
Could this be why you’re tired and gaining weight?
How would you feel if this happened to you? Let’s say you were suffering from fatigue no matter how much you slept, you felt like you were in a fog most days and you were putting on weight without changing your diet? So you go to the doctor and after having bloodwork, you’re told there’s nothing wrong. Um, OK, but why do I feel this way?? After some time, your problems worsened! Eventually you...
- Tags: Healthy Eating, Hormones, Mercury, Thyroid, thyroid disease

4 questions everyone should be asking
Today’s blog is a bit different from what you typically read from me. My preferred blog approach is to enlighten you on a health issue (or two or three!) and provide effective, safe and natural strategies to help overcome your challenge and/or generally improve your health. But I threw that out the window for today. Instead I would like to talk about four important questions that everyone should be asking. These questions affect literally...
- Tags: General Health, Healthy Living

Attention ladies: My top 6 tips for women’s health
I have been told by a fair number of people that I’m very approachable and relatable, and I’m happy to hear that’s how I come across. As such, people seem to feel very comfortable talking to me one on one about their personal health concerns, and I’m happy to share my thoughts. One time I got a very unique “personal” question after a speaking engagement that really made me stop and think. What can...
- Tags: Healthy Living, Women's Health

Can we get close and personal today?
I’ve been in the health and nutrition field for over 30 years and one thing I can say with full confidence is that people are inherently resistant to change. I can’t tell you the number of times I have consulted with a client and talked about all the wonderful health improvements they can experience… But as soon as I mention changing their diet, I get the doe in the headlights look. Or worse yet,...

What kind of water should you drink?
I think it’s safe to say that the average person at least somewhat realizes that drinking water is good for you. But our understanding that water is good for you is where it ends…because we’re not filling our glasses nearly as often as we should. Although the blanket recommendation for water consumption is eight- 8oz. glasses a day (64 total oz., and that’s a bare bones minimum), we’re falling desperately short. According to the...
- Tags: Healthy Living, hydration, Water

Trouble sleeping? Don’t do this!
Back in the early 70s when I was a kid there was a song by the 5th Dimension called “(Last night) I didn’t get to sleep at all,” sung beautifully by the immensely talented Marilyn McCoo. While the idea behind the song is her inability to sleep because her love interest was on her mind, one line of the song that is particularly intriguing is the one where she sings, “The sleeping pill I...
- Tags: Healthy Living, Immune Health, Medications, Sleep