A healthy gut benefits the entire body. It improves brain health, the immune system, digestion, mood, energy, and helps prevent disease. Developing a healthy gut means developing a healthy gut microbiome. This is achieved through diet and lifestyle changes and can be done naturally. A plastic model of the internal organs of the human body, showing the gut and intestines. Dietary changes involve increasing specific foods while eliminating or decreasing others. I will focus on

Since the holiday school break will soon end and schedules are busy, now is the time to ensure your child gets a healthy start to their morning. This post will give you many breakfast ideas, for home, on the go, and post-morning sports so your student is ready for the day. An array of breakfast options pictured with eggs, fruit, cereal, and yogurt. A balanced breakfast incorporates protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats. It can also include dairy and fruit. These m

Nutrition plays a role in maintaining your and your child’s health during the winter. There are ways you can use food to offer protection, in addition to frequent handwashing, covering your mouth with coughing and sneezing, and/or mask-wearing. Eating healthy during the colder months can be challenging for numerous reasons - The holidays offer too many appealing high-sugar, high-fat, and high-calorie treats Some of your favorite fresh produce may be more limited during these

What is Fiber? Fiber is a carbohydrate found only in plant-based foods - fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Fiber...

Why is Stable Blood Sugar Important? You may be familiar with how certain foods affect your blood sugar. Blood sugar, or glucose, gives...

Research is making it very clear that ultra-processed foods consumed frequently can lead to a significant decrease in mental function...

Most drugs used to treat mental health disorders act on the chemicals in the brain to alter these and return the brain to a healthy state: some increase these chemicals, and some decrease them. For example, serotonin is one of the most commonly targeted. Selective serotonin uptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, boost serotonin levels to treat depression. Did you know that you can also boost serotonin levels with specific foods? This article will delve into what is known regarding nutr

Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I devote every article this month to a different mental health topic and links to nutrition. I will be recycling articles I published two years ago with any updates. I will preface this by saying that not all mental health diagnoses can be treated or prevented with nutrition. However, research shows that nutrition plays a vital role. My main focus looks at nutrition as a preventative factor, especially in children and adolescents. I

You hear a lot these days about PUFAs - polyunsaturated fatty acids, specifically omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These two PUFAs are...

What are probiotics and prebiotics? Are they different? Do we need to take them as supplements, or can we get them in our diet? Are they...

A healthy gut benefits the entire body. It improves brain health, the immune system, digestion, mood, energy, and helps prevent disease....

You may have heard of the gut-brain connection or the gut-brain axis. Books have been written about this topic. This article will explain...

You may have heard the term leaky gut syndrome. Do you know what this means? To clarify, it is not an actual diagnosis. It is a...

I wrote a series of articles on the gut for the rest of this month. Gut health and the microbiome have been a hot research topic for the...

What is fiber? Photo of a number of high-fiber foods including fruit, veggies, nuts, legumes, and grains, with the word FIBER written on...

Are you familiar with the gut microbiota? Research shows that there are more microorganisms living in our gut than there are cells in our...

Depiction of the brain as half drawing and half foods that are good for the brain, such as seafood, berries, nuts, and vegetables. Did...

Picture of food as medicine with a variety of healthy foods ejecting from a medicine capsule. Make 2024 the Year of Healthy Eating! Eating healthy does not have to be difficult or expensive. Making simple substitutions goes a long way in improving the quality of what you eat. Swapping foods with healthy nutrients over ones that are less healthy is a great start. I am passing on tips from my book - “Feed Your Child’s Future Health, Prevent Disease before It Starts” and from so

Cold and flu season is upon us, and keeping healthy goes beyond good handwashing, avoiding crowds, and covering your cough. Nutrition plays a vital role. Keeping your gut healthy contributes to a healthy immune system, as outlined in “What’s the Gut Got to do with Immunity” blog 10/4/23; https://www.feedfuturehealth.com/post/what-s-the-gut-got-to-do-with-immunity In addition to a healthy diet, getting plenty of sleep and exercise are all beneficial. Immune-boosting foods do

I was a guest recently for a podcast, Small Changes, Big Shifts, with Dr. Michelle Robin (9/25/23). You can find it on Spotify, Apple and...