Pregnancy and Nutrition

We’ve been talking about the importance of nutrition, and making good nutrition choices on a daily basis, all month long – and pregnancy is one of the most important times to focus on optimal nutrition. Your baby’s health will be determined by nutrition choices you make even before you conceive.  There are certain things you

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Nutrients for Joints

Painful joints. They can keep you from living life the way you choose. They can be unbearable at times and have you in tears or even depressed. Chronic joint pain devastating. Maybe your hands are arthritic and you are not able to grip objects. Things seem to slip between your hands and next thing you

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Nutrition For A Healthy Heart

To begin our discussion on nutrition for a healthy heart, we can think about the connection between obesity, cholesterol, and atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Atherosclerosis is a disease where plaque builds up inside your arteries. That plaque consists of fat, cholesterol and many other substances found in the blood. The plaque hardens over time

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Natural Nutrition vs Artificial

When it comes to nutrition, there’s a BIG nutritional difference in natural and artificial. It’s not so simple as to say that natural is only fresh:  fresh fruits, vegetables, protein or fat sources, and grains, nuts, seeds, etc. – because there are other sources of natural nutrition. Now when it comes to artificial, there’s a

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