by Nutrition and Wellness Consulting LLC | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog
Recent science shows that food is not only calories…it is information to our genes. We’ve always known you are what you eat….but we now know that food literally turns on and off gene expression. We are born with a certain set of DNA…but your DNA is not your...
by Nutrition and Wellness Consulting LLC | Feb 1, 2012 | Blog
Rather than thinking about chronic disease, such as Type 2 diabetes as a “black or white” condition, consider that health and disease exist on a spectrum or “continuum”. First there is cellular dysfunction, then comes pathology and disease. In the case of diabetes,...
by Nutrition and Wellness Consulting LLC | Jan 20, 2012 | Blog, Recipes
Oil -1 Tbsp Ginger (crushed) – 1 Tbsp Garlic (crushed) – 2 cloves Sesame seeds – 1Tbsp Peanuts – ¼ cup Watercress leaves (cleaned de-stemmed and chopped) -4-5 cups Purple cabbage (chopped) – 3 cups Mung bean sprouts – 1 cup Vinegar – 1 ½...
by Nutrition and Wellness Consulting LLC | Jan 13, 2012 | Blog
Gastrointestinal diseases are near and dear to my heart, both as an RD and personally. Not many folks escape this life without having a GI issue, OR, a downstream effect of a GI issue. Let me give a few examples. You have migraine headaches but maybe didn’t know...
by Nutrition and Wellness Consulting LLC | Jan 8, 2012 | Blog
I frequently have patients with the diagnosis of “irritible bowel syndrome” or IBS come to see me. Most of them tell me that they were not really given any type of dietary guidelines but were simply put on an antidepressant drug. However when I take a closer look at...
by Nutrition and Wellness Consulting LLC | Jan 1, 2012 | Blog
Celiac disease (CD), also called gluten-sensitive enteropathy or nontropical sprue, is a unique autoimmune disorder which results from the interaction between gluten and immune, genetic and environmental factors. Originally CD was considered as a malabsorption...
