Top 5 Reasons to Buy Local Produce

Top 5 Reasons to Buy Local Produce

Why Buy Local Produce? **Photo by Shelley Pauls on Unsplash This morning, while sipping your coffee or tea, did you happen to think about where those beans or leaves were harvested? What about the fruit in your smoothie? Did you wonder if they were picked in their...
A Better Approach to This Year’s Resolutions

A Better Approach to This Year’s Resolutions

Let’s make this year different than any before! I’m suggesting we skip the lofty New Year’s resolution that often leaves us deprived and unhappy and trade it in for living an intentional and mindful year that prioritizes self-care. While self-care has become quite the...
Four Rs of Healing

Four Rs of Healing

Replenish, Reduce, Repair, Rebalance   Replenish Replenish nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. Most folks have not eaten a diet that is anywhere close to what our ancestors ate. Foods like liver, kidney, bone broths, and lots of leafy greens or...
Is a Keto Diet Best for Lowering Blood Sugar?

Is a Keto Diet Best for Lowering Blood Sugar?

ADA Diet Guidelines for 2020 The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has released is new guidelines for 2020. In section 5, titled Facilitating Behavior Change, under the heading Eating Patterns, Macronutrient Distribution, and Meal Planning they state the following:...
Increasing IVF Success Rates

Increasing IVF Success Rates

Can you increase IVF and other ART success rates using nutrition? Probably! There have been many research studies done on how nutrition and nutrients affect fertility overall, fertility treatments, egg health, sperm health, and reproductive success. While there is no...
Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression

Struggling with postpartum depression? or Worried about getting postpartum depression? Every woman has heard horror stories about postpartum depression. Many women have experienced it and never want to again. Understanding it and recognizing the symptoms can help but...