My Top Non-Toxic Cookware Picks: Best Overall: Cast Iron Essentials Set Most Versatile: Classic Cast Iron Skillet Best Budget: Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Stainless Steel Set Most Durable: Cast Iron Dutch Oven Best Stainless Steel: All-Clad D3 Cookware Set If you’re anything like me or my clients, you’re determined to lower your total toxic load by…
Top 10 Anti-Aging Essentials From A Functional Medicine Practitioner
The number one cause of faster aging is stress on the body. And there are many things that can cause this stress – nutrition (or lack thereof), lack of sleep, mental and emotional stress, lack of movement, toxic overload, and more. Basically, what happens is your body doesn’t have the resources it needs to repair…
How To Prevent Early Aging With An Anti-Inflammatory Diet
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…
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Versus Keto-Flex: Which Is Better?
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…
How To Heal The Gut: Your Journey to Freedom from Digestive Distress
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…
How To Eat To Prevent Cognitive Decline
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…
My Favorite Quick & Easy Fool-Proof Recipe to Boost Brain Health
As a busy dog mom, wife, pharmacist, and wellness professional, I don’t usually have time to cook elaborate meals. I don’t even have human children yet, so I can only imagine how crunched for time all you moms and dads are out there. I’m also aiming to stay in mild ketosis to optimize my…
How to Make Homemade Vegetable Broth for Free
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably always looking for an easy way to save a buck. A couple months ago I got a crazy idea to add up how much I was spending on chicken and vegetable broth each month. Since I’m busy and need quick and easy meals, I ended up using way…
How To Give Yourself Alzheimer’s
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…
8 Steps To Prevent Early Aging & Cognitive Decline
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…