Constipation affects, on average, 16% of the population worldwide, and up to 33.5% of those aged 60-110 years old^[i].  Due to the tide of hormones, women are more likely to suffer from constipation than men^[ii].

The experience of constipation includes: irregular bowel movements, passing stool less than three to five times per week, or the difficulty passing a stool that may require straining, or the insufficient, unsatisfactory, incomplete or painful stool.  It may even include an obstruction …

Cravings?

Sugar can be as addictive as cocaine. An excess of sugar rewires the dopamine receptors in your brain. Out thinking your craving can be really tough. Craving for sweetness is strong.

With at least seventy percent of the immune system residing in the gut, there is little wonder that high sugar consumption makes immunity weak.

Processed and packaged foods (even the packages bought in the grocery store) often contain preservatives to extend shelf life, colouring agents to make it look…

Gout is a type of arthritis that occurs when too much uric acid builds up. It causes glass like crystals to form in joints, aggravates the kidneys (acid urine and stone formation) and potentiates high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

Hyperuricemia (gout) is diagnosed with a blood test of serum uric acid (SUA) above 420 μM (70 μg/ml). 

It can be hereditary in nature, or the result of another condition. Gout usually affects men over forty with a family history of gout. Certain foods, …

Do you support detox or disease? Every choice you make sends your body into one direction or the other. Disease is an imbalanced state where the level of toxins overwhelm an individual's capacity. Think of your body as a toxic bucket. If you keep adding to it, it gets full! That's disease. What do you do when a bucket is full? You stop putting more stuff into it and you start draining some out. That's detox.

Our body must balance metabolism of acid-alkaline, water, minerals, the nervous, gla…

Preheat oven to 350F convect bake.

Directions below. You will need the following ingredients:

1 cup almond flour

1 cup quinoa flour

2/3 cup arrowroot flour

1/3 cup coconut flour

2 TBSP baking powder

1/8^th tsp salt

1 ½ tsp xanthum gum

1 cup coconut oil

1 cup frozen raspberries

1 cup dried cranberries

2 cups almond milk

Directions:

Whisk or sift together dry ingredients and break up any clumps:

1 cup almond flour

1 cup quinoa flour

2/3 cup arrowroot flour

1/3 cup coconut flou…

There are links between gut and mood. In Beyond Digestion, I talk a lot about the fact that we not only have to digest our food, but also the world around us. When life gives us more than we can handle, it is literally "beyond digestion", meaning life can be stressful, especially we lack the appropriate ways to cope.

Did you know? Of those with IBS, thirty percent seek treatment and in that thirty percent, ninety percent of the people have anxiety and or depression. But even those who don't h…

Medicinal Mushrooms!

The great emperors of China used medicinal mushrooms as a nourishing tonic, aphrodisiac and for anti-aging.  Medicinal mushroom use dates back 4,000 years. Medicinal mushrooms are helpful because of their β-Glucans. The exact structure of the β-Glucan gives each mushroom its unique properties.

Here is an overview of three great medicinal mushrooms, however there are plenty more mushrooms to consider when it comes to your immune health.

Reishi “King of the Mushrooms”(G…

From the breast of the mother, human milk oligosaccharidea (HMOs) are the third most abundant component in breast milk and are responsible for the growth of Bidfidobacteria. Ultimately HMOs increase short chain fatty acids, particularly butyrate. Butyrate is the preferred fuel for cells lining the colon and helps maintain gut barrier and immune status.

Butyrate is the preferred fuel for cells lining the colon and helps maintain gut barrier and immune status

Insufficiency of butyrate is linke…

Vital vitamin

Vitamin C is a water-soluble dietary vitamin essential for human life. Orally it is used help reduce the risk of upper tract respiratory infections, reduce lipid levels (LDL and TAGs) in those with high cholesterol, reduce blood pressure in those with hypertension, helps prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgeries, reduces post-operative pain, lowers concentrations of blood levels of lead and improves the markers of anemia in patients on hemodialysis.

Vitamin C is found …

Hearty & Healthy

A real breakfast treat; very dense and hearty. Adopted and adapted from the Honest to Goodness recipe book my sister gave me years ago, I love taking old recipes and updating them to current tastes and needs.

~Gluten Free ~ Dairy Free ~

In the blender, food processor or with hand mixer: Blend the wet ingredients together until thick and smooth consistency. 2-3 minutes:

2 cups of squash or pumpkin (canned or cooked)

1/2c olive oil

1/2c melted coconut oil

4 eggs

1 teasp…