Supporting Crohn’s Disease with Diet, Lifestyle Changes, and Supplements 

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease. It causes inflammation of the digestive tract, leading to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, tiredness, malnutrition, and weight loss. The exact cause of Crohn’s disease is unknown. Crohn’s disease originates in genetically susceptible individuals exposed to certain yet unknown environmental risk factors. [1-2] Crohn’s disease may affect any portion […]

Managing Hashimoto Thyroiditis With Diet, Lifestyle Changes, and Supplements

Hashimoto thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the thyroid tissue through an immune process, often intermittently. The disease first appears with the gradual enlargement of the thyroid gland and slow progression of hypothyroidism due to the infiltration of immune cells into the thyroid tissue, causing its destruction. Hashimoto thyroiditis is the most common endocrine […]

8 Steps To Overcoming Food Temptations And Succeeding With Your Diet:

The temptation is always close at hand when you’re trying to lose weight and become healthier. But if you plan ahead, and maintain a flexible attitude, temptations won’t stop you from reaching your goals. Check out this short video with eight recommended steps to overcoming food temptations and succeeding with your diet. Make sure you keep yourself […]

How to Manage Menopausal Symptoms Naturally

Menopause can bring about many physical changes, including hot flashes, vaginal dryness, pain during sex, heart palpitations, and sleeping disruptions. These symptoms are the result of fluctuating progesterone and estrogen levels. While many women dread this point in their lives because they fear the common symptoms associated with menopause, menopause can also be viewed as […]

Why Is Weight Loss So Hard? 15 Guidelines To Make It Easier…

Obesity has become so prevalent in the United States compared to other countries, and it has a significant health toll. Let’s look at the numbers for a moment so that we can really understand the current situation. An analysis published in The Lancet examined seventeen hundred and fifty published articles on weight worldwide. The research […]

A Beverage That Helps You Lose Weight – that no one is talking about!

Yes, drinking this one single beverage added daily to your menu or at least a few times a week can have such a powerfully positive effect on your health and weight loss goals. This healthy drink is cheap, natural, and easy to adhere to and has been scientifically proven to help you lose weight and […]

Managing Hypoglycemia with Better Diet and Lifestyle Choices

Glucose is the most crucial energy source for the human body.  In most of our body cells, glucose is broken down to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the energy molecule that fuels many of our cells’ processes.  Glucose is delivered to our cells from the bloodstream. Therefore we need a steady supply of glucose in the […]

Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits?

For centuries, apple cider vinegar has been used in cooking and as a popular home remedy. The ancient Greeks treated their wounds with it while Greek physician Hippocrates recommended it as a treatment for colds, sore throats, and coughs.  Historically, it has been used for many ailments, including obesity, plague, and high blood pressure, while […]

7 Reasons To Remove Dairy Products If You Wish to Lose Weight

Dairy products were my absolute favorite food as a vegetarian from my teen years. I just loved their smooth and fatty flavor. I was addicted. Over the years and especially following my research into the ideal diet for humans, which I called The Guerrilla Diet because I felt I had to “combat” all I was […]

Natural Constipation Relief in 5 Easy Steps

Constipation is a common gastrointestinal condition affecting people of all age groups from young children to the elderly. Dietary habits play a critical role in prevention and in treatment of constipation. Change of dietary habits should be the first line of treatment before beginning any other medical intervention and medications.  So what is considered constipation? […]

The best food combining principles and why

We all know how specific foods can provide health benefits. (1) There is much research about food combining, and in fact, food combining was my first interest when I came into the field of nutrition at the age of 15. I then went to my local library to find the different digestive times of proteins, […]

7 Tips to Control Weight Gain While in COVID-19 Lockdown:

There currently are over 3 billion people around the world in coronavirus lockdown. Normal routines are cast aside, and regular activities are not possible. For most people, these unprecedented and unsettling circumstances lead to excessive visits to the refrigerator. Many people are complaining about weight gain because they are at home all day with nothing […]

7 Tips to Get Your Kids To Eat More Vegetables

Any parent who understands the importance of consuming vegetables has probably met with a child’s objection at the dinner table. I personally know that it is not easy to get some kids to eat vegetables…  Sometimes you may find greens hidden under their plates or some zucchini under the table, or worse, the child refuses […]

Are Air Fryers Really a Healthy Alternative?

