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In my book, The 3-Season Diet, I discuss how nature has 3 growing seasons. The spring, summer and fall are the growing seasons, with winter as nature’s dormant season. In this section, learn how to eat with the seasons, according to your body type and the natural digestive cycles, and the importance of eating regular meals in a relaxed way.
In the same way that touch and our other senses deliver information from the environment to the brain and nervous system, our sense of taste carries subtle impressions from the food we eat into our internal environment. For thousands of years, eating was a sacred event. It was understood that the intention and energy put […]
While healthier choices at cafés and restaurants are becoming increasingly available, a new study suggests dining out may be more harmful than expected. A team of researchers at UC Berkeley School of Public Health derived data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2005-2014) to conduct the study. 10,253 study participants were asked […]
The feast of fall is always followed by the famine of spring. Fall’s harvest is rich in sugars from fruit and starchy carbs from root veggies and grains. The excess fuel from this high-sugar, high-carb diet is stored as fat which the body uses as a source of insulation and energy for the long, cold […]
Candida is a naturally-occurring yeast or fungus that inhabits the mouth, gut, vagina, and other mucosal membranes of the body. Ordinarily, it is harmless and exists in balance with the trillions of other bacteria that make your microbiome home. The concerns arise when that balance is disrupted. This disruption can transpire from stress, poor diet, […]
If you were to compare the dietary differences between modern humans and our hunter-gatherer ancestors, you’d find that, for the most part, modern humans are getting pretty close to an ancestral diet already. Harvard University Professor Daniel Lieberman’s book, The Story of the Human Body, takes you on an extensive comparative journey through modern and […]
I was first introduced to Bieler’s Broth in the early 1980s as a fasting tonic to repair the digestive system. At the time, I was in Chiropractic College in Los Angeles and was fascinated by traditional healing practices. Dr. Henry Bieler, who passed away in 1975, was a pioneer of alternative medicine. He practiced just […]
When hungry, trying to employ better judgment and willpower in the face of a plate of cookies, chocolates, or a quick slice of pizza is all too often an insurmountable task. A new study from John Hopkins University revealed that when we haven’t eaten, junk food can be twice as distracting as healthy food. (1) […]
The benefits of a plant-based diet are hard to ignore. Research shows that vegetarians typically have lower body mass index, lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and lower blood pressure. Compared to non-vegetarians, vegetarians have lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease and decreased incidence of hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain […]
There are truly amazing health benefits of consuming butter and ghee. The benefits can be heavily attributed to a health-beneficial short-chain fatty acid called butyric acid. Butyric acid got its name from the Latin word for butter, butyrum. Butyric acid was first detected in butter, and now ghee—which is a concentrated, clarified butter and a […]
Ayurveda refers to spring as the kapha season. Kapha literally means “to stick together.” For many, kapha season is also allergy season. The snow begins to melt and rain becomes more frequent, resulting in the earth holding onto more water. This is nature’s response to a long and dry winter. The body parallels this shift […]
Which is harder on the human body? Junk food? Or stress and anxiety? Researchers at Brigham Young University conducted a study to compare these two health hazards. The study was published in Nature Scientific Reports. While the study was performed on mice, the researchers believe that the impacts from stress and junk food are comparable […]
A new study published in the online journal Appetite compared the impact of eating the exact same food, but with one labeled as a “snack” and the other labeled as a “meal.” The findings were astonishing! At the University of Surrey, researchers asked 80 participants to eat pasta that was offered as either a snack […]
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