As a nutrition coach, people are always asking me what I think of a certain diet.    It’s not surprising.  After all, there are about 30,000 diets in existence so you are bound to come across one you haven’t heard of and want to get the skinny on it.    Many diets are what I call “repackaged”—meaning they are similar to an existing diet, but just have a new name and a few different tweaks.    Tom...

  I have been in the health field since the early 80s and have also been blessed with a very sharp memory.  As such, I can remember what things were like 40 years ago in terms of people’s health as compared to now.  And I’ve got to say, hands down, that we are FAR sicker today than we were 40 years ago, and probably have ever been in our existence.  I was a health claims...

  Have you ever seen a horror movie where a normal person suddenly turns into a hideous creature like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or the Wolfman?  Well, something similar can be going on inside of you this very second with some tiny creatures that you can't even see with the naked eye.  As a result you may be suffering some serious symptoms and probably don't even know why.    Chances are excellent that you might...

  Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably aware that having an unhealthy diet of processed and fast foods is not a wise choice if you want to stay free of disease and maintain a normal bodyweight.  But what if I told you that even a healthy diet could make you sick?  WHAAATT?  That is, if you eat a lot of foods that are high in lectins.  Here’s the scoop on lectins—what...

  Current estimates show that a whopping 75 percent of Americans suffer from digestive issues. So in other words, you’re an oddball if you DON’T have stomach problems.  Among the most common complaints are heartburn, indigestion, acid reflux, burping and belching.  Now, it would seem logical to first look at what someone is eating (or drinking) as a possible underlying cause…  But when you’re talking about modern medicine, logic isn’t always prevalent.    Our docs are...

  When it comes to digestive issues, it is no secret that millions of people are suffering from GERD, acid reflux, constipation, diverticulitis, gas, and bloating.  But there is another digestive problem that isn’t talked about as often, but it can be a royal pain in the butt…literally!  I am talking about hemorrhoids!  Even though you do not hear about them as often as other conditions, nonetheless, searches for the term “hemorrhoids” on Google have...