I love my family to death, but several family Christmas gatherings ago I was looking around and realized that none of us were free of diagnosed medical conditions. Most of my family members are overweight and have some sort of metabolic issue whether it be hormone related, heart disease, or diabetes. Half of us have…
I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly being bombarded with advertisements for this diet or that one. Smoothies, keto, vegan, carnivore, potato. Potato? Yes, potato. It’s confusing isn’t it? Based on my research, training, and personal experience, I’ve found that a general ant-inflammatory diet and a keto-flexitarian diet work best for most people. I…
Do you ever have those days, weeks, or even months where you almost constantly battle belly bloating, gas, pain, or discomfort? Trust me, I’ve been there too. It seemed like an endless cycle of feeling heavy, sluggish, and frustrated with how my clothes fit. I blamed myself, thinking it was due to overeating or indulging…
When I first started my health journey, I ran across a new diet claiming to keep you young forever just about every week. I was constantly changing what and how much I ate, but I never felt any different. At that point, I was just trying to get slim and healthy, and maybe prevent some…
It was when I was sitting on the couch with a bag of potato chips during my undergraduate studies that I first realized I was on the track to giving myself Alzheimer’s disease and that it was very likely that what my grandma was going through (and what her mom went through) could have been…
I’ve been trying to create healthy habits for the past 10+ years, but over the past few the reason behind those habits has changed. I used to be obsessed with “looking good” and “feeling young forever.” Now I want to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive decline, and the aches and pains of early aging. Why the…