Eating Freely

The Root Cause Oftentimes when working with patients, we uncover that difficulty with weight loss is rooted in stress eating, emotional eating...

Bon Appétit with Healthy Fats

“Hydrogenated” oils are stuffed full of hydrogen atoms and bad for your health. “Trans” fats are the result of heat and artificial hydrogenation,...

The Language of Fats

Good fats, bad fats, trans fats, omega-3, omega-6, hydrogenated, unsaturated… it gets confusing trying to sort out which fats we are supposed to eat...

Go Organic with the Dirty Dozen

The “USDA Organic” label is familiar to most shoppers, yet there is confusion about the definition of organic. And while many people purchase...

Histamine avoidance diet

Histamine is a chemical created endogenously by the immune system and is present in some foods. By eliminating foods with histamine for six weeks to...

Hemochromatosis Diet

Notes on diet for hemochromatosis:  The most important things to avoid:  Iron supplementation  Fortified foods with iron &/or vitamin C Vitamin...