Microplastics:
A New Addition to the Food Pyramid? It is a well-known fact that tons of colorful, buoyant plastic garbage are swimming in our oceans, but now tiny, microscopic shards of plastic, aka microplastics, have been found floating in our blood. It is common knowledge that the standard American diet is abysmal, and now this only…
Transform The Trauma
Does your rage sometimes cause you to fight for air? Does your shame lead you into a dark abyss of loneliness and disconnection? Is your pain so pervasive and palpable that even a torrent of tears brings no relief? Does overwhelming despair bring you to your knees? You are not alone. The miracle, majesty, and…
Are Collard Greens the Key to Happiness?
While perusing the internet the other day, I came across a new term – Nutritional Psychiatry. Does this mean eating your way to peace of mind instead of using drugs? That is exactly what it means. Nutritional psychiatry is the prevention and treatment of mental health disorders using dietary modifications. Therefore, I can assume that the…
Just Do It!
Do you grow faint at the thought of eating broccoli instead of chili cheese fries with your gourmet mushroom and Swiss burger? Do you experience horror when someone suggests you cut back on your six servings of coke zero per day? Are you caught up in the “eating healthy is too expensive” rhetoric? Admit it!…
FAQ
These are the questions that are commonly asked after each of my Healthy Gut Presentations. Since many of you have similar questions, I thought it would be helpful to post them on my website: No. The most important basis for a healthy diet is unprocessed food, which is food straight out of the ground and…
Organic – Is It the Only Way to Eat?
Organic versus non-organic? Is one really healthier than the other, or is it just one more marketing scheme to allow organic farmers to charge more for produce and guilt trip the consumer to spend more without reaping any additional benefits? Let’s examine what we know about organic foods. The overall goal of organic farming is…
Boldly Going Nowhere
Boldly going nowhere. Just think about that sentence for a moment. No speeding down the interstate in the middle of a traffic nightmare to get to work on time. No rushing to get the kids to band practice on time. No relentless internet surfing to get on board with the next trendy fad that will…
What’s Our Microbiome Got To Do With COVID? Everything!
If there is anything the pandemic has taught us, other than the best strategies for hoarding toilet paper, it brought an awareness of our own vulnerability. We are not invincible. In fact, quite the opposite. Many people suffered serious complications and others succumbed to this new and deadly disease that took everyone by surprise. Research…
The Blessing of Choice
I have choices.I live in a country that protects my freedom of choice. Freedom to choose my words, spoken and written. Freedom to choose my friends and acquaintances, freedom to choose my place of worship and my place of employment. I have the freedom to travel and explore withoutrestrictions. I am allowed to vote for…
Breathe
In today’s world we are bombarded with distractions that alter our innate and intimate relationship with the universe. There is constant noise – a cacophony of sound that drowns out the soft whispers of nature. Sounds of engines from vehicles on the ground, in the air, and at sea. Sirens and alarms that are redundant…
Cerebral Calisthenics
Would you like to decrease depression and anxiety, boost your self-confidence, sharpen your memory, AND sleep better? All this can be accomplished in about 3 – 5 hours per week. What is this magic treatment? Exercise. That’s right. That thing your mom used to tell you to go outside and get when you were a…
Plentiful Produce
Signs of spring are everywhere! April showers. May flowers. Sparkling sunshine. Blossoming flowers and flourishing gardens. Colorful fresh produce. Farmer’s Markets. I love the Marietta Farmer’s Market. There are over 50 vendors with a variety of edibles ranging from cucumbers to watermelons, home-made breads to sweet desserts, and healthy teas to infused oils. So many…
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