Finally, 2021. While the concerns of last year are not completely behind us, many are ready for this new year; we’re ready to reclaim some normalcy. Add healthy control and support to 2021 I’ve often found that a client has a good handle on what is a realistic approach for achieving a health/wellness goal, but they need support to get …
Healthier Gift Ideas
Quick holiday gift ideas After this year, we’re all thinking more about health. If you’re looking for simple ideas for extending the concept to Christmas gifts, check out these quick and easy ideas. Select tasty, fresh and “local” olive oil: Old olive oil, which is what you get from the stores, has lost most of its healthy benefits and can …
For 2020 Holidays: Still Celebrate Togetherness
My brother has been telling me about this online game. It would allow us five siblings (and families) to hang out and play an interactive game together during the holidays. Granted, I’ve no idea if this specific game, called You Don’t Know Jack, will be fun. But in 2020, I’m willing to take part! It will be another way to …
What to Say? What to Plan?
Life is tough right now, isn’t it? I was mulling on the theme for this month’s blog, and asking myself, “What do people really want to read?” And let’s face it, who has time to read? Well, we’re all in challenging places right now; so I thought, let’s talk about it. Just this last week, I had a conversation with …
The Right Probiotic for You
A Quick Look: Your Probiotics and Histamine Overproduction We’ve all seen the ads for antihistamine medication or used them for seasonal allergies. While histamines are part of the body’s normal immune response, they can cause those symptoms that many experience, like running nose, itching eyes or worse. Perhaps surprising to some, histamines play a part in how our digestive system …
Maintaining Your Health When Stress Won’t Go Away
One word: 2020. I can’t remember a time when the stress level for every person across the country (if not the world) has been so high. I won’t spend time belaboring the many deeper reasons, but on a basic level, the social structure of our lives has changed. Our everyday habits have been altered. Our social norms have been upended. …
What is Intermittent Fasting?
I have been intermittent fasting for some time now. I try to eat an early dinner, around 6 pm, and then eat again around 9 am. Intermittent fasting has been a way to help tackle my issues with sibo. My husband, who is also practicing intermittent fasting is doing the two-meals-a-day fasting approach. He was asked by his doctor to …
Listening to Your Gut During Times of Change
Your Gut Has Something To Say (and Why You Need to Listen). If you’ve been reading my blog, you might have noticed the topic of digestion, elimination diet, or the FODMAPS approach. To give us a quick refresher, I’ll quote from an earlier blog that I wrote: Let’s start with a real example: I was working with a client who …