If you’ve got acid reflux, heartburn, GERD or whatever you want to call it, know this: Those Tums, purple pills or whatever you’re taking on a regular basis might give you some relief from the fire in your chest in the moment, but alas, there’s trouble brewing within.  Here’s what I mean—let’s look at two of the most common drug answers for reflux: [[big4]]PPIs (proton pump inhibitors—like Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium)[[end]] PPIs “work” by...

Tell me, what would you think of each of these scenarios?  Let’s say I put Coca-Cola in the gas tank of my car and had to have it towed and repaired.  Then I kept putting MORE Coca-Cola in my gas tank over and over because after all, the mechanic can fix it.  Hopefully you’d say, “Um, Sher, why don’t you just stop dumping soda in your tank to begin with?”  Or let’s say I have a porch railing that is rusting, and I just slather paint on it.  When the...

One of the most common complaints I hear from clients is that they lack energy.  This can have a domino effect on every area of your life!  When your energy level is in the tanker, the quality of your work (or school work) suffers, it can have a negative impact on your relationships, and forget exercising (which in turn can pack the pounds on you)!   What makes this challenge especially tricky is that the causes of low energy can run the...

At a recent holiday luncheon at my church, I was quickly reminded that the average person is still completely clueless about fats, particularly as they pertain to butter versus margarine. We had Italian food catered, and there was a bowl of wrapped butter pats next to the bread.  One of the women asked in a rather loud tone, “Isn’t there any margarine for the bread?  Butter is so bad for you!” Most of the congregation...

As a holistic nutrition coach, when I see the downright horrible diet advice that people are given or read on “health” sites or magazines, it makes me seethe. No wonder 7 out of 10 of us are sick, overweight, and medicated. And one of the biggest problems is that many sources of this dreadful advice appear to be credible! For example, I once read an article by a registered dietician (RD) that claimed artificial sweeteners...

  It’s been said that death begins in the colon. Many people misunderstand this statement and think, “What a crock.  I don’t have colon cancer or digestive issues, so that’s a bunch of hogwash that doesn’t apply to me.” Not so fast.  Just because you don’t have colon cancer or any other digestive disease, that doesn’t mean that your gut isn’t slowly and quietly numbering your days…without your even knowing it. Here is why it’s...