By Amy Hadden, FMCHC When you first envisioned the 2020 new year, pandemic probably wasn’t on your radar. However, the effects of COVID-19 are real, they’re heavy and they’re close to home. All aspects of life are influenced by the overwhelming uncertainty each day brings. Where do you find your sense of balance, health and
Every cell in your body needs protein Protein is a nutrient with a big to-do list. Repair tissue. Check. Make hormones. Check. Fight infection. Check. Create enzymes for digestion, clotting and energy production. Check-checkity-check. And that’s just the short list. The many functions of protein is uber-important in all humans and is especially critical in
Ask your kid what their favorite food is and chances are they won’t name a leafy green vegetable. (That is of course unless you happen to live on a planet without cookies.) The bigger question is: Are your favorite little humans getting enough folate? What is Folate? Folate gets its name from “foliage,” so when
When you’re getting ready to make big changes, you need to think about the how your family will be affected, right? This is certainly the case when it comes to going gluten-free. You might ask yourself some questions. Should everyone go gluten free? Or would that be too much? Eliminating gluten means eliminating all products
