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...
Nutritional Tips to Conquer PMS
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a not-so-fun time that affects millions of women. It’s caused by having an imbalance in hormone levels and can manifest physically as tender breasts, headaches and cramps. It can also even impact the ‘feel-good’ chemicals in your brain (serotonin) trigger stress hormones, increase fluid retention and...
Help for Managing Estrogens
Estrogens are a vital aspect of female (and male) hormonal health. When properly balanced, they play an important role in helping women protect against inflammation, prepare the uterus for pregnancy, boost muscle mass, keep us thinking sharply, make us feel sexy and support the production of serotonin. Pretty crucial...
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...
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...
Boosting Your Fertility
Fertility. It’s one word, but it withholds power, emotion and is a high priority for women who are looking to conceive and bring a little one into their world. However, having healthy and positive fertility outcomes can be a struggle and presents itself as an obstacle for many. The CDC shares, “6% of married women aged 15 to 44 years...
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