Part 2 of the Food Sensitivity Series Lectins are a current hot topic on the nutrition front, being blamed for problems ranging from gastrointestinal distress to obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases. The premise is that grains, beans, and other cultivated agricultural products from the past 10,000 years are relatively new to humans and our bodies […]
FODMAPs and Gut Sensitivity
(Part 1 of the Food Sensitivity Series) FODMAP is not a word from a Dr. Suess book, but an acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, And Polyols. These complicated-sounding compounds are types of carbohydrates that frequently cause gastrointestinal (GI) distress. Fermentable oligosaccharides are sugars strung together to create undigestible “resistant” starches; disaccharides and monosaccharides are […]
Food Sensitivities
We all know someone with a “cast-iron” stomach, but most of us know more people with food intolerances. While food allergies are taken quite seriously, food sensitivities are sometimes made light of although their resulting symptoms can be just as painful or debilitating. Initially, GI distress after eating may be written off as food poisoning […]
VITAMIN K2: The Vitamin You Don’t Know About, But Should
If there was a vitamin that could help you maintain bone strength, improve cardiovascular health, and perhaps protect brain function, wouldn’t you want to know about it? For many decades, vitamin K was thought to be required only for blood coagulation, but a separate form of vitamin K—K2—has roles in bone, heart, and perhaps, brain […]
Hydration: “Cool” Choices
Staying hydrated is important, yet experts continue to debate whether a person needs the oft recommended “eight 8-ounce glasses of water” a day. Beauty consultants claim that skin benefits from drinking this amount. Massage therapists talk about muscles needing more fluids when working out to be able to “flush toxins away.” Yet, medical professionals declare […]