Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
What are the best non-dairy milk alternatives?
Lactose intolerance is a syndrome that occurs after the ingestion of lactose, with symptoms that include diarrhea, abdominal pain, flatulence, and bloating. These symptoms result from the secretion of catabolic fragments of bacterial...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
Are Energy Drinks Safe?
Do you consume energy drinks, or do you need caffeine in the afternoon to pick you up? Unfortunately you just need to look at the counter in your supermarket, gas station, or even school vending machines to see that energy drinks and...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
Do carbohydrates make you fat?
Carbohydrates are sugars or starches. They are organic molecules that are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, they are the most abundant food source and a key form of energy for most organisms. Our body, however, does not...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
Are you eating a gluten-free diet but still have sensitivity?
Are you eating a gluten-free diet and doing everything correctly to manage your gluten sensitivity, yet still having symptoms? Maybe this is the answer for you. First, let’s look at what gluten is. It is a main storage protein...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
How to improve cognitive function and prevent Alzheimer’s disease
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to keep our body healthy, but we often miss the most important part of our body — the brain. Our brain typically accounts for just two to five percent of an adult’s body weight, yet it...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Detox & Healing
How can you reduce your intake of toxins?
You may have heard tips on how to detox to body before. First, however, we need to stop adding more toxins so that gradually the body will start cleansing itself. A toxin is defined as any compound that has a detrimental effect...
Newsletter Archive , Nutrition , Kauai Garden Island , Ketogenic Diet
Fasting & Health
The word fast is derived from the Anglo-Saxon faest , which means "firm" or “fixed”. Fasting is the body’s physiological rest. It’s an ancient healing practice, which is abstinence from food. Fasting can be done for many...
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
An essential mineral for bone health and beyond
The essential minerals are nutrients that the human body requires in relatively large amounts (greater than 100mg per day). All minerals are vital in the body. These include calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chloride, and...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
Thinking beyond calories
Did you ever think where our concept of calories comes from? What does calorie actually mean? Many of us are counting calories, reading labels, and calculating the numbers, but do you really know the concept behind it? What is a...
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Mindset
How to naturally prevent or reduce menopausal symptoms
The term menopause is derived from meno (meaning month, menses) plus pausis (meaning pause or cessation). In other words, it is a pause in menstruation. Understanding the terminology and definitions can be helpful in understanding the...
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
What do you need to know about the digestive system and leaky gut? Part 2: How to heal.
In my previous article I talked about the importance of digestion, and what may cause leaky gut. The walls of the intestine serve as a physical barrier, separating food and the bacterial populations of the intestine from the rest of the...
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
What do you need to know about the digestive system and leaky gut? Part 1
All disease begins in the gut — Hippocrates We are finally starting to understand how the gut plays a role in health and disease. We are not only what we eat, we are what we absorb and digest. Most of us even won’t realize...
