“Thyroid symptoms?” Your thyroid probably isn’t the problem. Hypothyroidism – low thyroid function – is the most common thyroid dysfunction in the U.S. About 40% of us, mostly women, are diagnosed with it and this number is growing every year. Millions more people go undiagnosed. Typical diagnosis doesn’t even test thyroid health directly, and standard […]
In my previous article, I introduced visceral fat and why it’s the most hazardous form of fat to have in your body. So how did it get there, and most importantly, how do you get rid of it? Visceral fat: What causes it? While the amount of visceral fat you have is partly determined by […]
Visceral Fat: deep, hidden fat with deep health consequences Can’t pinch an inch of belly fat? You may be a normal, healthy weight, but you could still have excess fat hiding deep inside you, surrounding your vital organs. Visceral fat can’t be seen, and even skinny people aren’t immune from accumulating too much of it. […]
In recent years, we’ve heard much about the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Olive oil consists mainly of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), healthy fats that may help lower your risk of heart disease, lower levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, and even help control blood sugar and insulin levels. [1] These healthy MUFAs […]
When you get a craving for a crunchy, savory snack, don’t reach for potato chips. Don’t pay a ton of money for a tiny bag of kale chips at the health food store, either. Kale chips are so easy and inexpensive to make at home, you can whip up a batch anytime you want. They’re […]
More Than Just Beauty Sleep Are you proud that you sleep only a few hours each night? Do you think you’re the model of efficiency because you “only need four hours of sleep?” Maybe you know you need more sleep, but don’t make it a priority because you don’t know how critical it is to […]
Food can be the best medicine or the slowest poison. Most of what is in your local supermarket isn’t what I or your great-grandma would call food, and the remainder is full of pesticides, herbicides and other additives that have no place in our bodies. Fortunately, organic foods are showing up on supermarket shelves, but […]
In the last article we learned about leaky gut and its health consequences. But wait, there’s more… Gut/Brain Connection Last week I mentioned how one potential source of gut damage is brain trauma. You may also recall that leaky gut plays a role in brain issues, including depression and brain fog. So how does this […]
Stress and Your Gut (Part 2) Last week we learned how stress can affect your digestion. That’s just the beginning of the story of what stress can do your intestines. Stress can come from within, as a reaction to everyday pressures, which raises our levels of stress hormones. As I mentioned in the first post […]
This is the second article in a series about stress and your health. Catch up with the first article here. Last week we learned about the role of your adrenal glands in keeping up your energy so you can keep up with life. Did you know that these two little glands are important to our […]