Category Archives: Nutrition

Have goals for the New Year? Achieve them with systems thinking

As I am writing this, the New Year 2024 is just beginning. Of course, this puts us in mind of resolutions, new goals for the new year, and how to reinvent ourselves so as not to make the same mistakes as last year. A fresh start. Let’s look at goals and resolutions to see howContinueContinue reading “Have goals for the New Year? Achieve them with systems thinking”

The Case Against Ultra-Processed Food

The following paper was originally written in January. It was submitted as a final paper in a class I was taking at the time (I got an “A”). In light of a recent study conducted by the USDA in which a diet consisting entirely of ultra-processed foods was constructed and deemed “healthy” under the 2020-2025ContinueContinue reading “The Case Against Ultra-Processed Food”

What is “Dirty Keto”?

So you’ve decided to commit to a Low Carbohydrate, High Fat (LCHF) or keto-type diet. Good for you! Soon you will be enjoying less brain fog, more energy, less inflammation, better immunity, decreased depression and anxiety, decreased pain, and many more benefits hard to believe in a culture struggling to survive on the Standard AmericanContinueContinue reading “What is “Dirty Keto”?”

What’s the deal with MCT oil?

It seems everywhere you go these days someone is talking about MCT oil. But why? What is the deal with MCT oil? MCT stands for Medium Chain Triglyceride. This describes the molecular structure of the fatty acid’s tail. MCTs are purified forms of saturated fats, usually from coconut or palm. In a nutshell, the reasonContinueContinue reading “What’s the deal with MCT oil?”

How to protect your gut buddies while on antibiotics

If you have been following my Instagram stories (@nourishmehc) you will know that I have come down with an ear infection. The whole side of my face has been swollen all week and I feel like I’m underwater. Today has been the first day all week that my teeth have met correctly when I closeContinueContinue reading “How to protect your gut buddies while on antibiotics”