ADDRESSING IBS NONSENSE

“I suffer from IBS”. How many times have you heard this… or perhaps said it yourself? IBS affects between 25 and 45 million people in the United States. About 2 in 3 IBS sufferers are female. About 1 in 3 IBS sufferers are male. IBS affects people of all ages, even children (1). Years ago, […]

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Food is Medicine for Everyone: Gut Health for Dogs

It’s not just those of us who walk around on two legs that benefit from eating real food in order to create optimal health. Our entire growing family, which now consists of three humans and two dogs, eats more or less in the same manner, with the exception that the five of us have varying […]

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Menopause, Inflammation and Food

Irregular menstrual cycles, heavy bleeding, excessive sweating and hot flashes, mood swings, fatigue and weight gain (1). Is it really a given that all women have this to look forward to when we reach menopause? Menopause typically begins in our 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States and an […]

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Feeding Our Babes Real Food

When I was pregnant, I became well aware of the advice given to my new, albeit temporary demographic in terms of what we should be eating to support our baby’s development. Directives ranging from ‘just get in 500 more calories per day’ to ‘be sure to consume three low-fat servings of milk per day for […]

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