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Home / Nutrition

Nutrition: what you should know

nutrition what you should know

The best practitioners understand that food is medicine.

In fact, research shows that poor diet contributes heavily to the cardio-metabolic illnesses — heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes — that cause 45% of all US deaths!

We now know about the connections between nutrition and inflammation, intestinal flora, and even the way your genes behave — all key factors in chronic disease and cancer.

Besides your long term health, what you eat and — often more important — what you don’t eat, make a huge difference in how you feel every day. Your food choices affect your hormonal balance, adrenal and thyroid function, and how you gain and lose weight.

The Standard American Diet (SAD) — with loads of simple carbohydrates, protein laced with saturated fats, and skimpy vegetables and fruit — is a recipe for poor health. Most of us like the idea of “eating right” but worry about surrendering the joy of eating to a plateful of sticks, twigs and weird produce.

That’s where we can help. With our information, you’ll learn how to eat (and make) healthy food that tastes good and nourishes your body from the inside out. Exciting new ingredients and recipes will turn your old favorites into wellness-supporting meals that even the pickiest eaters will enjoy.

You’ll be able to feel the difference in days, and will notice more powerful benefits in just weeks. So let’s get started now!

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Essential reading on nutrition

  • Nutrition: what you should know
  • 7 healthy food trends
  • Should you take a multivitamin every day?
  • Eat safe — six simple ways to enhance the quality of your food

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Best Foods for Lung Health

Immune-boosting foods — summer edition!

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