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Have you ever been confused by a nutrition article you’ve read online?
If so, you’re not alone.
Most of my clients feel frustrated and overwhelmed by all of the conflicting information about what to eat and what not to eat.
Dairy, gluten, agave nectar, legumes, coffee, rice, and wine – are they in, or are they out?
It seems as though the answers change almost daily.
Seriously, when did eating become so complicated? [Read more…]
Most of our modern ailments are rooted in inflammation, from the chronic back pain and sports injuries I used to treat as a physiotherapist, to the far more serious conditions that are crippling our country’s health care system – such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. The body’s inflammatory response fuels them all.
What if we could find a way to calm inflammation right at its source? To extinguish the fire instead of just managing the smoke? The implications would be nothing short of miraculous, and the good news is that it’s easier than most of us realize. It all begins with our next meal. [Read more…]
Did you know that there are ten times more bacteria in your digestive tract than there are cells in your body?
Called the gut microbiome, these tiny bacterial allies play a fundamental role in the immune system. When the delicate balance of these bacteria are disrupted, it sets the stage for inflammation, which is at the root of virtually every chronic illness — from heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, to autism, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease. Even a depressed mood, an out-of-control appetite, joint pain, allergies, and thyroid symptoms (as we previously discussed here) can have their roots in your gut microbiome.
Naturopathic doctor and ERFA resident expert, Dr. Michelle Durkin, returns to Eat Real Food TV to answer all of my questions about the gut microbiome, including: [Read more…]
