Edited 12/4/23 Are you traveling for holidays? Then this blog is just for you. Health professionals and patients alike – let’s not get sick on the plane!!! I never get sick while traveling and I used to travel a lot, including complicated trips to and from Poland. So why exactly do I not get sick […]

This Banana Bread recipe is inspired by one from Minimalist Baker. I love it with Teff Flour, which provides a high nutrient content, especially calcium, and is gluten free. My husband claimed he hates banana bread, but he really likes this one! What is Teff Flour? Teff Flour is a pleasingly light, uniquely flavored, 100% […]

I just had a chiropractic adjustment with my favorite Dr. Margaret Winters today from www.greatriverchiro.com and noticed a bright green smoothie in a mason jar on her counter top. It looked so fresh, creamy and delicious. Of course, I asked her about the ingredients! This is a lovely one that reminds me of a delicious smoothie […]

Magnesium IS your secret Health weapon. I often share with you my love for magnesium (Mg) and its importance. Why? Because I see how much benefit it provides to the patients that are deficient. First, based on studies and confirmed by the analysis of food logs I do of my patients, I am here to […]

SIBO, Xifaxan, IBS and the FDA. Today I want to update you on the SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) medication of choice. Just a reminder that I am not a medical doctor and do not prescribe medications. I am a clinical functional medicine nutritionist and so this is for information only.

Today I want to update you on the SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) medication of choice – Xifaxan. Just a reminder that I am not a medical doctor, and do not prescribe medications. I am a licensed clinical functional medicine nutritionist, so this is just for your information. What is Xifaxan? Xifaxan, also known as […]

Today’s talk is about Omega 3… Omega 3 is an essential nutrient: it is an essential fat that we don’t make.  Essential means that you have to get it from foods because the body can’t make it.  Omega 3 comes from fatty fish like salmon. Omega 3 is very nourishing for the brain: it’s part of […]

This post contains affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission from purchases.  What is Really in your Drinking Water? If you have concerns about your tap water, you are not alone (Barrett, 2014). What you can find in your drinking water is not just the pesticides, herbicides and heavy metals, but you should […]

If you want to listen to another podcast I did called Hypothyroidism and Fluoride it may give you a good primer (on fluoride) before we proceed. The US government added fluoride to the municipal water to prevent cavities for children in 1951. The research doesn’t support the benefit of preventing cavities; there are so many […]

This post contains affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission from purchases. Did you know there is a link between Hypothyroidism and Fluoride? Hypothyroidism happens when your thyroid doesn’t produce enough hormones. In order to have proper functioning thyroid you need iodine – it’s a halogen and can be thrown off by fluoride, which is a […]

  At Holistic Nutrition Naturally we have moved to a full Functional Nutrition Clinical Model: If you have worked with me over the last decade, you already know what functional nutrition is. If you have not been my patient, functional nutrition is rooted in functional medicine. Functional Holistic Nutrition looks for the roots of the […]

Hello, I want to talk about thyroid. I am not a medical doctor, but I find I help support thyroid testing and assessment because doctors don’t test (enough) for it.  I want you to know more about it so you can have an educated conversation with your doctor. The reason I am doing this audio […]