We all love fried foods; this is part of human evolution. Fried foods provide lots of fat, which, in prehistoric times, were essential for our survival. But what about eating these fats in modern times?  We know that the high temperatures used for frying food induce oxidation of cholesterol.  Cholesterol oxidation products are formed which […]

Natural Recipes for Healthy Shampoo, Conditioner, and Skin Toner

Our modern lifestyle increasingly relies on a growingly diverse group of synthetic chemicals. There are over 140 million chemicals that are registered under the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS, 2015), and this number is multiplying. These chemicals are a growing challenge and may pose many human health risks.  They are a challenge because these chemicals can […]

7 Tasty, Healthy and Easy to Prepare Breakfasts

If you’re not already aware, regular and healthy breakfasts are essential for your health. However, many people rarely eat healthy breakfasts, and some don’t even eat breakfast at all. Eating a healthy, whole-food, and plant-based breakfast is the first step to support your health, especially in combating all weight issues and diabetes. Every year, when […]

Kombucha – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kombucha tea is a black or green tea that has become popular in the Western world due to the functional medicine movement. People usually use it for the health benefits that it is claimed to have. In this article, I will talk about everything good about Kombucha, but also the negative aspects. More on Kombucha  […]

Garlic for Weight Loss and 10 Other Health Benefits

As early as ancient times, people have recognized how beneficial garlic is for our general health and well-being. Even Hippocrates used garlic when he treated people for a wide variety of health problems and conditions. [1] Today, thanks to extensive research, we know that dietary factors play a vital role in the development of various […]

10 Reasons Why You Want To Sprout Food And How To Easily Do This

The process of germinating seeds to be eaten is called sprouting. The practice involves soaking the seeds, legumes, grains, or nuts, followed by an incubation period. You soak and incubate the seeds until they grow a tail-like protrusion. The soaking period increases the water content of the seeds and brings them out of a dormant […]

Glutathione – The Alpha Molecule for Health and Weight Loss

Glutathione is a potent antioxidant produced by our cells often called ‘The Alpha Molecule’ due to its power.  The structure of glutathione is relatively simple and comprises of three amino acids: Glutamine Cysteine Glycine But this molecule, as simple as its structure might be, is one of the most potent antioxidants in our body, mostly […]

5 Tips for Long Term Health and Weight Loss Success

Regaining your health or losing weight after a long period of faulty eating and lifestyle habits can take a lot of physical, emotional, and mental effort. And often, once the goal of your ideal weight and health are reached, you feel like those extra pounds or poor health can never return. But the truth is […]

Treating Psoriasis with Diet and Supplements

Psoriasis is a complex skin disease affecting around 3% of the global population. It causes inflammation and scaling of the skin. The disease achieves this by altering the way skin grows. Healthy skin goes through a cell turnover every month, but for people with psoriasis, the cells turnover 10 times faster than average. [1] Medications, […]

5 Health Habits You Want To Begin Immediately

Lifestyle habits are challenging to change, especially when trying to change everything all at once. This is a sure route to failure, as this leads to feelings of incompetence, which makes us give up on all of our new habits and resort to our usual non-beneficial health habits that do not support our health and […]

How to Increase the Length of Your Telomeres Through Lifestyle Changes

Even though our life expectancy is getting significantly higher, the quality of our life is not following the same trend.  These are naturally the global averages, but there are simple lifestyle changes you can make that will significantly improve the quality of your life and slow down the aging process. In this article I will […]

The Moringa Miracle for Health and Weight Loss

Moringa Oleifera, also known as the miracle tree, is an ancient plant that is native to Asia and Africa. It has for centuries been used for many different purposes due to its high density of bioactive compounds including carotenoids, polyphenols, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and alkaloids. Its nutritious pods, roots, bark, gum, leaves, and seeds are […]

Spirulina – should you supplement?

Spirulina is considered a complete food since it contains all of the amino acids and essential fats that we need. You really want to incorporate into yours and your children’s diet regularly to add nutrient density to their menu. Being so nutrient dense, it is great for personal health, and it is also ecologically sound, […]

3 Keys to Achieve Your Health Goals

Any reasonable health goal is achievable for anyone. It has nothing to do with any special abilities as some people wish to believe. Accomplishing your health goals has always been about having the WILL to do what needs to be done in a persistent way, while ignoring all the fearful negative thoughts that try to […]

Lectins, dangerous for health or not?

Today I want to talk about lectins. There is some dietary advice and a few diets that support the avoidance of lectins in the diet to prevent leaky gut syndrome, skin disorders and allergies.  But is this true? In this post I will examine the effects of lectins on our health and determine whether they […]

Why Detoxing Your Environment Is Important for Health and Weight Loss

Toxins are substances that can damage DNA. Toxins are all around us. They are found in products which we use, in the food we eat and the water we drink. They are also common in our environment. Toxins have an immense effect on our health and on our weight because the environment of our cells […]

Foods That Influence A Positive Mood

Most of us already know and feel how food affects our mood, and studies support this.  In this article, I will take a close look at how food affects our mood, and more importantly, which foods positively influence our mood. I will also advise on some supplements that can help uplift our spirit in times […]

The Benefits / Detriments of Sugar Replacements

Many people today have a difficult relationship with sugar. Sugar is known to cause numerous health problems, and for this reason, it is usually substituted with different artificial sweeteners, or stevia, yacon syrup, monk fruit, erythritol and the like. But the question arises – are these replacements healthy or not, and are they better for […]

