We’re always looking for that buttery slice of baked heaven to accompany our meals. And to achieve our health, weight and daily energy goals… well seems I’m always wanting new ideas for grain-free breads… definitely no sugar… and with the right texture and yumminess 😛 My friend Denise believes anything can be re-made healthy. She’s answered the call by gratefully donating a bunch of recipes to the OurNutritionKitchen community. Share your appreciation in the comments, below, where you can say Thank you for this unique spin on grain-free bread. Denise also happens to be an extremely knowledgeable essential oils practitioner. Get … Continue reading →
I have a really amazing new book from Sally Fallon… the whole first half is devoted to explaining the healing properties of bone broth. Benefits from reducing chronic inflammation, auto-immune problems, digestive disorders… and when you handle those you can finally have the energy you want and return to your ideal weight. And supported by an Appendix of the original research… more (for scientists like me who need to know 😉 So I just love it when I open to the second half of Sally’s book and there are amazing recipes that my family loves to eat. I’m sharing this … Continue reading →
“Dysbiosis:” simply put, is when there is an imbalance between the types of bacteria and yeast living in you. And it ALSO is used to mean, harmful (disease-causing) bacteria, yeast and parasites are living in you (usually your gut). Most of us have this to some degree and don’t even know it. But you probably know with certainty that you have chronic indigestion, bloating, gas, alternating constipation and diarrhea, yeast infections / jock-like itches… and what about other common symptoms of dysbiosis like chronic fatigue, skin rashes, bad breath, thyroid problems, bladder infections, immune problems and even cancer, especially of … Continue reading →
If there is one thing I’ve learned from my Eating to Restore Balance class… …we love pizza. Unfortunately, with so many food sensitivities and allergies these days… the fact that most of our dairy has become cheap anti-food… wheat and most commercialized grains are cheap anti-food… now there is an abundance of Paleo pizza recipes, gluten-free pizza recipes, egg-free pizza recipes… …but we complain that these healthy pizza recipes are not “real” pizza. Paleo pizza is not real pizza. Grain-free pizza… dear reader, think again. I’m *not* on the Paleo bandwagon. But I do believe in heritage eating. Being both Italian and … Continue reading →
2000 years have passed since Hippocrates said that “all disease begins in the gut“. I certainly can’t disagree with that wisdom. That’s why I’ve created the individualized 21-day metabolic reset (a.k.a. the Rejuveo Cleanse) and also my 4-week Eating to Restore Balance class. Overlooking gut health may make or break all other health programs. And gut health depends directly (and, in my professional opinion, only) on what you eat. Ask yourself these gut-health questions: Do you have food sensitivities? Do you ever experience brain fog? Do you have symptoms of slow thyroid? Are your stubborn pounds refusing to budge? Do you have any … Continue reading →
You asked for it. I just hope you really want to know: How we eat may be just as important as what we eat—depending on your health and health goals. Food is your #1 ally. While certain supplements can help certain situations, supplements cannot make up for poor diet. Most Americans believe that any number of different foods can be digested at the same time. Well, this isn’t what’s meant by food combining and may be why more than half of us suffer from some sort of digestive distress that no manner of elimination or medication can seem to fix. … Continue reading →
Welcome to Our Nutrition Kitchen Make peace with food, rediscover the pleasure of eating, and reclaim your health. Bread without gluten? No-wheat pizza? How to get more greens? (and reds, orange, yellows, purples…?) Our amazing recipes use healthy, nutrient-dense and anti-inflammatory whole foods for favorite recipe “make-overs”. Just click on a category and start exploring. Too many websites and “helpful” folks make big promises yet just want to sell you something. It’s a sales and marketing appeal to the quick fix. Have these people actually created a personal relationship to get someone better? We often have to “undo” these diets, … Continue reading →
Food is Therapeutic. I love sharing good solid nutrition, rather than profit-based nutrition. Thought provoking… real… information, recipes, occasional book finds, and other things that you—the person seeking to rebalance health starting by rebalancing eating—finds really useful. Which brings me to today’s topic, beets! As a member of several professional groups focused on functional medicine and integrated nutrition, just about every day I get an email or six asking my thoughts about handling bloating, digestive upset…. more… or brain fog, tiredness, headaches, anxiety… more… A recent holistic health practitioner wrote: “Hello! I need some help figuring out my client’s brain fog and fatigue. She sent me this info … Continue reading →
“You put sugar in your kefir, right?” (I’m sorry—did I hear that right????) “Well I was over buying coconut milk kefir and she said you put sugar in yours, that’s why her’s is better.” There I was, enjoying the company of the great clients who turned out for the first ever Fermentapalooza over at the Alaska Health Improvement Center, and suddenly there was this “You put sugar in your kefir?” question / statement. I am the mother who helps an entire football team develop iron-man stamina by finding alternates to sugary Gatorade, who applauds schools like Spring Hill in Anchorage for … Continue reading →
Not a “Top Six Hunger-suppressing Foods” post or even a “7 Foods to Control Cravings” post, hunger is the number one reason people fail at dieting so let’s look at another angle on it. One of my client last week asked me why it was so hard to achieve her goals. So we had to take a good hard look at the emotional connection of food as she frowned when I pointed out that while switching to maple syrup is a better choice than cane sugar, continuing to consume an average 34 teaspoons per day is still not healthy yet this … Continue reading →
