When I tell patients that many of their symptoms may actually point to a cholesterol deficiency, they’re often surprised. For years, we’ve been taught to fear cholesterol and animal fats. But as we’ve learned more about how the body works, research has continued to show just how essential cholesterol is for our health. In fact, […]
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If you’ve ever felt congested in your head or face, you know how uncomfortable it can be. Sometimes, that congestion isn’t just from your sinuses, it can also be related to sluggish lymphatic drainage. One simple technique I often teach patients is designed to encourage lymph to move more effectively through the body. It’s gentle,
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When I talk with patients about supporting their liver, I often use a simple metaphor: imagine your liver is a bucket. Your liver has hundreds of jobs, but one of its most important is helping your body process and remove toxins. When everything is working well, your body handles this beautifully. But when the “bucket”
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This recipe is perfect for the summer months! You may have heard of a ginger bug, which is the name given to the “starter” for probiotic ginger beer. When I first heard the name ginger bug, I pictured something like a physical probiotic colony, similar to a SCOBY or kefir grains. However, a ginger bug
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It is simple to make kefir cream, which is a similar food to cultured cream (which we call sour cream or crème fraîche). Any type of cream, including cultured cream will give you the benefits of fat soluble vitamins, cholesterol, and other nutrients. Kefir cream will additionally give you the benefit of the beneficial yeast
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Fermenting your meats is a great way to increase the digestibility and nutritional availability of your food. For some people, it’s necessary to ferment any meat they consume in order for them to digest it with ease. And while it may not be required for you, fermenting your food will always ease the workload on
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Enjoy some full-GAPS legal cocktails (or mocktails)! Delicious, refreshing, good for you and beautiful! Each drink uses a homemade honey-herb simple syrup, unflavored kombucha and fruit. You can add liquor if desired (see recommendations for each drink). HONEY SIMPLE SYRUP: Add each ingredient to a small pot. Simmer together for 15 minutes, stirring often to
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Our family’s traditional stuffing recipe contains giblets, which are the organs of the bird. I highly approve of this method because there is so much nutrition in the organ meats of an animal. The other family tradition we have with stuffing is to cook part of the stuffing inside the bird and part of the
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I love apples! I think they’re one of the easiest things to preserve. If you are trying to eat in season and preserve your own food, apples are a great way to start! (Check out our other recipes using apples!) My dad’s love language is making food for people. Although he usually made plenty of
