What to Eat (and Avoid) to Promote Thyroid Health
Hypothyroidism is a common condition impacting many women today. When your thyroid gland doesn't produce enough of certain hormones, it can lead to things like slow digestion, fatigue, dry skin, hair loss, infertility, irregular periods and other life disrupting ailments. Understanding how your thyroid works and being aware of what foods...
Self Care for the Winter Season
Winter is the most Yin time of the year. Darkness and cold surround us. The long nights are a sign that we should be turning inward and resting. Instead, most of us are rushing to meet work deadlines, running to finish holiday shopping, booking flights to see family, and meeting social commitments in the evenings. Instead of resting,...
Gratitude’s Impact on Health
What if I told you that one simple practice could reduce your stress, help your mental health, reduce pain, and increase your happiness. You’d say I’m crazy. But the scientific research on gratitude is starting to show all of these things to be true. Research suggests that gratitude may be associated with many benefits, including...
Where’s the beef?
Beef is one of the most powerful commodities on the planet thanks to its amazing protein and high contents of vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, niacin, and vitamin B6. In an ideal scenario, if you are purchasing beef, it should be organic, pasture raised, grass fed & grass finished which means the cow is never enclosed in a...
Benefits of Laughter for Health and IVF Success
As the days grow shorter and darker, I’d like to draw attention to the many benefits that come with the lightness of good humor and laughter. You’ve probably heard the adage that laughter makes good medicine, and in fact there are numerous studies that break down its multi-layered benefits. For women perusing conception through...
The Elimination Diet: Know What’s a No-No for Your Body
Our diets play a big role in our mental health and physical health. Whether it’s the Thanksgiving turkey that makes you drowsy, or our morning coffee that makes us more alert, each food and beverage plays a lasting role on us. If you find yourself facing a more impacted lifestyle, where you’re experiencing indigestion, skin...
Do you Filter Your Drinking Water?
Access to clean water is a fundamental health imperative that most residents of this country are fortunate enough to have available in our homes. In fact, we are so accustomed to this luxury that we may take it for granted. While there’s much to be grateful for, I encourage you to take a moment to think critically about the quality of...
You Are What You Eat
Much of our modern industrial agricultural/meat industry is smoke and mirrors to normalize very unusual and dangerous practices in respect to the raising of animals for meat, the food the animals are fed and the processing methods done to the animals after slaughter. Let's focus on chicken today. Chicken is some of the easiest meat to...