Identifying food sensitivities and/or allergies can be a time consuming and often expensive task. The food allergy tests available on the market can be helpful, but they are not 100% accurate and they can also be prohibitively expensive. Thankfully there is a simpler option for determining if certain foods are your friend or foe. NOTE: If you have an anaphylactic allergy to a food, DO NOT test it!

Digestive fire is a term used to describe the ability of our body to produce sufficient enzymes, stomach acid, and bile to break down our food and absorb nutrients. Our ability to properly digest our food can easily be disrupted, but there are many ways you can support healthy digestion to relieve symptoms and restore nutrient absorption.

Acid reflux is a painful and aggravating condition experienced by millions of people every year. The medications most often prescribed (Proton Pump Inhibitors or PPIs) are associated with a wide range of serious health conditions. Before deciding to take these medicines, you should know how they work, the damage they can cause, and which natural alternatives can be used to safely treat reflux.

Anxiety disorders affect a whopping 25.1% of children between 13 and 18 years old. And research shows that untreated children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk to perform poorly in school, miss out on important social experiences, and engage in substance abuse.

Juice fasts often sound like the magic pill for excess weight, bloating and low energy and there are definitely some benefits to juicing, especially for people who don’t normally eat enough vegetables or fruit in their regular diet. Blending, done smart, though can give you the same benefits as a juice fast but with none of the drawbacks.

Going gluten free is a popular choice for losing weight but it pays to be super smart about how you go about a gluten-free diet. It’s really easy to get things wrong and put on weight instead. Making sure your transition to being gluten-free is healthy will be more likely to promote fat loss.

There can be a lot of crossover with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity, which can both have similar symptoms to IBS. Often, IBS is more of a symptom of other underlying issues than it is a condition of its own, and avoiding gluten can be a real game-changer.

Allergies occur when your immune system reacts to foreign invaders by producing antibodies that identify particular allergens (e.g., pollens) as harmful. Typical allergy treatments aim to relieve symptoms, but early detection and addressing underlying issues can reduce symptoms and sometimes prevent allergies from developing.

A healthy gallbladder stores and concentrates bile, secreting it into the small intestine through the bile duct during the digestive process. Once in the small intestine, bile helps digest fat. An unhealthy gallbladder can result in problems with both digestion and detoxification.

This is a subject very close to my heart because I struggled with acne from about age 12 until my late 30's when I finally changed my diet. Your skin is a reflection of what’s going on inside your body, so eating foods that nourish you, reduce inflammation and help keep your hormones happy is the first step to healthy, glowing, clear skin.