What exactly happens inside of you when you eat that big or even small dessert? Did you know that when you eat carbohydrates in any form, whether it’s refined sugar, processed foods, grains, natural sweeteners, or even fruits and starchy vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and cassava your body turns it into sugar? [...]
Signs You Need a Detox + a Daily Gut Rejuvenator The idea of detoxing is all around us. Every health clinic, health magazine, health blog, and even social media is talking about why you need to detox and cleanse your body. They all tell you different ways to do it too. There are juice cleanses, [...]
The Power of Sleep - It is as Important as Good Food! If you knew how much your sleep was affecting your health would you sleep more? What kind of priority does sleep play in your life?How important is sleep? What are the real risks of not getting enough sleep? What are the true benefits of [...]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Insulinand my own experience with Insulin Resistance I had a shocking discovery several years ago when I found out that I was insulin resistant. I was not your ‘typical’ insulin resistant looking person. By that I mean I was not overweight by more than 10-15 pounds, I was eating [...]
The Effect of Stress On Your Blood Sugar and Ketosis and What To Do About It We all can say that we have too much stress in our lives. Whenever I meet up with a friend that I haven’t seen in a while, the first thing they say is how busy they are, how crazy life [...]
Tips for Starting a Plant-based Ketogenic Diet (and a Mini Science Lesson) Before we get into the how-tos let’s do a quick review of what exactly the Ketogenic diet is…. we know that the Ketogenic diet, or Keto, is a type of low-carb diet which differs from all other diets. The two main differences are real [...]
Health Benefits of Chocolate Awesome news for Valentines Day….. chocolate is not only healthy for you, but it can also be included on a low carb Paleo and Ketogenic diet. I want to share some of the amazing benefits of chocolate. I am a big, huge actually, chocolate fan so I am always looking for [...]
Pure Health Transitions Basic Cooking Tips for a Ketogenic or Low-Carb Paleo Diet Today I’m flipping the pages and looking at food prep. I talk a lot about which foods we should all be eating and which ones to avoid, but what about preparation? Did you know we can actually destroy our food with the [...]
Holiday Survival Guide 10 Simple Practices for Thriving Through the Holidays The holiday season is my family’s favorite time of year. With three young kids, you can bet we have a lot of baking and decorating going on in our house. Over the last fifteen years, I have drastically changed the way I bake, all the [...]
We’ve all heard the astonishing statistics: more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight, with more than one-third considered to be clinically obese. But how did we get here? Well, ironically, the fast increase in obesity rates is linked to efforts by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to supposedly make Americans healthier. Since [...]