Category: Healthy Eating

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How Food Can Help Heal Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

How Food Can Help Heal Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Irregular menstrual cycles of longer than 35 days, acne, abnormal body hair growth, hair loss, and weight challenges are just a few of the symptoms th [...]
What’s the Best Diet for Chronic Illness?

What’s the Best Diet for Chronic Illness?

The healthiest diet for those who have chronic illness should be able to pass muster if analyzed for these four factors: Nutrient density Alkalin [...]
Dieting Can Actually Cause Binge Eating and Body Image Distortion

Dieting Can Actually Cause Binge Eating and Body Image Distortion

Dieting is nothing new to Americans. On average, 45 million Americans go on diets every year. Being constantly surrounded by messaging that says, “eat [...]
7 Steps to a Healthy Gut and a Healthy Weight

7 Steps to a Healthy Gut and a Healthy Weight

Did you know that what we eat affects our gut bacteria and can cause weight gain or weight loss resistance? In fact, your weight may be controlled mor [...]
Can We Really Eat Fat to Lose Fat?

Can We Really Eat Fat to Lose Fat?

The title of this article is not my own, but rather it is the first step mentioned in a book that changed my life. That book is Busting Breast Cancer: [...]
Recipe: Fermented Verde Hot Sauce

Recipe: Fermented Verde Hot Sauce

Green hot sauces are traditionally milder than red, but you have the ultimate control when you make your own. I use a mix of mild jalapeños (2,500–8,0 [...]
The Power of Individualized Medicine: A Case Study

The Power of Individualized Medicine: A Case Study

We are led to believe by most conventional doctors that the measurement of LDL and total blood cholesterol levels are the primary predictors for cardi [...]
The Anatomy of a Healthy Diet

The Anatomy of a Healthy Diet

Diet has an enormous impact on our overall health yet choosing the right one for you can be an overwhelming task, even with proper guidance. Before re [...]
To Dairy or Not to Dairy – That Is the Question

To Dairy or Not to Dairy – That Is the Question

Dairy from cow’s milk, or from other animals such as goats, remains a controversial topic regarding its contribution to chronic conditions. I am going [...]
Protect Your Immune System Naturally This Holiday Season

Protect Your Immune System Naturally This Holiday Season

The glorious fall days are upon us, along with their promises of pumpkin-picking excursions, Thanksgiving, and all the special holidays, including rin [...]
Soups: The Ultimate Comfort Food

Soups: The Ultimate Comfort Food

If your eyes aren’t welling up and your nose isn’t running, you’re simply not getting your money’s worth from winter cooking. This is the season we go [...]
Clean Your Tap Water of Toxins and Chemicals

Clean Your Tap Water of Toxins and Chemicals

Clean, hydrating water once flowed freely on our planet. It is a gift from Mother Earth and at Spring Aqua, we believe Mother Earth got it right. Acc [...]
Change Your Diet for Younger-Looking Skin

Change Your Diet for Younger-Looking Skin

Our skin is our largest organ, and it is often the first thing people notice when they meet us. Our skin takes a beating—it is exposed to all the exte [...]
How to Feed Your Immune System

How to Feed Your Immune System

For thousands of years, food therapy has been foundational in medicine. Growing up in an ethnically Greek household where food is vital, herbal teas, [...]
The Four Pillars of Optimal Health

The Four Pillars of Optimal Health

As much as we would like one, there is no single answer to achieving optimal health. In truth, a healthy lifestyle is one rooted in balance, not quick [...]
Restaurants Keeping It Real

Restaurants Keeping It Real

Do you like to eat out? I do! Of course, cooking at home is more cost effective and can be the healthier choice but eating out is fun, relaxing and ca [...]
Diet Can Make a Difference for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Diet Can Make a Difference for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

One in ten people suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition with symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating and distention, exc [...]
Choline Plays an Important Role in Pregnancy

Choline Plays an Important Role in Pregnancy

Choline is a critical nutrient during pregnancy that has only recently begun to be more understood. While it is not technically a vitamin by definitio [...]
The Perseverance Diet

The Perseverance Diet

In today’s world climate, it is easy to feel as if you are suffocating with the extraordinary demands of life. Yet we all find a way, don’t we? One w [...]
The Relationship Between Food, Mood & Behavior in Children

The Relationship Between Food, Mood & Behavior in Children

Mental health disorders among children and adolescents are described as serious changes in the way children typically learn, behave, or handle their e [...]
Restaurants Keeping It Real: Soma Grille

Restaurants Keeping It Real: Soma Grille

Do you like to eat out? I do! Of course, cooking at home is more cost effective and can be the healthier choice but eating out is fun, relaxing and ca [...]
Restaurants Keeping It Real: The Sweet Beet

Restaurants Keeping It Real: The Sweet Beet

Do you like to eat out? I do! Of course, cooking at home is more cost effective and can be the healthier choice but eating out is fun, relaxing and ca [...]
Emotional Intelligence is a Great Dining Companion

Emotional Intelligence is a Great Dining Companion

You’ve probably heard it said, “You are what you eat.” But do you find yourself eating what you are – feeling, that is? The food we eat may be close [...]
Restaurants Keeping It Real: flora: plant food + drink

Restaurants Keeping It Real: flora: plant food + drink

Do you like to eat out? I do! Of course, cooking at home is more cost effective and can be the healthier choice but eating out is fun, relaxing and ca [...]
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