I absolutely LOVE this recipe. You can use this with ground turkey or ground beef, it goes well with both! A few notes about this recipe: This allergy friendly recipe is delicious and omits some of the traditional ingredients in meatloaf such as milk and bread crumbs. This recipe is great for those on AIP […]
This delicious side dish can be paired with anything. It is filling, nutritious and just plain old yummy! And very simple to prepare Ingredients: 1 small or medium acorn squash, sliced in half with the seeds scooped out 1/4 c ghee, melted 1 tbsp coconut sugar Apple pie spice Instructions: Preheat oven to 450 Cut […]
Did you know that good salad dressings also make for great marinades? With this steak recipe, the marinade brings big flavor to the grill by letting the meat bathe in a delicious homemade balsamic dressing for a few hours prior to cooking. Serves 4 Ingredients 1 lb grassfed organic London broil 1 Tbsp spicy brown […]
Low stomach acid (hypochlorhydria) is the most common GI condition in the US. In fact, it can be the root cause for almost ALL digestive conditions. The majority of people with IC and bladder issues and chronic UTI’s have low stomach acid. If you have autoimmune disease, bladder or digestive issues, food allergies and intolerances […]
As much as I have been raving about the ketogenic diet for brain health and inflammation, I did want to bring to your attention that in the context of intestinal permeability, a high fat diet, particularly with saturated fat can contribute to endotoxemia. The endotoxins can contribute to low grade inflammation as your body works […]
The ketogenic diet, originally developed for the treatment of epilepsy in non-responder children, is spreading to be used in the treatment of many diseases of the brain, including Alzheimer’s disease. The main activity of the ketogenic diet has been related to improved mitochondrial function and decreased oxidative stress. Relative to its size, the adult human […]
The topic of ketogenic diets used therapeutically are not a new concept for me. I have been interested in carbohydrate manipulation since I first tried the Atkins diet when I was 19 years old. Having a long struggle with my weight and insulin resistance, my body always responded well on a lower, but not zero […]
Are you having trouble falling asleep? Staying asleep? Or maybe you sleep in through the night and wake up fatigued? Any of these describe you? Or maybe all three of them describe you? If so, which sleep patterns listed above describe your case? In this brief article, I am going to summarize sleep science, some […]
The brain represents an important target for estrogen and progesterone effects, ranging from learning, memory, emotion, cognition, motivation and motor control. Interestingly, the classical estrogen and progesterone receptors are highly expressed in brain areas involved in emotion and cognition, namely the amygdala and hippocampus (Barth, Villringer, & Sacher, 2015). “Ovarian hormones can act on multiple […]
What is Acetylcholine (Ach)? ACh is essential for learning and directional functioning such as finding places and things. Deficiencies in Ach can cause “senior moments” and poor learning, memory and word find. It is also involved in the circadian rhythms of the adrenal system. ACh comes from choline. Choline easily crosses the blood brain barrier; […]