Preventing Weight Gain Through Breastfeeding for Both Mother and Child

Breast milk is healthier and optimal for babies and mothers when compared to formula milk for many different reasons, and from personal experience as well as findings from several studies, weight gain after birth can be prevented through breastfeeding for both mother and baby in its future life. [1] It’s worth noting that besides weight […]

Cookware: Which Should You Use For Health And Why

At some point in our lives, it comes time to change the cooking tools that we should have thrown away long ago. We may have become accustomed to an old pot, or an old crusty spatula; however, the materials that compose some of these most used cooking utensils may have some health consequences.  Let’s look […]

How to Reduce the Chronic Stress that Leads to Weight Gain

Science has proven that stress leads to weight gain in several ways. [1] The primary method is through the release of cortisol, a stress hormone that is released together with several other hormones during the fight or flight response, a reaction that occurs when we’re under stress. Cortisol makes us crave high energy, high fat, […]

Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss

People use many different methods to lose weight. In recent years, one approach has gained a lot in popularity — intermittent fasting.  But what is intermittent fasting? How does it work? And most importantly — is it a useful weight loss technique? Intermittent Fasting Explained Intermittent fasting is a weight loss technique which involves regular, […]

3 Lifestyle Changes That Affect Genes and Help You with Weight Loss

If you often feel that eating less, eating healthy and working out is not enough to lose weight, you are not alone. If you think that it might be because you have bad genes, you’re also not alone, and the science is there to back it up. [1] In essence, some people have a harder […]

10 Tips To Survive Halloween When Trying To Lose Weight

Halloween is a special time of the year. It’s really exciting and fun. Here are some tips to help you and your family both enjoy the fun as well wake up on the 1st of November feeling good about yourself and more importantly, without a sugar hangover… When you go shopping for the treats, look […]

7 Ancient Superfoods with Healing and Weight Loss Properties

Many ancient cultures have recognized the healing properties of plants. In this video, I will mention some of the most vigorous plants used to cure health problems and diseases in these ancient cultures. All of these foods also have properties that will help you to lose weight faster. Ginkgo In the Chinese culture, Ginkgo is […]

7 Supplements That Help With Weight Loss and Two Supplements To Avoid

Over 1/4 of the global population is battling with their weight. This is not a number to take lightly.  A change of diet to a whole-food plant-based diet is the best and fastest way to lose weight, although supplementation during the initial steps can be beneficial and supportive of the process. In this article, I […]

7 Common Additives to Avoid and Why

How often do you read the labels of the foods you buy at the grocery store?Did you know that there are more than 6,000 additives that are approved by the FDA for consumption. It would be wonderful to believe that the food manufacturers have the consumer’s best interest at heart, but that’s often not the […]

The 7 “Secrets” to Lasting Health (that most of us know but don’t follow)

Seventy percent of the global population is suffering from at least one chronic disease, and the percentage is even higher if you live in the Western world. Every day you hear about some new miracle pill or procedure that claims to make you younger, stronger, thinner, more beautiful and heal you from some chronic disease. […]

5 Keys to Overcome Bloating and Gas When Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet 

Many people who are new to a plant-based diet find themselves more bloated than usual in the beginning, and this can be very uncomfortable, so much so that they may believe that this diet is unsuitable for them. It can become so painful that you may even wonder if there is something wrong. However, before […]

3 Healthy Breads Great For Weight Loss

The question of whether bread is unhealthy for you is asked a lot, especially if you are trying to make better food choices and to lose weight. Too often, bread is demonized because it is rich in carbohydrates which are thought to lead to spikes in blood sugar levels. Regular bread also contains phytic acid, […]

17 Foods That Can Prevent Genetic Tendency for Disease

It was previously thought that whatever lifestyle choices we make during our lives will affect only our own personal health, and our longevity and have no effect on our future generations.  We were sure that when we had offspring, their genetic slate would be wiped clean of all of our non-beneficial lifestyle choices, and that […]

The Effects of Plastic on Your Health 

The 5th of June is world environment day, so I’ve decided to prepare an article for you on plastic, the benefits, and problems associated with its usage and what actions we can take to reduce its harm. Plastic takes anywhere between 10 and 1000 years to decompose. This can be seen in both a positive […]

The Vital Benefits of Consuming Organic Food

There was a time when all food was grown using natural methods. However, since the industrial revolution, with the introduction of new farming techniques, the use of synthetic chemicals as pesticides, genetically modified seeds and excessive use of fertilizers became widely accepted to get rid of insects and weeds which affect the health of the […]

The Guerrilla Diet Detox Regimen for Clearing Toxins from the Body

Sometimes the body may need some extra help in fighting off frequent infections, strengthening the immune system, getting rid of toxic metals and stubborn weight, as well as improving skin quality and energy levels. At such times, a helpful approach is to follow a diet that promotes detoxification. A diet that promotes detoxification also helps increase […]

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