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Why You’re Not Losing Weight – and how to correct for success

If healthy eating and physical activity haven’t resulted in the weight loss you’d expect, you may be dealing with weight loss resistance. Resistance to weight loss can happen when we’re inflamed, up against high insulin, and overburdened with toxins.

Fuller Hair and Stronger Nails: Nourishing Thyroid is Key

Fuller Hair and Stronger Nails: Nourishing Thyroid is Key

An Interview with Dr. Elie Klein, ND By Jason Sebeslav Dr. Elie Klein is a naturopathic doctor in Toronto, author of Read This If You Have A Heart – The Book on Lowering High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Blood Sugar Naturally, as well as co-owner and formulator of...

Is the “organic” hype really true?

Is the “organic” hype really true?

The conversations I hear about the topic of “organic foods” have been many. They often go something like this:

“I can’t taste the difference between organic and commercial foods, so I just buy the regular kind”

“Organic is so expensive… I just buy conventional foods. I can’t afford to buy organic for my whole family”

The Dos and Don’ts of Making a Better (and Healthier) Salad

The Dos and Don’ts of Making a Better (and Healthier) Salad

Source: alive.com You deserve better than a limp pile of iceberg lettuce. Make your salads delicious, creative, meal-worthy affairs with these tweaks. We’re a little obsessed with salads. Not the boring, run-of-the-mill salads found at some restaurants—we’re talking...

8 Unusual Allergy Treatments

8 Unusual Allergy Treatments

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND A lot of people reach for over-the-counter allergy medications at this time of year. It’s not hard to understand: when you’re sneezing, stuffed up, low on energy and physically uncomfortable it’s natural to want something that acts fast to...

My Elimination Diet Trip – Part 3: Re-Introduction

My Elimination Diet Trip – Part 3: Re-Introduction

So you’ve progressed through the Detoxification and Elimination phases of the Elimination Diet. Once all of your symptoms are gone, you begin the final phase: Reintroduction (sometimes known as provocation).

Health food forerunner turns 40

Health food forerunner turns 40

by Tiffany Mayer After four decades in business, it would be easy to think that there would be little in the way of surprises anymore. But Jason Sebeslav, owner of the 40-year-old Peanut Mill Natural Foods Market, is always caught off guard when people discover what...

My Elimination Diet Trip: Part 2 – Elimination

My Elimination Diet Trip: Part 2 – Elimination

With the three-day detox phase completed, it’s now time to head into the elimination phase. You will expand on your foods from phase 1, yet still eat foods free from the most common allergens. This means no dairy, gluten, corn, soy, yeast, nuts, caffeine, eggs and more.

8 Signs You Have a Hormone Imbalance

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND How many women have you spoken to lately who feel fabulous – balanced, rested and ready to conquer the world? I’d guess the answer is somewhere between none and few. In my clinical practice I treat hundreds of women each year and I hear the...

My Elimination Diet Trip: Part 1 – The Detox

My Elimination Diet Trip: Part 1 – The Detox

Have you been experiencing headaches or bloating? Struggling to get through your day because your energy is so low? If you’ve had these symptoms — or others like skin conditions, joint problems or anxiety — you most likely have also tried cleansing or maybe a Candida diet.

My Whole30 Life: Final week (or, if the jeans fit…)

My Whole30 Life: Final week (or, if the jeans fit…)

As I approached the final days of my month on the Whole30 eating plan, I reflected on the fact that I actually wasn’t eager for it to be over. I wasn’t “jonesing” for sugar, nor dairy, grains or *gasp* even wine!