I’m in love with spelt. In case you don’t know, spelt is an ancient cousin of wheat; that is, it’s related to wheat but its not the same as wheat. As you may have heard by now, wheat may not be right for everyone’s digestive tract, but luckily even some who can’t tolerate wheat may […]
Category: food sensitivities
Additive-free Cooking Spray Oils
I used to love using spray-cans of cooking oils because they were so easy and convenient, and they spread the oil so evenly over the surface. In fact, during the years I was developing recipes for my cookbook I couldn’t have imagined cooking without an aerosol spray can of cooking oil with which to lubricate my […]
How Artificial Sweeteners Make You Sick
Although the majority of industry-funded studies show that artificial sweeteners have no effect on the body, more than 90% of independent studies show that artificial sweeteners like sucralose (Splenda) and aspartame (Equal) affect the microbiome and lead to inflammatory bowel problems as well as double the risk of metabolic issues like diabetes. And, contrary to […]
Nutrition and Autoimmunity talk in Frisco, CO May 23, 2016
Just a quick post to let you know that I’ll be speaking at the new Natural Grocers Vitamin Cottage in Frisco at 12 pm on Monday, May 23, 2016. This talk is free and open to the public! Autoimmunity is directly related to the gut and digestion, and in this talk I’ll tell you exactly […]
Does Parkinson’s Disease Start in the Gut?
A fascinating study funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research looks at the microbiome (the population of bacteria in the human gut) in people who have Parkinson’s Disease. Lo’ and behold: research is showing a link between gut function and Parkinson’s Disease. Who would’ve thought there could be a connection between your bowels and the degenerative, capricious symptoms […]
