nutrition

Sugar Intake During Pregnancy is Linked to Child’s Allergies
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Sugar Intake During Pregnancy is Linked to Child’s Allergies

If you’re a Health Hero – or Health Hero in the making – you probably know all about the power of nutrition. As a firm believer that food is medicine, I know that making good food choices is one of the most effective and natural ways to improve your health from the inside out. How you…

Top 5 Foods to Eat When You’re Stressed Out
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Top 5 Foods to Eat When You’re Stressed Out

Feeling stressed out lately? Here’s the deal. Your life is never going to be stress-free. But that’s ok. A little stress is good because those adrenaline surges prepare you to protect yourself in a fight or flight situation. And while you don’t have to run from sabertooth tigers like your distant ancestors probably did, you…

4 Ways To A Healthier Plant-Based Diet
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4 Ways To A Healthier Plant-Based Diet

There’s so much evidence on the benefits of following a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) diet—for both our health and the environment—that it’s becoming more widely accepted and popular every day. In fact, a recent marketing survey reported that an astounding 70 percent of the world’s population is trying to reduce or eliminate meat consumption. After four…

Family Bonding: 3 More Meaningful Summer Activities to Enjoy With Your Kids
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Family Bonding: 3 More Meaningful Summer Activities to Enjoy With Your Kids

My parents have always been my biggest heroes. To this day, they continue to lead by example and show me the true importance of tribe. We make every effort to make the time we spend together meaningful and purposeful. Now that school is out for the summer, you might be wondering how to make the…

Skip the Fad Diets! They’re Ineffective and Unhealthy
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Skip the Fad Diets! They’re Ineffective and Unhealthy

So often I hear patients and people I know talk about the latest fad diet they’re trying out. They don’t call it a fad diet, but that’s usually what it is. I understand how people eager to lose weight can get caught up in hype. Fad diets lure people in with promises of fast, effortless…