Wholesome Baby Food
Wholesome Baby Food.com was born with one goal in mind; to inspire parents to feed their babies real foods. Visit Site
Today I ate a Rainbow
Today I Ate A Rainbow chart as a way to keep track of the produce that their daughter was eating while at the same time encouraging her to take responsibility for her food choices. Visit Site
Celiac.com
Celiac.com, has a single goal for the site: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed and living a happy, healthy gluten-free life. Visit Site
MyFitnessPal Food Intake Tracker
Millions of people have lost weight with MyFitnessPal’s FREE calorie counter App. Get free access to the world’s largest nutrition and calorie database — over 5 million foods. Visit Site
SELFNutritionData Food Tracker & Nutrient Info
Since its launch in 2003, Nutrition Data has grown into one of the most authoritative and useful sources of nutritional analysis on the Web. Visit Site
Harvard Nutrition Source
The Nutrition Source aims to provide timely, evidence-based information on diet and nutrition for clinicians, allied health professionals, and the public. Visit Site
Health Notes by Publix
Publix have partnered with Healthnotes™. So, day or night, you can get the latest articles and information about a variety of health topics. Visit Site
Find an Certified Functional Medicine Physician/Clinician
As a public service, the Institute for Functional Medicine provides a list of practitioners who have trained with IFM. We are interested in helping patients find healthcare professionals who are familiar with the concepts and approaches of Functional Medicine. Visit…
Autism Research Institute
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) was established in 1967 by autism pioneer and advocate, Dr. Bernard Rimland. Dr. Rimland single-handedly destroyed the claim that autism was caused by poor parenting in his 1964 book titled Infantile Autism. Visit Site
Green Med Info
GreenMedInfo.com exists in order to provide convenient and open access to the biomedical research available today on the therapeutic value of natural substances in disease prevention and treatment. Visit Site
The Sugar Scourge
When I was a youngin’ in my early 20’s, the low fat craze was gaining some serious traction. I imprinted hard on the concept. In fact, I specifically remember going to the grocery store with “low fat” in mind and…
Food Literacy: Raising Kids Who Get It
This week, I was asked “What benefits do I see for my kids from all the home cooking I do with them?” “Well,” I said, being in somewhat of a mood to be difficult, “on one hand it’s hard to…
Pin-Point Precision Personalized Nutrition: A Tale of Two Very Different Weight Loss Success Stories
Last week I ran a nutrient intake analysis (NIA) on a couple of patients of the clinic; let’s call them Ava and Paige. In both these cases, weight loss is one of the primary goals. An NIA is something we…
Cell Phones: Use them, but from a distance.
In 2011, WHO categorized cell phone radiation as a possible carcinogen—with good reason. If you’re not using a head set or speaker setting with your phone, it’s time to switch. Seriously. And don’t carry your phone in your pocket- or…
Cashew Mayo
If you’re dairy-free or egg-free, you’re going to love this. This is a versatile, creamy-smooth dressing that suits many applications. Use it as is instead of mayo (in fact, we like to call it “nayo”), or add more liquid for…
Phthalates Part 2: Avoiding Exposure and Boosting Natural Defenses
In Part 1 of this 2 part blog, we defined phthalates and discussed sources. Here we’ll be focusing on avoiding exposure as well as boosting the body’s natural ability to detoxify them out of our system. Simple lifestyle and dietary…
Introduction to Tongue Nutrient Diagnosis in Functional Medicine
“Red, raw tongue; red, raw gut.” —Jeghers, New England Journal of Medicine, 1942. In 1942 it was understood that what was happening in the gut was often reflected in the tongue. A red, irritated tongue was thought to mirror a red, irritated…
What Are Phthalates and Do They Affect Your Health Part 1
You may have heard the term before, maybe have had some concerns about how it might affect your health. Like BPA, phthalates have been getting more and more exposure in the media due to their relative widespread use and potential…
The Variable Calcium Content in Leafy Greens
Just today I was reviewing a nutrient intake evaluation with a patient of our clinic, let’s call her Trish, who is on (among other things) a dairy-free Food Plan. Since we are sometimes implementing relatively complex elimination diets in our…
The Mouth: A Mirror of Health or Disease
Cass Nelson-Dooley and I had a great time exploring the oral microbiome in our recent podcast. It got such a great response, I asked Cass to do a follow-up blog on the topic this month. I am convinced that as…
