Gluten: What is it and Where is it Found?

by | Apr 13, 2014 | Healthy Choices

Gluten is the protein from the family of prolamins that is found in wheat and a few other grains. Prolamins such as gluten are difficult to digest and have a negative interaction with the brush border of the intestinal tract. This interaction can and often does lead...

Why I Gave Up Veganism

by | Mar 13, 2014 | Healthy Choices

Many moons ago I made the college-aged, activist-style decision to become a vegan. I felt that eating animals was morally wrong and I did not understand why anyone felt the need to consume another life. Then there was the food supply system of our country. The dirty,...

The Anti-Inflammatory Approach

by | Jan 13, 2014 | Healthy Choices

I am often asked what approach I take in my practice. It is a fair question considering how much nutritional information and misinformation is available. So let me put your minds at ease. My approach is rather quite simple. It’s the Anti-Inflammatory Approach!...

Coconut Oil – Bad Fad or Good Fat?

by | Dec 27, 2013 | Healthy Choices

Coconut oil, for many years, received a bad reputation simply because it is part of the saturated fat category. What distinguishes a saturated fat from a mono- or polyunsaturated fat in appearances is the ability for a saturated fat to be solid at room temperature. ...