A lack of sodium that is! “Well… my friend says it’s because I’m detoxing.” Maybe. But check your sodium (salt) intake. You may not be getting enough salt! Some experts refer to salt as a toxicant. The truth is that salt is a nutrient. Just like other nutrients, salt bears what investigatorsRead more about Eating Healthy and Feeling Like Crap? It could be Sodium.[…]
Yesterday, late afternoon, was my trip to the eye doctor. The appointment took a little longer than expected! Partly, due to some nutrition discussion. But mostly lecturing on my poor behavior with the use of my contact lenses. We will talk more about this later and the health of your eyes becauseRead more about Are you Preserving a Healthy Circadian Rhythm?[…]
Those of you who know me in person know that I am a fan of the appropriate application of ketogenic diets. But only when they allow the individual to achieve their goal. Controlling hunger is one of those goals. For many folks, a ketogenic diet does help in this way. But not inRead more about Low Carbohydrate Diets and Satiety[…]
Eating beets and seeing your pee turn red could indicate deficiency of iron. In one study, half of subjects with iron deficiency anemia had beeturia after eating a little more than a quarter cup of beets compared with 14% of healthy controls. The beeturia decreased substantially after correction of iron deficiency [1]. TunnsessenRead more about What Beeturia Might Suggest About Your Health![…]