Therapeutic Lifestyle Strategies for Healthy Aging Strategies for Health Aging Handout –Strategies for Healthy Aging Handout (Click on the links in this document to see my sources). My PPT slides with Notes in a PDF format (this is a large file and will take a minute to download) – Therapeutic Lifestyle Strategies for Healthy Aging Resources: Excellent Online Videos about Health: Click … Continue reading
First Line Therapy Program Overview One in 3 Americans have metabolic syndrome—a cluster of conditions that can lead to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, which can be preventable or reversible through a clinically proven lifestyle medicine program. If you have 3 of the 5 following markers, you are at risk: 1) elevated waist circumference, … Continue reading
I recently spoke to a group of ladies at my church about health and nutrition. I passed out a handout with this information on it. Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be … Continue reading
I recently found this amazing food pyramid online at nourishinghope.com. This pyramid is very similar to the therapeutic diet that we use at the Integrative Wellness Clinic. My family and I try to eat this way 80-90% of the time. The shaded areas of this pyramid represent foods that are not necessary but can be consumed … Continue reading
I love this book review and the 10 tips for teaching kids to eat healthy food. You can read the original post at: On Hundred Days of Real Food ______________________________________________________________ 10 great takeaways (the “French Food Rules”) from the book French Kids Eat Everything: Parents: You are in charge of your children’s food education. – Apparently the French … Continue reading
Chicken Bone Broth – Taken from INTERNAL BLISS, Recipes designed for those following the Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet Chicken Bones from 2 chickens (roasted with meat removed). To roast chickens, place in the oven at 370 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until internal temp reaches 170. Before roasting salt the chickens and put a half … Continue reading
When we found out that Grace needed to be on a gluten, dairy, egg and sugar free diet we had to make some big changes in how we ate. As a family we embraced her diet (with the exception of eggs). Thankfully Grace and Lauren learned to love healthy, nutritious food. Here’s how we did it and … Continue reading
Colostrum is the pre-milk fluid produced by female mammals in the mammary glands just before they give birth. While it is technically not milk at all, colostrums is often called “first milk” as it is obtained in the first milking after birth. Birth is the triggering even that ceases colostrum’s production in the mother … Continue reading
The Greater Good: Balanced Documentary on Vaccines My Personal Thoughts And Concerns Regarding Vaccines In my workplace I frequently meet people whose children have been injured by vaccines. For some it has dramatically altered their lives. My own child suffered from vaccine related side effects. She had crazy high levels of thimerosal (mercury) and aluminum (preservatives … Continue reading
1. Get checked for hypothyroidism. Constipation is one of the hidden symptoms of hyopothyroidism. 2. Check for food intolerance, leaky gut, pathogenic gut flora, infections and parasites. (Use the Alcat food sensitivity test and GI Effects Complete Profile Stool test) – http://www.metametrix.com/test-menu/profiles/gastrointestinal-function/dna-stool-analysis-gi-effects and http://www.alcat.com/ 3. Eat plenty of fiber-rich foods. Vegetables are phenomenal sources of … Continue reading