by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Food sensitivity, Gut health, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
The incidence of immune-related conditions such as colitis and Crohn’s disease has become much more prevalent in Western societies in the last half century. A team of US-based researches may have found out why. This post comes to us from Natural Solutions for a...
by admin | Sep 25, 2012 | Naturopathic health, Nutrition
Optimal Nutrition in a Nutshell To sum up the first four parts of this five part series: Avoid foods that steal nutrients from you – the anti-nutrient rich foods, including most processed foods, non-organic foods and GMOs. Eat mainly organic produce and flesh protein;...
by admin | Sep 20, 2012 | Naturopathic health, Nutrition
Water The final piece of a good solid nutritional foundation is getting in enough water. It is estimated that 75-80% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. What is staggering about this is that even a 2% water loss will cause decreased performance and can result in...
by admin | Sep 18, 2012 | Naturopathic health, Nutrition
High Performance Fuel – Carbohydrates Getting enough fat and protein in our diet will help us build muscle, lose body fat, and provide a secondary fuel for energy production. Our primary fuel will come from carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are generally divided into...
by admin | Sep 13, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Nutrition
Energy and Oil – Healthy Fats Fat has been getting a bad rap lately, but luckily there is also a lot of information out there about healthy fats. Everyone should load up on healthy fats. Without enough fat in your diet, your skin and hair will become dry, your...
by admin | Sep 11, 2012 | Athletic performance, Nutrition
The Body’s Building Blocks – Protein I am often asked how to eat enough protein on a (mostly) vegetarian diet. Many vegetarians make the mistake of thinking that you do not need much protein at all and that you don’t have to worry about it. Telling people...
