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How to Set Realistic Goals to Eat Better and Attain Health
Be specific. Most people do well when they can focus on the specific step that needs to happen to accomplish a goal. Go beyond “I want to eat be...
The Healing Root of Turmeric
Bright, warm, and vibrant, a deep yellowish-orange, with a bitter and pungent taste, turmeric, or Curcuma longa, has been assisting people with the...
To Go or Not to Go? Giving it an Answer
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed some important issues that can cause constipation, such as poor bile flow, gallstones, low stomach acid leve...
Proper Food Combining vs. Carb Cycling
In a recent post, I wrote about how cycling carbohydrates can be beneficial for hormone balance, energy and sleep. A number of people wrote in to a...
To Go or Not to Go? Giving it an Answer
We've all had those days when we've wanted to throw up our hands and say, “I don't give a crap!” But what happens when that's all you want to do an...
Cycling Carbs
"Low-carb" diets have gained popularity as people experience the therapeutic benefits of limiting whole grains and other complex carbohydrates in...
Spring Purification with Violet
Welcome Back, Sweet VioletsSpring is finally here and we’ve earned it! All around the neighborhood our spring friends are greeting us again, making...
Goodnight, Skullcap, Goodnight
By Erin Liljegren
Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Do your thoughts keep you awake, triggering more anxiety, sleeplessness and insomnia...
Stop Counting Calories and Count How Many Times You Chew
I have never been an advocate of counting calories when eating for health or weight balance. When I read Jonathan Bailor's book "The Calorie Myth" ...
Overcoming Food Sensitivities
Knowing how to eat for health is a powerful tool. Part of eating well includes understanding what foods work for you and what foods don't. But wha...
Eat for Heartburn/GERD Relief
It is relatively simple for many people to be free of heartburn and acid reflux by changing the diet and re-establishing healthy flora in the diges...
Should You Go Grain-free?
I became aware of some of the ill effects of whole grains for many individuals about several years ago when I read "Gut and Pyschology Syndrome (GA...