Do you have undiagnosed iron deficiency anemia or low iron stores?

Are you exhausted and have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning? Do you ever feel nauseated or light-headed after waking up or getting up out of a chair? Have you ever felt like you have “altitude” sickness at sea level? Do you ever find yourself...

Get Ready for Winter Colds and Flu – the Vitamin D Connection

Summer weather- winter weather! Those of us in the Pacific NW have had a dose of both in the past week! Yes, vitamin D is my passion! This is the time to have your nutrition labs checked to see how much vitamin D you made from the sun this year. From recent lab...

Having Elective Surgery? Avoiding Aspirin is not enough!

Getting a Colonoscopy? Having a Tooth Extracted? You may have already had a colonoscopy, a tooth extraction or elective surgery and received paperwork about the “prep,” liquid diets, when to stop eating and to avoid aspirin. But should you also stop taking...

How Crisco Shortening Turned Me Into a Nutritionist…

Might sound a little strange coming from a natural health nutritionist, but I want to thank the makers of Crisco shortening for getting me started on my career. Back in rural North Carolina farming country during the early 1970s, Crisco was a staple ingredient in just...

Cholesterol – the best known sterol & needed by your body

Everyone is so freaked about the cholesterol in foods these days – and for the past 30+ years. But does cholesterol actually do anything for us that is GOOD? Sure, your own body makes about 1000 milligrams of the stuff everyday because you need it to survive and...