Gluten Free
EAT this, NOT that. Yogurt.
TIP: Eat plain yogurt + fresh fruit on top, not flavored yogurt. WHY? Flavored yogurt has sugar added to it… some flavored yogurts actually have more sugar than the equivalent portion of ice cream! (And no, that’s not an insinuation to eat ice cream instead…) Eating plain yogurt keeps sugar content lower, and by adding…
Read MoreIs a Food Sensitivity Preventing You from Losing Weight?
Is a food sensitivity preventing you from losing weight? Tori is a 56-year old female who has been a Regenerative Medicine Center patient for several years. Tori’s diet at that time was one that nearly everyone would agree was healthy: plenty of organic vegetables, organic fruit, wild-caught salmon, and organic meat, eggs and poultry. Tori…
Read MoreEAT this, NOT that. Fruit.
TIP: Eat fresh fruit, not dried fruit. WHY? All fruit contains naturally occurring sugars, but that sugar becomes concentrated in dried fruit when all of the water content is removed. Because dried fruit is so compact, it’s very easy to over-consume it. You may snack on a fresh apricot, but would you snack on 6…
Read MoreDawn’s Story; Part 8, “Results- Part 2”
Results – part 2. Full disclosure – I am writing this on April Fool’s Day, but this is all true J. Today is day 80 of my journey to better health and I thought instead of the more general results I shared with you last time, I would get a little more specific. First, I…
Read More7 Steps to Optimal Digestion
Stop any random person on the street, and chances are, they’ll admit to experiencing “common” symptoms: reflux, bloating, gas, weight gain, constipation… even those people who claim to eat a clean diet, consume vegetables by the boatload or avoid sugar like the plague. What’s going wrong here? What if you’re eating all the right…
Read MoreDawn’s Story; Part 6, “Birthday Eve”
Birthday Eve. Tomorrow is my birthday and I want to have a piece of cake. However, cake has sugar in it and it’s not gluten free. But, I may just have a small piece anyway….as my teenage daughter would say “The struggle is real”. Anyway, today is day 43 and the last day of my…
Read MoreDawn’s Story. Part #1 “Angioedema”
Angioedema. Just take a minute to google the word and look at the images that come up. WARNING: not for the faint of heart or for those with weak stomachs! Go ahead, I’ll wait for you. You’re back? Scary, huh? Now you know where I’m coming from because I have experienced multiple instances of angioedema…
Read MoreImplementing A Gluten-Free Diet
My first post on gluten explained what it is, which foods commonly contain gluten, and some of the benefits of implementing a gluten-free diet. To enjoy all the benefits of a gluten-free diet, it is not enough to simply swap out regular cookies, bread, and crackers for their gluten-free counter parts. Even though these modified…
Read MoreGluten Free: What’s the Deal? by Anne-Marie
You may have noticed more and more restaurants offering “Gluten-free” entrees, and more and more foods popping up on grocery store shelves bearing the same label. But what exactly IS gluten? Where does it come from? Why would you want to avoid it? And, why are we suddenly hearing SO much about the problems associated…
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