In our last article, Uric Acid as a Marker of Health, we discussed some consequences of increased uric acid and some foods to avoid, but now let’s discuss things we can add into our diet and lifestyle to help reduce these levels! Therapeutic Foods to Increase If...
It’s a new year and a new way of looking at a biomarker commonly referenced in older people. While you may have heard of uric acid before in relation to a condition called gout, a type of arthritis that most commonly occurs in the big toe joint, today I want to show...
Our sleep greatly impacts the production and regulation of our hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers responsible for controlling and coordinating different functions in the body. Examples of these functions include things like reproduction, growth and...
Most of us have heard the term “nutrient-dense” before, but do we all actually understand what it means? Nutrient density technically means the number of nutrients per calorie of food – so it is the ratio of nutrient content to the total energy content in that...
We all know the truth about diets: they don’t work. And yet, every year millions of people are drawn to flashy, clickbait titles with empty promises to “melt away the pounds.” While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to take steps to feel your best, it is a problem if...