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Have You Gained Weight During Your COVID-19 Staycation?

We’re now a several weeks into this social distancing, stay home, quarantine business. Some have managed to stay on track with their health – they’re eating nutritious homemade meals and exercising regularly. They may even be getting into BETTER shape throughout this coronavirus twilight zone! Then there’s the rest of us. If your health wagon […]

Video #2 In Series On Cellular Inflammation & Cellular Toxicity. What It Causes And How To Truly Fix It.

Did you miss the first video in this series? HERE it is. Moving forward in this series about cellular inflammation and cellular toxicity, we take a closer look at how the health (or lack thereof) of the 50 – 7- trillion individual cells will determine how we FEEL… and certainly determine how we FUNCTION. When […]

If I Could Give A SECOND Piece of Nutrition Advice… To ALL Age Groups, But Especially Adults

In case you missed the FIRST piece of Nutrition advice, especially as it relates to children, you can read it (watch it) here. I made the recommendation to “crowd out carbs” … the unhealthy, refined, extra sugary ones… and to place greater emphasis on healthy fats and clean protein with a dash of quality carbs. […]

The Longterm Solution Does Not Lie In Adding More Insulin, More Carbs, And Eating More Often

Giving more insulin to a Type 2 Diabetic and expecting a longterm solution is like giving more alcohol to an alcoholic to take the edge off. It may feel *good* in the moment, but it’s a train wreck waiting to happen and it’s clearly NOT curing the root cause of the problem. Type 2 Diabetes […]

Easy Low-Carb Keto Hash Browns

We go in phases. Sometimes, I’m on a roll with keeping our kids’ carb intake in check. And then there are stretches of times that I’m not. I get lazy. I start the “life is too short to not enjoy carbs” talk. I run short on time. I give in to the pressure of just […]

10 Simple Strategies for Incorporating Healthy Fats Into Your Everyday Diet

If you’re transitioning into a high fat, low carb approach with your overall nutrition, sometimes it’s a challenge to figure out how to get enough healthy fats into your diet. Here are 10 “Readers’ Favorites” for adding more of the healthy fats to your day: Start your day with fat coffee or tea […]

“If You Could Make Just ONE Dietary Recommendation…?”

A few days ago, I was able to re-connect with an old childhood friend I hadn’t seen for a decade. The last 10 years have been quite a journey for her, health-wise. I’ll give you the short-ish version. After dealing with mystery symptoms that were all over the map for a few years, she […]

Is Eating Less What’s Keeping You Fat?

Chronically eating less could be exactly what’s keeping you fat. Excuse me? What did she just say?! Yes, you heard me correctly. Eating less – in the form of multiple small meals per day, or grazing throughout your day – can make you fat. I’m talking, even eating as little as 500 calories […]

Just As Important As What You Eat?

For years… and I mean years… I’ve tried to teach our children the importance of WHAT they eat. As is the case with most of us, it’s still a work in progress! (Why do foods that aren’t in our best interest have to taste so GOOD? Pizza, french fries, pasta, bread, chips, pastries… Sigh…) […]