LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE- HIPPOCRATES
Nourish your body with what it needs to thrive!Nutrition
You are what you eat, digest, absorb and metabolize!
Eating the right foods for your own unique body can help to prevent or alleviate certain health conditions, and vice versa.
There may be many confusing and sometime conflicting information out there on what, how or when we should or should not eat.
Here, I would like to share with you evidence-based information based on scientific research and clinical findings. Where applicable, references and citations to the relevant research and findings are provided in the articles.
If you need some help on what foods and nutrition are right for your body, functional health coaching may be for you.
Week #5 Healthy Habits Challenge – Nurture Your Gut, Eat Probiotic- and Prebiotic-Rich Foods
Gut health plays crucial roles in our overall health. The health of our gut is highly dependent on the composition of our gut microbiota. Eating probiotic-rich foods (e.g., fermented foods, probiotic supplements) and prebiotic-rich foods (whole plant foods) are both important to promote healthy gut microbiota.
Week #4 Healthy Habits Challenge – Maximize Your Antioxidant Intake, Eat Rainbow Color Whole Plant Foods
Whole plant foods contain tens of thousands of phytonutrients and antioxidants that exert various health promoting and disease preventing properties. To maximize the health benefits, it is important to consume a wide variety of rainbow color whole fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
Week #3 Healthy Habits Challenge – Maximize Your Nutrition Intake, Eat Whole Foods!
So much of our health (and diseases) is highly dependent on the foods we eat. But what does it mean to eat healthy? Instead of fixated on counting the carbs, fats, and even calories we consume each day, how about taking a more simplistic approach, i.e., EAT WHOLE FOODS!
Week #1 Healthy Habits Challenge – Honor Your Body and Hydrate!
Water is essential for life. Yet, drinking sufficient water could be one of the most overlooked healthy habits. Find out more on why it is important to keep well-hydrated and some tips that you can incorporate into your daily life.
Health Benefits of Nuts That May Surprise You
Nuts not only are tasty whole food snacks, but they are also rich in health promoting nutritional compounds which help to combat many chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease, cancer). Find out more about what scientific research shows about the health benefits of nut consumption, the appropriate amount of nuts to consume, and a list of healthy nuts in terms of antioxidant content.
Take Advantage of the Abundance of Herb Harvest in Late Summer (Recipes Included)
Herbs are rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. Take advantage of the abundance of herb harvest in late summer and use herbs in your cooking. Learn more about the health benefits of culinary herbs and some suggested recipes here.
Prebiotics versus Probiotics: Is One Better Than the Other?
It is commonly understood that eating probiotic-rich foods (e.g., fermented foods, probiotic supplements) is good for gut health. What about prebiotics? They are as important, if not more important than probiotics to support the health of our gut and gut microbiota.
Consume Abundance of Rainbow Color Whole Fruits & Vegetables This Summer
Summer is the time to take advantage of the abundance of harvest of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Whole fruits and vegetables are filled with phytonutrients that are rich in antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory and disease fighting properties. Find out more the health benefits and rationale of eating rainbow color fruits and vegetables here.
Spring Detox – What and Why?
What is Spring Detox or Spring Cleanse for the body? Why do we need it? Find out more about the changes happening to the body during wintertime, and the importance of Spring Detox/Cleanse in supporting the body to restore balance.
Why Adopt an Anti-inflammatory Diet & Lifestyle and How?
Chronic inflammation and the associated oxidative stress have been found by numerous scientific studies to be the major culprits of many chronic diseases/disorders that have become so prevalent in our modern society. Find out more here on tips to adopt an anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle.