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Dark Chocolate with a Dark Side? How to Enjoy Dark Chocolate while Minimizing Heavy Metal Concern
Chocolate lovers everywhere tend to rejoice, and rightfully so, when they hear that dark chocolate offers a wide range of health benefits, including decreased inflammation, improved gut health, and mood improvement. How, then, can we now be contemplating hidden...
Achieving Longevity Through Your Favorite Foods
A quick Google search of the term “longevity” will prompt a whole host of results centered on habits linked to a longer life, longevity as determined by your genetics, and even tools that supposedly function as “life expectancy...
7 Pleasantly Surprising Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate has long been thought of as a special treat to be saved for the occasional guilty pleasure or holiday. In this case, however, the indulgent taste is deceiving—dark chocolate containing 80 percent cacao or higher is packed with nutrients that can...
Staying Active While Social Distancing
As we continue to put up a fight against COVID19 it's extremely important to focus on your overall health and immunity. In addition to eating a balanced diet, complete with nutrient rich foods, you should also be staying active. Going on a walk outside is a great way...
Processed vs. Ultra-Processed Foods: Which are Okay?
Today, many health blogs revile processed foods as the cause of all evil in the world of nutrition. You cannot tune into a wellness podcast without hearing about the dangers of processed foods. Flip through a diet book and you are likely to notice the elimination of...
Your Body’s Response to Food
We are constantly flooded with information about what foods are considered to be healthy. There is endless information about macronutrients and micronutrients and the fact that some are more beneficial to your health than others. That is all certainly true, but it is...
Three Pre-existing Conditions That Can Make it Harder to Fight Coronavirus, and What to Eat
You’ve heard what to look out for for symptoms of the novel coronavirus, and by now you have likely heard firsthand accounts of what it’s like from friends or family that are experiencing it themselves. For many people, COVID-19 causes mild to moderate symptoms that...
Answering Questions About Antibody Testing
As we continue to progress through these unprecedented times, the latest discussion surrounding the pandemic is about antibody testing. There have been a lot of questions arising so I took the time to record a video answering them. https://youtu.be/JAKu5a62uMQ ...
