Catherine Guthrie
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6 “Healthy” Eating Choices to Rethink
If you’re committed to healthy eating, it’s time to start investigating whether your current food choices are as wholesome as you’ve been led to believe.
Autoimmune Disorders: When Your Body Turns on You
There’s been a stark rise in autoimmune disorders over the past 50 years, from type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis to celiac disease and asthma. What is autoimmune disorder? The first step toward a cure is understanding and controlling the causes.
5 Steps to Heal a Leaky Gut
Here are the “five Rs” — remove, replace, reinoculate, repair, and rebalance — of leaky-gut treatment.
The Problem With Testosterone Testing
Here are three things to know before you get your testosterone levels checked.
How to Find Your Pressure Points
Acupressure accesses the body’s subtle energy layers to let health and well-being flow.
10 Things You Should Know About Probiotics
Here’s a simple primer on how to buy, store, and consume probiotics.
This Is Your Body on Flour
A diet high in flours made from wheat or other grains affects every system in the body. Here’s a quick guide to flour’s far-reaching effects.
Constipated? Here Are 8 Ways to Keep Things Moving
Chronic constipation affects millions of Americans. Here are some tips to help.
Can An Elimination or Low-FODMAP Diet Treat IBS?
Nutrition protocols that remove common irritants give the gut lining a chance to heal. Here’s how an elimination diet and a low-FODMAP diet are used to treat IBS.
Anti-Anxiety Eating
These four nutritional strategies can help support a calmer state of mind.
The Pursuit of Happiness
A skeptical journalist sets out to discover the keys to a happy life — and finds herself changed in the process.
How Sugar Affects Your Health
On average, Americans consume 22 teaspoons of sugar a day — which can fuel inflammation, candida overgrowth, and a variety of chronic diseases, including cancer. Here’s how to tame your sweet tooth.
How Sugar Makes You Sick
To understand how sugar can wreak havoc on your health, take a closer look at how it’s metabolized in the body.
61 Names for Sugar
Keep your eye out for these different terms for the sweet stuff.
Sweet News About Food Labels
Next year, the FDA will require food manufacturers to disclose added sugars on nutrition labels. Learn why it’s a big win for your health.
How Heavy Metals Affect the Body
Mercury in fish and dental fillings. Lead in old paint. Cadmium and arsenic in industrial wastes. There’s a lot of talk about heavy-metal toxins these days. But how worried should you be, really? And what can you do to protect yourself?
Home Treatments for Your Leaky Gut
Strategies to repair your leaky gut at home.
20 Common Conditions Associated With Leaky Gut
The effects of a leaky gut extend far beyond the gastro-intestinal tract. As our understanding of the syndrome increases, the list of conditions related to leaky gut keeps growing. Here’s a partial list:
How to Test for Leaky Gut
Some of the most valuable tests that can help identify direct and indirect signs of a leaky gut. Here are six tests to try.