We are becoming more and more aware of how important our gut health is to our overall sense of wellbeing. To a holistic nutritionist this is music to our ears because we have been shouting about it for ages! The only problem is that when something like this starts to become “trendy” the world of
In ancient Chinese medicine, it’s said that “the physician who knows how to harmonize the liver knows how to treat the hundred diseases.” The liver, one of the largest and hardest-working organs in the body, is believed to be of the “wood element” and is crucial for the transformation of food into energy, or qi. Referred to
For years I was a total health wreck. Chronic fatigue, autoimmune, allergies ... the list goes on. I was treated for candida and leaky gut. I was put on a gut healing protocol that involved gulping down 30 supplements daily. I changed my diet to cut out all gluten, sugar, dairy and other allergenic foods. I
Over the cold Canadian holidays I was inspired to make this dish to prove to my family that eating healthy does not mean eating boring. It is quite the contrary to be honest. Eating unprocessed, non-deep fried, MSG free whole foods means we get to actually TASTE the beautiful flavors mother earth provides. It means
Here are my top 5 ways to prepare your liver for the upcoming holiday season so you can crush the Holiday social scene like the life of the party that you are!!! If you haven't already read the article I wrote yesterday, "How Getting Serious About Liver Health Helped Me Become Become A Better Socializer"
I have been dedicating the last year of my life to healing my liver. This, for some people, may seem a little extreme, but it is exactly what I needed to do before my liver forced a permanent reboot in my 30’s. I had been putting a lot of performance pressure on my liver since
To successfully cleanse the body, we must begin with a commitment to cleansing the bowel. It took time to build up the pollution in our body, so it will take time to reverse this process through a series of cleansing. A great way to begin this process is by performing an enema from the comfort
Want to have clearer, younger looking skin without using skin products? For years I struggled with my own skin problems and discovered how important healthy eating (along with safe and gentle detoxification) helped my skin heal and start to glow. Right now, I’m going to show you how to get glowing skin by changing a
Beginning of last year I was in complete misery. My insides were a reflection of what you laid eyes on and what I felt. Ugliness, pain and desperation relentlessly hammered down on me for months on end. Yet what appeared to be hideous retaliation and revenge from my body was in fact self-love. My body
Spirulina is an alga (cyanobacteria), often available in powder. It is an incredible source of protein, antioxidants, B-vitamins, and iron. Its composition consists largely of essential amino acids, thus, it is commonly recommended to vegetarians and vegans who may have difficulty sourcing these nutrients in their diets The iron in Spirulina is very bioavailable, which