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Ah, salt. The tasty ingredient that gets so much hate. Salt gets a bad rap for raising blood pressure, causing hypertension, and swelling. Might as well lump salt in with butter, bacon, and eggs [...]

Oh how I love to write about controversial nutrition topics. I think it’s so interesting that there are so many debates in the world of food, one of the hottest ones being whether or not to eat [...]

The holiday season can throw a big fat curve ball our way when we’re focused on staying healthy. As a nutritionist and health coach, December has always been my slowest month with January [...]

It seems that as we get older, it gets harder to shed those few stubborn pounds. Many factors start to work against us – lack of sleep and time, stress, changing hormones. And if you’ve been [...]

We all know how important sleep is. When I worked in a health foods store, the most common question I got was “what will help me sleep better?” The sad reality is that 30-40% of Americans suffer [...]

When I first learned about keto, horror stories about hair falling out and loss of appetite scared me from ever wanting to try it. I learned about people feeling awful on it and women suffering [...]

When masks became mandatory at work, my first thought was “my skin!!” I’ve experienced lots of skin woes in my life and I’ve worked very hard to combat inflamed skin. I worried that wearing a [...]

Ok y’all. I have to get something off of my chest. We need to start making major changes to our health, our diet, and our healthcare system. If COVID-19 isn’t enough of a wake up call that we [...]

I’ve been down this road so many times. Butting heads with my doctor, bumping up against insurance, getting incomplete and rushed recommendations, not receiving the support I need to feel better, [...]

I ditched grains and I’ll never look back! Except for that one time when it was Cinco de Mayo and I ate unlimited tacos for a fundraiser…but no looking back after that! I’ve been properly grain [...]