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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
How healthy is the Beyond Burger?
There’s a lot of reasons why you may choose to not to eat meat, and that’s completely perfect. There are healthy and unhealthy food choices, whether you’re consuming animal products or not. But I’d like to give you a little more...
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
Know Your Food
I was looking recently at the health information on the US National Institute of Aging’s website, where they talk about solid fats and added sugars in the diet. Here’s one paragraph from their website (...
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...
Coconut pie recipe
Ingredients: 4 large eggs 1 14oz can coconut cream 1 tbsp vanilla 4 tbsp butter or coconut oil 1/4 cup coconut flour 1 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened) Stevia or other sweetener for taste...
Peanut butter brownie recipe
Who likes healthy and delicious brownies? Ingredients: 1 cup almond flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup salted butter melted 1/2 cup peanut butter Stevia or other sugar substitute such as Xylitol, or coconut...
How many lives do you have?
Have we lost our connection with life (which actually means ourselves)? We think we have to have lots of money to live, yes? Of course, money will definitely make things easier in so many ways, but it is really the most important thing?...
Injury Do’s and Don’ts
Yesterday was my first SMS workshop in Canada! SMS is a unique training technique that includes S tability, M obility and S trength exercises. I'm just about to launch my new online program, a completely...
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...