Food is Information

Food is Information

by | Mar 10, 2015 | Eating Naturally, Natural Weight Loss, Nutrition

I was having an interesting discussion the other day with a client. We were discussing her diet and she was telling me how she had basically been living out of restaurants and vending machines (or their big brothers, also known as convenience stores or kiosks at the airport) for the past 2-3 years because she was always on the go. She was also lamenting about how her health had deteriorated immensely over that same time period. She wasn’t getting the connection until I came up with the following thought. (more…)

Optimal Body Balance Online Promotion

Optimal Body Balance Online Promotion

by | Feb 12, 2015 | Eating Naturally, Natural Remedies, Natural Weight Loss, Nutrition

Obesity and being overweight isn’t just a calorie problem or an exercise problem – it is a metabolism problem. The fact is there are several fundamental underlying imbalances that prevent most people from losing weight and keeping it off. The problem is, you don’t know what those imbalances are and neither does your doctor. The Optimal Body Balance Program can help you find and correct them. (more…)

Using Diet to Balance the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems – Part 2 of 3

Using Diet to Balance the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems – Part 2 of 3

by | Feb 5, 2015 | Eating Naturally, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic Health, Nutrition | 58 comments

What you eat can have a dramatic impact on the balance and function of the sympathetic (SNS) and parasympathetic (PNS) nervous systems. Most often, people experience SNS dominance (to determine SNS or PNS dominance, see this post); the following recommendations can be used to calm the sympathetic nervous system. (more…)

Optimal Plan to the Rescue

Optimal Plan to the Rescue

by | Dec 23, 2014 | Digestive Support, Eating Naturally, Natural Weight Loss, Nutrition

Yes, it is officially holiday season. Christmas is this week. We know that health and wellness goals tend to go out the window around this time. Many people feel too busy to focus on weight loss and find it easier to put it off until the New Year. The Optimal Plan can change that for you. It will allow you to go through the holidays feeling great and you will get a head start on those new years resolutions.

The Optimal Plan is a 30 day program that is simple, tasty, low-cost and extremely effective at helping people lose weight quickly. It takes you step-by-step through every day so you know exactly what and when to eat, gives you recipes and menus for each day and even provides guidance on supplementation and further testing that may help you accelerate your results.

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Artificial Sweeteners = Weight Gain

Artificial Sweeteners = Weight Gain

by | Oct 7, 2014 | Eating Naturally, Natural Weight Loss, Nutrition

Many people, in an effort to lose weight and/or control their blood sugar levels, turn from sugar-sweetened beverages and products to those that use artificial sweeteners. The theory is that since artificial sweeteners contain no calories, a person consuming these products can still get the sweet-taste they love while avoiding the calories, blood sugar spikes and extra pounds that can come along with sugar sweetened beverages. Unfortunately, there is mounting evidence that not only is this not true; the research is showing that artificial sweeteners may cause weight gain and cause dramatic blood sugar spikes – exactly the behavior we have been led to believe they would prevent. (more…)