Nutrition Book

8 Aug 0

Struggle with anxiety?

Learn how to re-balance your hormones, address nutritional deficiencies, and fix the issue long-term. Bonus: Free printable that simplifies natural remedies for anxiety — including a supplement routine, what you should and shouldn’t eat, and more.

There are no quick fixes here. The goal of all of this is to adjust your brain chemistry so you legitimately no longer have a problem, not just mask brain chemistry so you no longer realize that you do. There are usually several steps…and I don’t even have it all figured out yet. It’s a complex change.

Anxiety has to do with the fight-or-flight reaction, but is also a complex mix of dopamine, adrenaline, noradrenaline, cortisol, serotonin and more. Fixing the hormonal cocktail is no easy task. Plus, some of it is happening because of vitamin or mineral deficiencies, or bad bacteria in the gut. Like I said — complex.

http://modernalternativehealth.com/2015/11/11/natural-remedies-for-anxiety/

Connie

23 Jul 0

Tackling Vitamin Deficiency

A healthy diet can provide all a growing body needs, but the reality of our busy lifestyles and sometimes finicky eating habits can lead to vitamin deficiency. Knowing what to look for is part of the battle. In this article we’ll try to help you detect nutritional deficiencies. Also note that symptoms are actually better indicators of nutritional deficiency than signs (In medicine a sign is objective while a symptom is subjective).

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http://positivemed.com/2013/05/20/detecting-nutritional-deficiencies/

Connie

9 Jul 0

Everything you need to know to ensure a good night’s sleep

Around 40% of American adults don’t get a full seven hours of sleep per night, according to a 2013 Gallup poll. An estimated 50 to 70 million adults in the United States have chronic sleeping disorders. And about 40% of adults in the United States report falling asleep by accident during the day at least once a month, according to the NIH.

Want some help with that?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolynkylstra/how-many-hours-of-sleep-should-you-get?utm_term=.um2xlO6eR#.ui4Ky4ZAj

Connie

26 May 0

7 Vitamins that impact your thyroid medication

Vitamins and thyroid medication are usually taken simultaneously. Learn more about how vitamin and mineral components can affect your thyroid medication.

Vitamins are essential to maintaining a healthy functioning body. Although for people with thyroid problems, taking vitamins and thyroid medication at the same time doesn’t end well, we have provided a handful of tips and tricks to keep you and your thyroid in great shape. So, how can you be sure that your thyroid health is safe? To be on the side of caution, thyroid patients must consult their physicians about the ups and downs of taking vitamins and thyroid medication together.

How Vitamins and Thyroid Medication Affect Your Body

Connie

23 May 0

Fight Heart Disease With These Heart Healthy Foods & Tips

Every year, over 500,000 people in America die from heart disease and while exercise and portion control can help you stay healthy, nothing has been shown to reduce heart disease more than a healthy diet. So how can we protect ourselves to achieve longevity?

This infographic is loaded with heart healthy options, highlighting the individual benefits of each fruit, vegetable, grain and nut listed. If you don’t think enjoying a heart healthy meal can be pleasurable -just imagine snacking on a grass-fed steak with sauteed red peppers, spinach brown rice risotto, sweet potato with an orange-cinnamon glaze and a dessert of dark chocolate covered blueberries dusted with crushed almonds.