Category Archives: Nutrition
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – The Wheat-Free Feast
Although celiac disease was identified over 2000 years ago, we’ve only understood it as gluten intolerance since the 1950’s. Now, some 60+ years later, it’s becoming clear that it’s not just gluten….and it’s not just a concern for those with a wheat-allergy! Those with celiac disease can actually react to any of the wheat proteins…
The Pharmaceutical Hat-trick
Marijuana is an example of a gateway drug, because it encourages the use of other drugs in the future. Which may or may not be true; but if that’s the case, you could make the same argument for statins. The only difference being, the statins come from the trusted guy in the lab coat, while…
Live It NOT Diet! FAQs – Bloated After Meals
Feeling bloated after meals usually means you’re having trouble digesting the foods you’re eating. As your body is struggling to breakdown and access the nutrients from the large bolus of food sitting in your gut. In most cases, this stems from low stomach acid (hypochlorhydria) and/or an inadequate secretion of digestive enzymes. A diagnosis that…
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – Repair Your Gut
It’s common to overlook the health of our gut, even though it contains 10 times more health-determining bacteria than the rest of our body. Protecting us from infection, supporting our metabolism, and promoting healthy digestion and elimination. There are over 100 trillion organisms in the gut, that make up ¾ of our immune system. Unfortunately, the…
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – Test Your Digestion (The HCL Test)
Poor digestion has become extremely common, and it’s usually because of an underactive stomach (low acid secretion) and undersecreting organs (pancreas, gall bladder, etc). How this happens is debatable, but most research points to chronic gut damage; which is the product of poor food choices (high grain, low meat), excess stress, and over-medicating (antibiotics, antacids,…
Should Everyone Eat More Fruit?
The government recommends 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and we’re frequently encouraged to increase our intake whenever possible. But what if most (or all) of those servings are fruit? Should we add more fruit to a the typical North American’s diet – that’s already far too in carbohydrates (glucose) – and typical…
Food Marketing Matters
Not only does the government refuse to adjust a ridiculous food pyramid that’s left more than 1/3 of the population obese and 2/3 overweight, but they fail to regulate marketing and advertising efforts that should be illegal. And I don’t mean the sad fact that companies can put ‘no trans-fat’ on their products if they…
Pushing for the Perfect Poop – Using Your Stool as a Prevention Tool
Bowel movements are one of the best gauges of health. So it’s unfortunate to hear that people are uneducated on the topic, and ignoring clear signs of dysfunction. But perhaps we can blame western medicine for that – as they’d rather take your blood pressure, look in your ears and write-up a prescription then ask…