How to Improve Your Gut Health
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways Our gut microbiome is comprised of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. In a balanced microbiome, there is an important interplay that happens between bacterial species…
3 Things You Can do to Reduce Oxidative Stress Today
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways Reactive Oxygen species (ROS) are unstable compounds that are created from oxygen; they are highly reactive and can cause serious damage to the body when…
Magnesium Deficiency is More Common than Most People Realize
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways Magnesium is involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions in our body, including reactions related to metabolism, DNA and protein synthesis, and activation of vitamin D.The…
Trust Your Gut
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways Our body is composed of two nervous systems, the central nervous system (CNS) and the enteric nervous system (ENS). The enteric nervous system controls the…
Vitamin D: What you Need to Know
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways Vitamin D can be obtained through fatty fish, eggs, shiitake mushrooms, fortified dairy and grains, beef liver, and the sun. The body absorbs sun-derived vitamin…
Food Selectivity: An ABA Approach to Mealtime Behaviors
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways The terms picky or selective eaters are often used interchangeably and encompass individuals who will only eat certain foods (or food groups). Picky eating occurs…
7 Reasons Failing on Your Diet is More than Just a Lack of Will Power
7 Reasons Failing on Your Diet is More than Just a Lack of Willpower
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways Failing on a diet is much more than lack of willpower. Our body is hardwired to eat when food is around. When we eat, we…
Poor Sleep Equals Poor Health Outcomes
By Danielle MacDowell Main Takeaways When sleep is deprived, even for short periods of time, cognitive performance and emotional management begins to deteriorate. Research has demonstrated that the duration people…
