We are well into summer now, so you have likely pulled out your sunscreen, or gone shopping for some so that you are ready for spending time outdoors. Is sunscreen really a good idea?
VEGETABLE MICROBIOMES: FRIEND OR FOE?
VEGETARIAN VS PALEO WARS
What is the best kind of diet for optimal health? For several decades there has been a large vegetarian movement, but more recently the Paleo movement has been gaining momentum. These two movements have some significant differences, yet there are strong advocates for both sides. So how is a person to know which way of eating is the best?
THE IMPORTANCE OF GUT REPAIR WITH DETOXIFICATION
LOCAL GROWERS AND PRODUCERS THAT MY GUT LOVES
It's easy to get depressed or angry when you start dwelling on all the chemicals that get sprayed on our food supply. Food is meant to nourish us, but when herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides get sprayed on our food crops it means that we can't help but eat these toxic chemicals. When plants get sprayed they absorb these chemicals through their leaves and root systems, which means that the chemicals become systemic in the plants and are throughout the foods we harvest.
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY FOR GOOD HEALTH
Did you know that good health depends on microbial diversity in your gut? The microbes that make your digestive tract their home play a key role in every aspect of your health. Your relationship with those organisms is a codependent one - you provide a dark, temperature-regulated home that has a constant food supply, and in exchange the microbes regulate every metabolic process in your body including things like immune function, blood pressure, fat storage, hormone function and blood sugar regulation.
WHAT DOCTORS DOES A NUTRITIONIST VISIT?
When I work with clients I often end up working directly or indirectly with their doctors. Sometimes we'll be on conference calls together, sometimes a write a letter and other times my client just communicates information back and forth between their different practitioners.
Have you ever wondered what doctors your nutritionist uses?
MEDICAL ERROR THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
SHOULD WE BE CONSIDERING VACCINES IN THE HEALTH OF OUR MICROBIOME?
I’m going to start by telling you about my typical client. The type of person who typically comes to see me is incredibly educated, has done a lot of research, and usually is already eating an organic, whole foods diet, and living a clean lifestyle.
So today I visited with good friends that embody my typical client, but wanted to talk to me about vaccinations for their beautiful baby girl.
A STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO GUT HEALTH
As a nutritionist specializing in gut health, I teach people how to eat to nourish their microbiomes, and how to eat to restore the intestinal barrier. And because I’m a nutritionist, I use food and supplements as the primary tools to achieve gut health. My goal is to give the body the tools it needs to fix itself, but sometimes a different kind of tool is required in addition to what I can offer. This tool comes in the form of structural approaches that involve manual therapists or movement therapies.