Clearing the Myths on Bottled Water
How confused are we about bottled water? Very – and rightfully so. As of 2012, approximately 60 percent of the people in the U.S. drink bottled water on a regular basis, according to the International...
View ArticleWhat’s in Your Water?
Last week’s blog covered the FDA’s specs on the various terms with which companies label bottled water. My hope was to create clarity on what we are really paying for and how these waters serve our...
View ArticleInsomnia? If You’re Not Too Tired, Read On…
Insomnia. Just this word all by itself strikes more fear in the souls of most than our first (really) scary movie. As of today, 50 percent of American women report having sleep problems several nights...
View ArticleHome Delivery Diets
Do They Really Work? Today, 60-80 percent of adults are overweight and 36 percent are obese, while 16-33 percent of kids are obese. A mere 21 out of 100 Americans are at or below normal weight. If the...
View ArticleAmino Acids: The Building Blocks to Life
Confusion reigns yet again! Eat red meat, don’t eat it. Eat more chicken, at least until you start clucking! Eggs are the most complete protein on the planet – nope, they are well-known allergens! Save...
View ArticleDyspepsia and Indigestion
Most digestive problems can originate in the stomach, the small intestine or both. Indigestion termed dyspepsia carries a long list of symptoms ranging from abdominal pain, allergic reactions, belching...
View ArticleAsthma: On the Rise!
Asthma is on the rise. Over 10 million people have asthma due to allergies. Two types of allergy groupings exist: external/environmental and internal/biochemical, which are most often food-based...
View ArticleIodine Deficiency May Cause Major Health Issues
Is the battle of the bulge a constant in your life? Iodine deficiency can present unwarranted increases in body fat, as well as neurological, mental, reproductive and immune problems. Iodine plays a...
View ArticleFatigue: The New American Plague?
Many varied conditions can lead to fatigue. However, at the core is mitochondrial dysfunction. The mitochondria are the energy power houses of the cells. These wizards require healthy and intact...
View ArticleCure of the Caveman (Or Why we Store Fat)
Obesity seems to spring from a simple cause: take in more calories than you need or burn, and you’ll store fat. Scientists are now exploring a variety of factors that could lead to or predispose one to...
View ArticleAsthma on the Rise
Asthma is on the rise. Over 10 million people have asthma due to allergies. Two types of allergy groupings exist: external/environmental and internal/biochemical, which are most often food-based...
View ArticlePlan-it Lean: So Overdue!
After more than 25 years as a medical nutrition therapist, I am ‘taking’ my show on the road…or shall I say, on the Internet. The Plan-it Lean website is my ‘new’ brain child. This website (designed...
View ArticleHealing with Frequencies? The Wave of the Future
We all get tired – tired of trying to ‘do it all’ to ‘help ourselves,’ to heal and fix all that is tilted, be it our low energy, sleep problems, ‘can’t poop’ problems, to menopause’s many testy trials!...
View ArticleObesity on the Rise?
America’s obesity epidemic appears to be four times higher than statistics have reported. The concern is the past ‘steady trend’ of lengthened life spans of Americans is reversing for the upcoming...
View ArticleDetoxification: Fast and Simple
Detox…then ‘re’-tox to detox?! So goes our lives. With over 6,500 pesticides, fungicides and herbicides piling up in our water supply and clinging to the non-organic foods we consume, topped with...
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