Nutrition
PHYSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | DENTAL HYGIENE
Physical Contributors to Stress: Dental Hygiene It is important to note that, just like with personal hygiene, proper dental hygiene is important for not only the health of teeth, but also the...
PHYSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | MEDICATIONS & DRUGS
Physical Contributors to Stress: Medications/Drugs Advancements in medications and treatments in healthcare have made a significant difference in the last couple of decades; however, many of these...
NUTRITION MONTHLY | NUTRITION TIPS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY AGAINST CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
Inflammation is a hot topic making headlines these days. You’re probably most familiar with the type of inflammation that accompanies a small sports injury. For example, perhaps your ankle swelled...
PHYSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | PERSONAL HYGIENE
Physical Contributors to Stress: Personal Hygiene Personal hygiene is essential to your health, but it is also important to know what is in the products that you are using on your body. ...
PHYSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | OVERTRAINING AND INJURY
Physical Contributors to Stress: Overtraining/Injury In our society we are often led to believe that more is always better; however, it is important to know that this is most often not the case,...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS AND NUTRITION GOALS
Cognitive distortions are perceptual errors in our thinking which lead to misinterpretations of reality, especially about how we relate to the self, others, and the world. Everybody struggles with...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Environmental factors refer to any external influences which may have a negative or positive impact on us, directly or indirectly. Major environmental factors include how we relate to intimate...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | FOOD AS A COPING MECHANISM
A coping mechanism is any thought process or pattern of behavior that acts to alleviate the effects of a stressful situation. There are both positive and negative ways to do so. Unhealthy eating is...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | NEGATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATORS
What we think and feel about ourselves, others, and the world has a significant impact on our expectations of outcomes in any given situation: positive or negative. This, in turn, directly affects...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | OVERVIEW
What Is Emotional Stress? In 1936, Hans Selye first defined the phrase, “stress” as it’s used today as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change”. Since then, the definition...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | PREDISPOSITIONS FOR EATING DISORDERS
Because food is so integral to our survival, there are subconscious and conscious drives that control our thoughts and actions towards food. Those behaviors are influenced by the interactions...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
Psychology is the study of our mental life and how it interacts with the world around us, including the social realm and its dynamics. Furthermore, this has a significant effect on our relationship...
EPIGENETICS | OVERVIEW
It has long been thought that the expression of our genes is primarily predetermined. However, the more we study the human body and its processes, the more we learn about how our environment and...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | SELF-AWARENESS AND NUTRITION
Most of us know the general guidelines for healthy eating: getting enough vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean meats, and healthy fats. But why do we struggle with maintaining a balanced diet?...
GUT HEALTH | DIGESTION AND THE GASTRIC EMPTYING CYCLE
Digestion and the Gastric Emptying Cycle Understanding your digestive, absorptive and metabolic systems, makes intuitive eating and dietary balance much easier to work towards. Digestion:...
GUT HEALTH | FOOD ALLERGY, SENSITIVITY, INTOLERANCE, AND DISEASE
The difference between food allergy, sensitivity/intolerance and disease A food allergy, food intolerance and GI specific disease can all have similar signs and symptoms, making it important to...
GUT HEALTH | GENETIC FACTORS
Genetic Factors It is now known that the human microbiome has a significant impact on health and is related to many disorders. This then begs the question; what determines microbiome composition?...
GUT HEALTH | NUTRIENT PRESCRIPTION FOR OPTIMAL GUT FORMATION THROUGH FOOD
Nutrient Prescription for Optimal Gut Formation Through Food Knowing the important link between gut health and your overall health and wellness, means that we can make educated decisions on how to...
GUT HEALTH | OVERVIEW
Overview: Gut Health: Functionality & Context Hippocrates said, “all disease begins in the gut.” We are only more recently finding out through research, just how right he was. Your gut is much...
GUT HEALTH | THE MICROBIOME
The Microbiome The microbiome is an ever-changing world within the human body and it’s balance plays an important role in health and immunity. The microbiome defined: A microbe in a living...
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