comes down to an imbalance between energy supply and demand. To feel energized, we need to make sure our cells are supplied with enough fuel and the right machinery to meet the demands we put upon them. However, the old cliché of eating a big pasta dinner to carb-load the…

July 13, 2020

Let’s Talk about an Energy Boost!

How to Boost Energy Naturally-On the smallest scale, energy in your body is made by turning glucose molecules into ATP, and this process happens most efficiently in the presence of certain important nutrients and plenty of water and oxygen. This means the best way to give your body a sustainable boost of energy is to…

July 7, 2020

Do the elderly need to take amino acids?

While age brings valuable wisdom, it unfortunately also brings the gradual wasting of skeletal muscle mass, known as sarcopenia. More unfortunately still, sarcopenia brings with it an increased risk of injury, disability, and the loss of independence. Starting as early as our 30’s, research has shown that muscle mass and strength begins to decline in…

July 6, 2020

Am I Experiencing Burnout?

How to avoid or recover from burnout  We are living at a time of global change. We are learning to live differently to mitigate risks and reduce exposure to a potentially deadly virus, and we are making changes to antiquated systems with hopes of a brighter future. Overwhelmingly, the world around us is changing and…

June 25, 2020

Does BPA free mean toxin free?

BPA-Free Plastic is Not Toxin-Free Why glass containers are still a superior choice for your supplements as well as your food and drinks. What is BPA? The chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is infamous as a toxic component of plastics. It has been used in epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics since the 1960s, but in the…

June 23, 2020

Can foods help with fertility?

 Forget the oysters and champagne, science says there are some foods that are more likely to help you get pregnant. About 15% of heterosexual couples report struggling with infertility, and it is a nearly even 50/50 split between whether the issue is on the male or female side of the equation [1]. Interestingly enough, diet…

June 22, 2020

What does it mean to “DETOX” for conception?

Babies come into the world and join their families in different ways. Sometimes conception comes as a surprise and sometimes pregnancy is more difficult to achieve or takes longer to occur than parents had hoped. When a new mother does conceive, her attention often turns to creating the healthiest environment possible for her developing child,…

June 9, 2020

Importance of Bone Health for Women

Being female comes with a lot of natural gifts. Unfortunately, it also comes with some physical and hormonal differences that put us at additional risk for breaking bones and developing osteoporosis [1]. Read more about osteoporosis and how to prevent it below. What is osteoporosis? Bone is living tissue, and bone cells are not only…

May 13, 2020

Probiotic benefits of Kimchi!

Kimchi has been a staple dish in Korean cuisine for at least 2000 years. While it is a generic term referring to salted and fermented vegetables, most people are familiar with a mostly cabbage kimchi that has a kick of spiciness coming from garlic, ginger, and gochugaru (Korean-style red pepper flakes). In this recipe, we…