CBD
CBD Hemp Oil Q&A
We have been getting questions about CBD oil lately – so I asked our friends at Viva Oils to help us out with a little CBD Q & A. Thank you to Romy Campbell, RN, BSN who crafted this. What is CBD? Read more…
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The Foods a Thyroid Expert Would Remove From Your Diet (and Why)
Despite all the information available on metabolism and how your thyroid health affects it, this common chemical process continues to baffle us with its finicky temperament. Keeping it balanced and in working order is no easy feat. How much and what type of exercise should we be doing? Are there certain foods we should avoid altogether or be eating more of? Read more…
Lyn-Genet
Thyroid Health- Vit D and Stress
This is part of a series on the factors that negatively affect thyroid health. Today we will cover Vit D and touch upon stress (we will cover this in a lot more detail in the next post!) Vitamin-D deficiency might increase your risk of autoimmune thyroid disease and thyroid dysfunction Read more…
Lyn-Genet
The Nine Healthy Foods That Slow Metabolism And Cause Depression
Healthy foods may not always be so healthy when consumed too often. The reason? Every food contains compounds that can start to interfere with your chemistry. That’s why at my clinic we always say rotate or react to your foods. That reaction could be depression, weight gain, low mood or Read more…
Food Allergies
Depression and Inflammation- Break The Cycle
Too often we blame ourselves when we are depressed, not knowing that’s a natural physiological response to something you do every day. Depression is a sign from your body saying “Please change what you are doing! Once you understand the reasons for depression you can start to take charge of Read more…
cortisol
Exercising At Night Can Slow Your Metabolism
Here is a picture of what your cortisol levels should look like through the day. You have a natural peak that gets you up in the morning revved and ready to meet your day. You can see that it starts to really slow down by the time we hit 5 pm. This Read more…
Food Allergies
How Inflammatory Foods Cause Weight Gain
Bill has lost 19 lbs in 30 days (yay you!), noticed that when he eats a reactive food, he starts to have a runny nose! That’s a histamine response and how the body responds when you eat a reactive food. We may not notice a runny nose, but we Read more…
Exercise
Find the Foods & Exercise That Boost Your Metabolism
We have always been taught that calories mattered. That if you exercised you would lose weight, and if you exercise more you would lose more weight. But in fact, neither “fact” is true. It’s all about your metabolism and what foods work for your chemistry. When you exercise too Read more…
Food Allergies
MSM- The Wonder Supplement for Your Gut
What do we use MSM for at The Plan? • Acid Reflux • Healthy collagen synthesis for skin, hair and nails • Wrinkles • Asthma • Arthritis • Inflammation (especially of mucous membranes) • Candida- yeast overgrowth • Leaky Gut • Migraines • Liver detoxification and choline production MSM Read more…
Exercise
Exercise SMARTER To Boost Your Metabolism
Did you know that when you exercise too intensely for YOUR body you will GAIN weight and SLOW your metabolism? Yes, it’s true! So it’s time to chat about how this occurs so it doesn’t happen to YOU. When you exercise too intensely for your body, you raise cortisol levels Read more…
