Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
How much pesticides are in our food?
Eating more fruits and vegetables is one of the best things for improving our health. However, many of the healthiest plant foods are also sprayed with pesticides — chemicals used to prevent pests and improve crop yield. Farmers use pesticides to grow more food, often without realizing how much damage it leaves behind that may affect your health over time.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Recipes
Using Hawaiian Superfoods to Improve Heart Health
Hawaii is packed with natural beauty, but also a wealth of superfoods that can help maintain healthy cholesterol levels, improve heart-health and support overall wellbeing.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
The FDA's New Rules on "Healthy" Food Labeling – What You Need to Know
It's easy to get confused by what's labeled as “healthy” in today's food industry. For example, packages often show pictures of fruits or bowls of berries, even when the actual product contains no real fruit, just artificial flavoring.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
Nature's Anti-Inflammatory Oil
It's called “liquid gold” because of its rich history throughout many cultures, with countless attributed health benefits. The history of olive oil began in the Mediterranean countries including Greece, Turkey and Italy.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
Stem cell therapy is changing medicine (part 3)
As we age, the body's stem cell production slows, making it harder for us to recover from injuries and illnesses. Can we do something other than expensive medical treatments to help healing, or maybe prevent things before they happen?
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
Stem cell therapy is changing medicine (part 2)
After reading my first column about stem cell therapy you may be thinking about asking your physician to learn more about how it might help your specific health issues. It can offer one of the most therapeutic approaches for some diseases and health problems, including joint pain, osteoarthritis and sports injuries.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
Stem cell therapy is changing medicine (part 1)
Everyone wants to live for a healthy life span and ideally never get old. You can stay healthier while aging, however we can not yet stop the aging process. So it's up to us to understand what steps we need to take during this time. Of course, I am talking about specific actions that we can take, and not unexpected health issues or bad luck with our genetics.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Exercise , Mindset
How does our environment affect our health?
We all know that our environment can have a big effect on the way that we think and behave. Most of the time we may not actually realize how our environment is affecting us, and yet it can still change our reactions and behaviors.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
How to improve your gut health naturally (part 2)
When Hippocrates said that all disease starts in gut, that really was not an understatement. It can be hard to think that different symptoms, such as a headache or joint pain, are connected. But they could very well be coming from your gut via ingested food or bacteria imbalances.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
How to improve your gut health naturally (part 1)
Did you know that more than 100 trillion bacteria live within you? That's approximately 3.3lbs (1.5kg) of bacteria! We should not underestimate gut health, especially since almost every disease starts there.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
Are home cooked meals better than eating out? (Part 2)
Cooking at home can offer numerous benefits, including improved nutrition, cost savings, and most importantly greater control over the ingredients.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
Are home cooked meals better than eating out? (Part 1)
Around 37 percent of people in the US eat fast food at least once a day. In today's fast-paced world the convenience of fast food and restaurants often competes with the benefits of home-cooked meals. While quickly grabbing a bite to eat from a fast-food place or ordering a takeout might save time, the advantages of preparing meals at home are substantial and supported by many studies.
