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 In our blog, Eating With The Seasons, we discuss the benefits of incorporating local, seasonal food into your diet to help align your body with your environment and improve your health. This can be done be starting your own backyard garden this summer with your very own local vegetables only a few steps away or visiting a local, organic farm.
 It is a common misconception that food sensitivities are just a less severe reaction than food allergies. But food sensitivities can be just as harmful to the body as food allergies and often lead to a build up of chronic symptoms.
 Fresh lettuce and tomatoes in the summer, squash soup and apple crisp in the fall - seasonal eating is already built into our diets and culture without us even consciously considering it. But what if seasonal eating had more benefits than adding a festive taste to our menu.
 At it's roots, naturopathic medicine is about treating the whole person. Naturopathic medicine does not just look at select symptoms, but rather dives into the root cause of how those symptoms came to be.
 The health impact of dairy consumption is constantly up for discussion. While we hear about "lactose intolerance" all the time, there are also "dairy sensitivities" that show up as inflammation and are just as negatively impactful on your health.
 Is Your Weekend Warrior Routine Creating Chronic ConditionsWe all know someone living the "weekend warrior" life: they eat clean during the week so they can cheat on the weekend. Maybe this is even describing you. Living the weekend warrior lifestyle sounds like the best of both worlds and you might even be able to maintain a consistent weight living this way. But your weekend eating habits don't leave your system once Monday hits.
 In the midst of the holiday season, diet habits built throughout the year often seem to fly out the window. The treats at gatherings look extra sweet and the month-long festivities allow bad choices to add up quick. So many of us allow our eating choices in December to spiral out of control with the thought that January will bring the opportunity to start fresh.
 Sugar is one of our favorite topics because it is arguably one of the most negatively impactful components of the modern-day diet. In fact, the World Health Organization released a study showing that Americans consume over 126 grams of sugar a day (Crawford, 2019) and it is ever increasing.
 Many of us thrive off of our own unique daily routines; what time we wake up, what time we go to work or school, socialize, exercise, sleep and you guessed it, eat.
Each of us also has our own circadian rhythms, also known as the the "sleep-wake cycle," which play a major role in the repairing of cells. That said, it should come as no surprise that the timing of your meals and sleep cycles can have a HUGE impact on your health. This is where implementing an intermittent fasting schedule could be a game-changer for many. |
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