Category: 12 Steps To Whole Food

Food Combining Theory: Fact, or Fiction?

Food combining is one topic in the field of nutrition that has many people confused. In simple terms, this is the idea that some foods should not be eaten with…

Why Ketosis Diets Will Fail: The Paleo and Keto Manifesto

The most disturbing trend in wellness these days is that most people have no idea what to eat. When choices were fewer, 100 years ago, how to eat for good…

How To Fight Depression and Anxiety: 12 Nutrition Strategies

Disclaimer: The following thoughts and opinions are mine alone and should not be construed as medical advice. Please see your qualified practitioner for individualized help with depression or anxiety. Mental…

I Tried Water Fasting Without Food for 40 Days | Here’s What I Learned

I’m completely fascinated by the process and benefits of fasting without food. I’m talking about “eating absolutely nothing for a long period of time.” (With water, it’s called “water fasting,”…

999 Cheap Plant-Based Meals You Can Make in 15 Minutes

You Don’t Need a Recipe For Healthy, Plant-Based Meals! I’m about to tell you exactly how I eat. Simply, inexpensively, and with endless variety. And you can easily do the…

How To Make That Amazing Coconut-Milk Ice Cream

So I’ve been a little obsessed with duplicating the Turtle Mountain chocolate “ice cream” I blogged about a while back. In this article: Make Your Own Coconut Milk Dessert Ingredients…

9 Warning Signs and Symptoms of Leaky Gut

Hippocrates was ahead of his time, saying “All disease begins in the gut.” “Leaky gut” is a condition in which the lining of the intestines becomes damaged, allowing toxins, bacteria…

What to Do After You’ve Taken Antibiotics

This post has been medically reviewed by Dr. Tim Jackson, DPT and functional medicine practitioner. I’ve written a few times about alternatives to antibiotics and how I helped my daughter…

Holy Cow! Oat Milk Is At Starbucks (And Everywhere Else)–Is It Really That Great?

Oat milk is the new kid on the block of dairy milk alternatives, created in Sweden in the 1990s and slowly gaining followers. Obsession didn’t set in until 2018 when…

Wheat Is Good For You! (But Not How You’re Eating It)

Diet fads, especially those surrounding wheat, have not served America well. Not one of them has restored us to health, and that’s because trends in the diet arena are typically…

Ridges, Bumps, Or White Spots In Your Fingernails? What Your Nails Say About Your Health

Fingernails are fascinating. On any given day, they scratch our itches, peel our stickers, pick our teeth, and protect our fingers. But did you know that the color, texture, and…

19 Natural Remedies to Relieve Seasonal Allergies

In my early 20s, I had allergies so terrible that I took two prescription and OTC drugs for them. Now, in my 50s, I have no allergies of any kind…