by Jennifer | May 3, 2015 | Healthy Choices
Fat is a word that evokes fear in most Americans. I hear “I eat a low fat diet, I don’t understand why I’m gaining weight.” It is not the fat that we should fear — it’s the carbohydrates. The human body runs on two main fuel sources: carbohydrates and fats. Most...
by Jennifer | Apr 15, 2014 | Healthy Choices
Vitamin B12, a necessary component of human metabolism, may also be a source of anemia. Two forms of anemia – macrocytic and megaoblastic anemia – are actually a result of a B12 deficiency and if left untreated may progress to he development of neuropathy. The good...
by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2014 | Healthy Choices
Gluten is the protein from the family of prolamins that is found in wheat and a few other grains. Prolamins such as gluten are difficult to digest and have a negative interaction with the brush border of the intestinal tract. This interaction can and often does lead...
by Jennifer | Mar 13, 2014 | Healthy Choices
Many moons ago I made the college-aged, activist-style decision to become a vegan. I felt that eating animals was morally wrong and I did not understand why anyone felt the need to consume another life. Then there was the food supply system of our country. The dirty,...
by Jennifer | Jan 13, 2014 | Healthy Choices
I am often asked what approach I take in my practice. It is a fair question considering how much nutritional information and misinformation is available. So let me put your minds at ease. My approach is rather quite simple. It’s the Anti-Inflammatory Approach!...
by Jennifer | Dec 27, 2013 | Healthy Choices
Coconut oil, for many years, received a bad reputation simply because it is part of the saturated fat category. What distinguishes a saturated fat from a mono- or polyunsaturated fat in appearances is the ability for a saturated fat to be solid at room temperature. ...
