Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Kauai Garden Island
Is coconut oil good or bad for your health?
This question is being asked again and again — and so many people are confused because 82% of the fat in coconut oil is saturated, and you have probably heard many times that saturated fat is bad for cholesterol and heart health.
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Weight Loss , Kauai Garden Island
How to alkalize our body, and why it matters
I’ve written quite a lot in the past about how important it is to eat good quality whole foods and to consume lots of (preferably organic) veggi
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Kauai Garden Island
Why you should eat broccoli and cabbage
I have written before about phytonutrients, and their positive effects on our health. Cruciferous vegetables are a rich source of isothiocyanate,
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
Benefits Of A Phytonutrient Diet
Phytonutrients are non-nutrient compounds found in plants. “Phyto” is a greek word meaning plant. Phytonutrients go way beyond vitamins and
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Kauai Garden Island
The Essential Trace Mineral Iron
My clients often ask me what the best food sources of iron are, and whether they should be taking any supplementation. Iron is an essential...
Detox & Healing , Nutrition , Kauai Garden Island
Keep your food safe!
Food safety refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food. These practices prevent contamination and...
What you can do to heal your gut
Every illness starts with your gut! Why is that? Almost 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates knew the answer...
Nutrition , Weight Loss , Kauai Garden Island
All diet names are just labels!
The further we go away from our root eating habits and lifestyle, the lifestyle that defined us as humans over thousands of years, the more health problems and obesity we should expect.
Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Mindset , Kauai Garden Island
The Food / Mood Relationship
Did you ever think about how food affects your mood? Especially now is the perfect time of the year, with the Thanksgiving and Christmas
Nutrition , Weight Loss , Kauai Garden Island , Detox & Healing
Eating disorders
Many of us don’t want to listen to our body’s hunger signal. We eat even when we are not hungry, and we ignore or suppress the signals of
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Weight Loss
Carbs + food additives = weight gain?
Obesity is one of the biggest health problems in the U.S. I believe that overconsumption of carbohydrates (carbs), especially processed carbs,
