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Since you are what you eat (you know that, right?), your cell membranes are made up of the fats that you ingest—for better or for worse. But first, here’s why you care about your cell membranes. Cell Membrane Physiology: In With the Good, Out With the Bad Historically the “brain” [...]
YOUR MICROBIOME Your microbiome is the collective term for all the bacteria that populate your gut—all 100 trillion of them. Even though your microbiome is not technically “you,” it’s so important to your body’s function that it’s been characterized as another organ. Among other things, your microbiome helps you [...]
I hear it all the time: “But I’m doing everything right! Why am I not losing weight?” If you’re one of these people, you know that the simple calories-in, calories-out formula doesn’t necessarily work for weight loss. There are a number of reasons why this might be the case. Check [...]
Several weight loss programs rely on measuring ketones, either in the blood or in the urine, to make sure the dieter is in a constant state of fat burning. Here’s how this works… and a few extra pearls on how ketones modulate excitotoxicity in the brain, too. (I know this [...]
1) Eat before you go to the Christmas party. This principle is similar to “don’t go shopping when you’re hungry”: if you’ve already eaten something healthy before you get there, you’ll be much less likely to pig out on the delicious but thoroughly unhealthy spread you’re likely to find [...]
What FODMAPs Are The FODMAPs acronym stands for Fermentable Oliogosaccharides Disaccharides Monosaccharides And Polyols—all of which are carbohydrates. Fermentable carbs are those that bacteria digest for you. The FODMAPs diet was developed to deal with functional gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain or discomfort. Here's what those [...]
Chances are, you probably already know what you need to do to lose weight: cut out the sugar, drop the processed foods, increase your veggies, and exercise more. But what happens when that’s not enough? Naturopathic Theory of Healing The naturopathic approach to healing is simple: give the body what [...]
Top ten ways to avoid the extra pounds this holiday season
Leptin resistance is a secondary and not a primary problem. Here's a breakdown of what it is, how it works and what to do about it.