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Supplements Are Not All Created Equal Feb 28, 2024

This article has been updated. It was originally posted August 2020.

Back in 2020, I had a client that came in with a natural supplement that contained carrageenan. I was very surprised. Many...

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Is Your Produce Safe to Eat? Jul 11, 2023

A newer level of food manipulation is happening. Are you ready? Below I have linked a must see video and included links to other resources to get you up to speed on the newest produce-related...

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Finding Quality Salmon: Avoid Toxic Options Mar 29, 2017

Last night I cooked salmon for dinner. We try to have it at least once or twice a week. However, when I pulled the salmon from the freezer, I realized I bought the wrong one. The package I held in...

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Getting “Glutened” on Thanksgiving Nov 30, 2016

This Thanksgiving holiday my family and I got “glutened,” more than once. It was totally my fault. We ate it on purpose and paid the price, but before I get into the details, let me...

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Good Fats and Oils: What's Best? Aug 05, 2016

Despite what you have been led to believe, we need to eat fats. In fact, most people should include healthy fats at every meal. The key word being “healthy.”

For years, fats, oils and...

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Know Your Pesticides (and GMOs) May 06, 2016

“... children are much more sensitive and vulnerable to chemicals than adults are.”
― Dr. Philip Landrigan, MD

Are you purchasing produce that is making your healthy or sick? If you...

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Shopping GMO & Gluten-Free at Trader Joe’s Dec 08, 2015

People often ask me what I purchase when I grocery shop at Trader Joe’s. If you are not familiar with it, Trader Joe’s is what I consider a discount health food store. You can find many...

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Gluten Sensitivity: Is It Real? Sep 01, 2015

I recently listened to Alan Levinovitz speak about his new book, The Gluten Lie and Other Myths About What You Eat. The “gluten lie” part of the title intrigued me since I have had a...

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What’s Really in Bath and Body Products? Oct 31, 2014

I had a client this past month, actually a family of four, that found out that the bathroom wipes they were using were recalled because they contained Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia), a...

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GMO Foods: What You Should Know Dec 21, 2013

Changing one’s eating habits can be a daunting task, and one that is not often undertaken unless there is a good reason, such as a health crisis. But in today’s world it is becoming a...

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