Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Exercise , Ketogenic Diet
Benefits of The Ketogenic Diet — Part II, Athletic Performance
In a recent article I talked about the ketogenic diet, its benefits, and its possible down-sides. In this article, I’d like to go into a lot more detail on how, or if, a ketogenic diet can benefit athletic performance....
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Detox & Healing
Fibromyalgia — what it is, and how can you heal it
Do you have joint pain, sleep disturbance, depression, inability to think clearly, chronic fatigue or chronic pain in your muscles and ligaments? Most of us feel some of this at least once an a while, some of us maybe feel it more...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Detox & Healing , Weight Loss , Ketogenic Diet
Benefits of The Ketogenic Diet
A ketogenic diet is one form of a very low carbohydrate diet. However, you need to cut almost all sources of sugar in order for your body to produce ketones for energy, instead of using glucose (sugar) for energy. You can look at ketones...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Weight Loss
All you need to know about fructose
I’ve written many times about added sugar, but what about consuming fruits, and the fructose that they contain? Are fruits considered to be added sugar ? The good news is that they are not — except for smoothies and processed fruit...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Recipes
The many benefits of clarified butter and ghee
Have you ever tried clarified butter, or ghee? I love cooking with ghee, it has a delicious smoky, nutty flavor and is perfect for high heat cooking. And there are so many health benefits too, other than just the taste! Ghee is a...
Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
Dairy Sensitivity
Maybe you’ve started to hear more about people stopping eating dairy products, and choosing dairy-free milk alternatives such as almond milk. Do we need to stop consuming dairy products? First, let’s look at why dairy might be a problem...
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
The benefits of fibers are way more than you think
Fibers are the structural parts of plants and are found in all plant-derived foods — vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes. Most dietary fibers are polysaccharides. Dietary fibers pass through the body undigested and contribute no...
Newsletter Archive , Detox & Healing , Nutrition , Kauai Garden Island
The extraordinary Vitamin K, and how to prevent osteoporosis
All vitamins are equally important, and their absence from our diet can cause nutrient-deficiency diseases. Vitamins and minerals have their own carriers. Vitamins A, D, E, and K, are the fat-soluble vitamins, and they are carried...
Nutrition , Newsletter Archive , Exercise , Weight Loss , Kauai Garden Island , Ketogenic Diet
Does Fasted Cardio really work for weight loss?
You may have heard, or maybe you already tried, fasted cardio exercises for weight loss? So many people, especially in the fitness industry, follow fasted cardio, and some of them are really seeing benefits. But is it really a good idea?...
Detox & Healing , Exercise , Newsletter Archive , Kauai Garden Island
Do you have shoulder pain? Here’s a solution that may help!
Most people feel some shoulder pain at some point in their life. For some it never goes away. I recently discovered Dr. John Kirsch...
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Sugar cravings
Are you craving sugar? Do you know how to reduce your craving? Sweet things taste really good! I love sweet tastes too, just like most people. But why can we often not stop ourselves from eating too much? How we can change this?
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Understanding your food allergies
Most people have some type of food allergy, maybe lactose (dairy), gluten, or even the simplest thing, such as strawberries. Why is it that more and more people are having an increased reaction to food substances?
