High cholesterol: It’s your stress, not your diet

eggs and sausage, high cholesterol meal

Remember when eggs and butter were deemed to be bad because they could cause high cholesterol levels? Now you hear they may be OK to eat after all. And maybe high-cholesterol foods aren’t to blame. With all this flip-flopping back and forth, how do you know what to believe?  Are high-cholesterol foods an issue or…

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10 Health Tips Mom or Grandma Didn’t Teach You

10 Health Tips Your Mom or Grandma Didn’t Teach You

Recent research has shone a light on natural health tips, far beyond what Mom or Grandma taught us. As kids, many of us learned the basics of healthy living from our Mothers or Grandmothers—advice that may have included eating your vegetables, getting plenty of rest, and possibly avoiding too much sugar. And these are great…

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Is this pesky bacteria harming your health?

h. pylori

Did you know that a common bacteria could be silently wreaking havoc on your health? Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori, is a bacteria that most people unknowingly carry. It typically resides harmlessly in the gut. However, when it overgrows, it can lead to serious health issues like ulcers, malnutrition, and even cancer. New research indicates…

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4 Causes of Fatigue, Anxiety, and Overwhelm

woman feeling fatigue, stress, overwhelm

Fatigue, anxiety, and overwhelm. Can you relate? Today, we’re exploring a topic that you may find all too familiar. These are among the top symptoms my clients come to me with (other common symptoms are gut-related—which can also be tied to fatigue, anxiety, and overwhelm.). And yet they are often dismissed as a “normal” part…

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GF Vegan Peach Cobbler

GF vegan peach cobbler

Hungry for some GF-vegan Peach Cobbler? It’s your lucky day! While it’s hardly peach season in North America, for some reason today is National Peach Cobbler day in the US—go figure!? So I thought I’d share my go-to recipe for Peach Cobbler. This delicious dessert has been around since at least the 1700s when it…

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GF Chicken Noodle Soup

Homemade GF Chicken Noodle Soup

If you’ve been hit with a cold, flu, or other virus this winter, GF Chicken Noodle Soup may be just the ticket to your feeling better soon! I recently had a cold and was really craving some chicken noodle soup. But it’s hard to find GF Chicken Noodle soup in most stores. And many store-bought…

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