Tag: Nutrition

A Microbiome Nourishing Diet

A Microbiome Nourishing Diet

  As I mentioned in my previous post, the bugs living in our gut microbiome have a great influence on our health.  What we eat will help to determine the variety and numbers of “good” and “bad” bugs living in there.  Here’s a summary of 

How to recover after coming off the birth control pill

How to recover after coming off the birth control pill

I am often asked about how to balance hormones after coming off the oral contraceptive pill or other synthetic hormone products.  Women are concerned about: Their periods not returning.  This is called post-pill amenorrhea. The return of hormonal problems like PMS, acne, PCOS or endometriosis after 

Doing Meat Free March?  Some nutritional guidance

Doing Meat Free March? Some nutritional guidance

My friends, Meg and Renae, are doing Meat Free March.  If you are in the same boat and want some healthy guidance, here’s a crash course in vego nutrition. It’s easy for a vegetarian diet to be high in CARBOHYDRATES.  Make sure you aren’t relying 

How to get enough calcium on a dairy free diet

How to get enough calcium on a dairy free diet

Above: Chinese cabbage. A source of very bioavailable calcium. Two common concerns I hear from people who need or choose to be dairy free are don’t I need dairy for healthy bones? (see my last blog post for the answer), and how to I get enough 

Don’t I need dairy for strong healthy bones?

Don’t I need dairy for strong healthy bones?

If you have an allergy or intolerance to dairy products, or a personal preference to avoid them, a main concern you or your loved ones might have is – isn’t dairy needed for healthy bones? A lot of us associate dairy with calcium, and calcium 

8 Foods and Nurtients that Protect your Skin from the Sun

8 Foods and Nurtients that Protect your Skin from the Sun

Do you dread getting out in the summer sun?  Worried about burning or skin damage caused by the sun?  A number of foods and nutrients have the ability boost our endogenous photoprotection. That is, our skin’s resistance to sunburn and damage.  Let’s look at some