Integrative management of obesity
Photo Cred: Freepik By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Obesity has many consequences and can be overwhelming for practitioners to treat. There is no one root cause to target, an...
Read MoreHigh-fiber diet may help control inflammation associated with COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Vie Studio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Compounds produced by gut microbiota during fermentation of insoluble fiber from dietary plant matter do not affect the ability of the novel coronavirus...
Read MoreLifestyle strategies for prediabetes reversal
Photo Cred: Bonnie Kittle/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Prediabetes is reversible most of the time, so I’m always surprised when a patient has been told their blood sugar...
Read MoreCelebrate National Nutrition Month in your integrative healthcare practice
Photo Cred: Freepik By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP As integrative providers, we appreciate the powerful impact nutrition has on the overall success of our patients and we often use...
Read MoreHigh fat diet may promote left ventricular hypertrophy
Photo Cred: Rodion Kutsaev/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Consumption of a high fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and lead to greater...
Read MoreGut microbiome connection to bloating
Photo Cred: Polina Zimmerman/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Many patients experience abdominal bloating and distention at some point. However, up to 30 percent of American adults report suffering...
Read MoreProtein intake impacts on kidney health
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Laura Rokosz, PhD As integrative practitioners, most of us know the standard American diet is high in sugar, salt, and fat, but for some patients, it...
Read MoreHigh fructose diets may cause damage immune system, research finds
Photo Cred: Rod Long/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Consuming a diet high in the sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of peoples’ immune systems, according to a new study published...
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