Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Even though autophagy has been determined as a major medical breakthrough in science for the last few years, not many people or doctors have heard about it, much less recommend it. A Japanese biologist, Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel prize in 2016 for unraveling the mechanism [...]
Photo by Julia Zolotova on Pexels.com It is known that humans can survive for about 2 months without food, but just days without water. Yet, surprisingly, most of us are dehydrated – in fact, 75 percent of Americans are dehydrated (1). The effects of low-grade dehydration are real, long-lasting and [...]
And Ways to Finally Quit the Habit! Photo by Public Domain Pictures on Pexels.com The struggle is real: quitting sugar is not as easy as it sounds. It’s not because you lack willpower, as so many conventional doctors and diets have preached for years, it’s because sugar truly is addictive. The fact that [...]
A topic we can’t seem to escape these days is the widespread panic that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused. Only time will tell whether the response to the risk was too much, not enough, or just right. In any case, there is a lot we can do to be proactive in building a powerful immune [...]
Chronic health conditions (type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and high blood pressure) have all been linked to high blood sugar, insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. Eating a diet high in sugar (including loading up on carbohydrates on a regular basis), can lead to blood sugar imbalances that cause inflammation and the overproduction [...]
The major causes of chronic inflammation are: inflammatory diet, blood sugar imbalances, leaky gut syndrome, chronic stress, poor sleep habits, environmental toxins and chronic infections Inflammatory Diet – One of the top causes of modern-day chronic inflammation is an inflammatory diet low in nutrients. Certain foods are known to trigger the immune system and result [...]
My first blog is on inflammation because this is what I run into the most as a Pilates and Health Coach. These conditions include (however, not limited to) joint and muscle pain, gut issues and sleep problems. I wish that Pilates and movement could cure everything, however, what we put into our mouths and our [...]
