Confused about coffee? You’re not alone. In our diet-obsessed culture, we like to label foods as “good” or “bad”. But food (especially food that comes from the earth) is just food. It has a diverse blend of phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients that is designed …
Why do we need to cleanse? Don’t we have body systems and organs designed to do just that? Is it unnatural or even harmful to induce these bodily processes via the use of herbs and supplements? If we exercise and eat clean, shouldn’t our bodies …
Gluten is primarily a protein-carbohydrate mixture that is contained mainly in wheat and other grains. Grains are consumed without problems by most of the world’s population. They are versatile foods and for thousands of years have been considered “the staff of life”. Bread and flour …
Let’s talk about soy. Soy foods have been the subject of controversy for decades now. Put very simply, some medical research has produced concerns about the phytoestrogens in soy and how these might affect human hormones, even linking them to increased rates of breast and …
“Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” – Michael Pollan One of the most common questions I am asked as a Holistic Nutrition Coach is, “If there are three foods I should avoid, what would those be?” And I get it. Many of …
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants.” –Michael Pollan We’ve all heard the statistics: less than 5% of dieters are successful at losing weight and keeping it off. Now, unless we assume that 95% of the population are lazy, unmotivated underachievers, these numbers just don’t …
