As a nutrition coach, I can say with 100 percent confidence that no matter what other health concerns someone may report to me, right up there at the top of their list is wanting to lose weight! And a scenario that I’ve heard time and again goes something like this: Let’s say you want to lose 20 pounds.  So you start eating healthier and exercising, and lo and behold, the weight begins coming off!...

  One out of four of us has some type of digestive problem, and right up there among the top is BLOATING! Although it tends to affect women more often, bloating is a very common condition that causes misery for millions of people. Now, occasional bloating is one thing that most of us can deal with.  Every now and then we all get a little gassy, and women typically are bloated during menstruation.  But many...

  I’m going to go out on a limb today and say that most of us aren’t in a hurry to be pushing up daisies anytime soon.  Fair statement? But unfortunately, many of us are sabotaging our health and rolling out the red carpet for the grim reaper to come calling. Note that I’m not even talking about the obvious deadly habits like smoking, excessive alcohol consumption or illicit drug use here. I’m talking about...

  Ever notice there’s a pattern of fantasy and reality when it comes to medications? What I mean is that the manufacturers promise a magical, effortless “end result” (whether that be lower cholesterol, less pain, lower A1C, etc.) and show happy, attractive people in their commercials enjoying life.  That’s the fantasy. The reality is quite a different picture—peppered with side effects, many of which can be debilitating and/or require more medications to counteract them! And...

  I’d like to talk today about something that we all experience at one time or another. Constipation! But before I get into the nitty-gritty of Nature failing to call for you, I have a funny but true story to share: A very dear friend of mine knows a gal who doesn’t bother with laxatives, enemas or prune juice when she gets constipated.  Instead she goes to McDonalds and gets a Big Mac and fries....

  Ulcerative colitis is a painful, debilitating condition that affects roughly 900,000 Americans. Unfortunately, the standard treatments for ulcerative colitis frequently make things even worse!  Medications (which can include anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs) cause a variety of side effects and surgery can be life-changing, plus the disease can recur after surgery. But many colitis sufferers have gotten tremendous relief by helping to safely and naturally reduce the stress on their colon, promote smooth digestion,...