Need a mood boost?

No question that what you eat can affect how you feel, right? Mental health and brain health are complex. So are the foods we eat, and the ways our bodies interact with those foods.  While, we don’t know the exact mechanisms how food and nutrition help, we know a few ways food impacts our moods.…

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The Gut-Brain Connection

How To Feed Your Brain  If there was ever a call for “digestive health,” this is it! Yes, it’s true. Your gut is considered your “second brain.” There is no denying it anymore. And since my presentation on gut health, The Good Gut, Unraveling the mystery of the Microbiome, so much more information has come to…

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Heart Rhythms

This is Part 3 of Omega-3s The Fats We love. Omega-3s and heart health. Omega-3s started getting famous for heart health because of research dating back to the 1970s. At that time, researchers found that Greenland Inuit, despite eating a lot of fat, had a lower rate of heart disease and fewer risk factors too.…

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Your Brain on Omega 3 Fats

This is part 2 of Omega 3s-The Fats We love Omega-3s and the brain In my last post about Omega-3s I focused on the anti-inflammatory aspects of Omega-3 fats and how to get our Omega-3 fats from food. Want a refresher on exactly what Omega-3s are and why they are so good for our health? …

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Omega 3s-The Fats We Love

Omega-3s get a lot of notoriety – and for good reason! Not only is one of them essential for good health, but we don’t get enough of them in our diets. Omega-3s are a kind of fat. Fats are not just a storable source of 9 calories per gram. Different fats are used by our…

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