by bnadmin | Dec 19, 2018 | Blood Pressure
December is National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month. With the dangers that can accompany high blood pressure, like kidney failure, stroke and heart disease, December is a great time to reflect on your health and what you are doing to stay healthy. I will often...
by bnadmin | May 22, 2018 | Gluten
Recently, I worked a table at a running expo. I had my Super-Duper Spinning Wheel, Jar full of massage balls, and like 100 nutrition questions. The idea was to get the runners, their spouse, or their kids to spin the wheel, and I’d ask a nutrition question. If...
by bnadmin | Apr 13, 2018 | Nutrition
Did you know that potatoes are the #1 vegetable crop in the world? And yet, no one wants to admit that they eat potatoes! I get it – French fries and potatoes smothered in cheese, sour cream, and bacon are not “Quality Health Foods”, but the humble...
by bnadmin | Mar 12, 2018 | Gut Health
Probiotics Biologists have long known that the bacteria, protozoa, fungi, yeast, and other microbes that inhabit the guts of all animals can play a key role in their ability to survive. Examples: Termites cannot digest cellulose and so they depend on gut microbes to...
by bnadmin | May 22, 2015 | Nutrition, Vitamins and Supplements
I really love Hippocrates’ quote, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Everyone who works with me knows that I take a “Food First” approach. In other words, if you are low, missing, or need more of a certain nutrient,...
