Need some help figuring out the percentages of what to eat? How much protein? How much fat? What your servings should look like on your plate? The 30/30/30 Rule is one way I teach my Diet For Human Beings to my clients. It's an easy way to look at your plate and see how to proportion everything. Results? Better balancing of blood sugar, calories, hunger, and food cravings. Get the format down, then let the creativity ... Keep Reading >
Why We Get Sick & What To Do About It: PODCAST
Catching a cold? Having an allergy attack or a recurring virus? Reaching for antibiotics? On this podcast, I discuss immune support, supplements, probiotics, Vitamin D and more. One question my clients often ask is if and when it's OK to take or Echinacea and other immune-boosting herbs if you have an auto-immune issue. I'll address that too. Take notes and keep these remedies in your supplement cabinet for when you need ... Keep Reading >
The Dark Side of Soy, and Why It Matters: PODCAST
The dark side of soy is the excellent topic of my guest today. Dr. Kaayla Daniel wasknown as The Naughty Nutritionist because she challenges conventional wisdom with love and humor. Her amazing book, The Whole Soy Story, is about the dangers of soy, and how it became known as a health food. Politics and marketing brought the soybean to fame, but it endangers our babies, our thyroids, our sex hormones, and more. Tune in to hear this ... Keep Reading >
Melissa and Dallas Hartwig on Making Big Changes in Diet & Lifestyle: PODCAST
Ready to change your life in 30 days - with an online community, workshops, an e-book and more to coach you? Melissa and Dallas Hartwig talk with me in this paleo podcast about change. Melissa and Dallas Hartwig teach wildly popular workshops on nutrition and their Whole 30 program, and have a new book called “It Starts With Food”. Their mission? To inspire you to take charge of your habits, your body, and your life. Join us for a ... Keep Reading >
Uric Acid Blood Test – A Marker For Fructose Metabolism
You may already know that elevated uric acid causes gout - a painful inflammation of the joints, especially hands and feet. But did you know that a uric acid blood test can be used as a marker for fructose toxicity? One of the by-products of fructose metabolism is uric acid, so when you consume too much table sugar, high fructose corn syrup, agave nectar, sweetened sodas, or fruit juices, your uric acid levels rise. Elevated uric acid ... Keep Reading >
Gluten Free? Think again: PODCAST
This is one of my favorite topics. How to be gluten free starts with a change in diet then we find other sources we need to remove. We can eliminate gluten from our diets with some good detective work, but other surprising sources of gluten may be important for you to know. Especially if you have Celiac Disease, like I do, or make gluten antibodies, which I believe we all do to some extent. In any event, I feel all my clients do better when ... Keep Reading >
Causes of Heartburn and Reflux: PODCAST
Eating and digesting should not hurt! This Primal Diet - Modern Health Podcast explores newer thinking in the causes of heartburn and reflux. Heartburn, indigestion and gas can be understood and fixed with some help and a new way of thinking. For example, if the neurotransmitter GABA is low, heartburn can be a sign of GABA deficiency. In this podcast I'll cover some surprising causes of indigestion seldom heard from your doctor but that I ... Keep Reading >
20 Headaches, and Counting: PODCAST
So many headaches, so little knowledge! This is an extensive look at the many causes of headaches. If you have them rarely or frequently, listen in, take notes, and address potential issues. Sometimes pain in the head reflects a whole body issue. And other times, it is localized. In this podcast I will help you identify and eliminate headaches at their cause. Just for starters, there’s toxic headaches, bad bite headaches, ... Keep Reading >
Help For Allergies: PODCAST
Looking for natural help for allergies? Allergies can be simple, or they can be complicated. As with any dysfunction in the body, we want to see where the source of the problem lies, and not just treat the symptoms. Your overall level of health influences your allergies. And the amount of toxic load you carry makes a big difference too. Reducing inflammatory foods such as gluten, corn and sugars is a first step towards helping any health ... Keep Reading >
Nourishing Our Children: PODCAST
Sandrine Hahn Love of Nourishing Traditions and Nourishing Our Children talks with Beverly about the benefits of traditional diets for children, as discovered by Dr. Weston A. Price. Dr. Price observed a wide variety of children in various parts of the world who had wide, well-formed faces with all of their teeth and no cavities. The children were attentive and engaged, and learned easily and readily because of optimal brain ... Keep Reading >
Is That A Wheat Belly? PODCAST w. Dr. William Davis
“Wheat Belly” author William Davis, M.D. talks with Beverly about his best-selling book on this Primal Diet - Modern Health Podcast. His research on the hybridization of ancient wheat into a modern allergenic and damaging substance has helped convince many to go gluten-free for their medical problems AND that persistent "wheat belly". As a Cardiologist, he recommends avoiding gluten to help prevent and reverse heart disease. Learn more at ... Keep Reading >
What Should Children Drink?
Here's a topic with a bit of controversy! Intolerance to dairy, juice or sodas.... Even at a recent Paleo/Ancestral Foods Symposium, there was disagreement on the subject of milk. One thing we ALL agree on though is sodas! Men, women, children and babies should not drink soda. The phosphorus, the chemicals, the sweeteners ("natural" or otherwise), the colors, and the caffeine all make for a dangerous brew. On top of ... Keep Reading >