Manuka Honey: For Skin Ailments, Wounds and More
If you’ve noticed an increasing number of drugstores and cosmetic products touting the benefits of Manuka honey, the odds are you are not alone. A number..
Romilly Hodges, MS CNS CN IFMCP CKNS, holds a Master’s Degree in Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, CT, and is board certified in nutrition through the American Nutrition Association and in functional medicine through the Institute for Functional Medicine. She is involved in education for the healthcare consumer and nutrition professional through clinic residencies, articles, book contributions, online programs, and speaking engagements. She has written for peer-reviewed consultation and is involved in primary clinical research.
Your Complete Guide to Hydration
Phew, summer is hot! Proper hydration is ALWAYS important, but even more so when the weather heats up or when we’re doing aerobic exercise. Read on…
How to Get the Most EGCG from Your Green Tea
Green tea is a known superfood, primarily for its EGCG content. But did you know that there is huge variation between the content of EGCG in different brands of green te
Organic vs Conventional: Do the Differences Matter?
A recent write up of systematic reviews (among the highest grades of scientific evaluation) confirmed previously-reported differences between conventional..
Hypermethylation: Are We Overdoing It with Methylation Support?
She says that her understanding of the problem and potential risks of epigenetic hypermethylation has changed how she uses supplements…
Food-Disease Connections and the Elimination Diet, with Tom Malterre and Romilly Hodges
If you want to understand the fundamental principles of Functional Medicine, the Elimination Diet is one of the top tools to wrap your head around. One of the most significant ways that we interact with our environment is through food, and how our body responds to different foods that we eat can be very significant.
Eating For Your Genes: Rosemary-Lemon Tea
Rosmarinic acid, thought to be a real rock star component of rosemary, is a natural phenolic compound that has adaptogenic properties which support balanced methylation.
Why Work with a Functional Nutritionist?
Working with a functional nutritionist can help you be most effective at implementing your nutritional treatment plan, avoiding common pitfalls, and optimizing your health outcomes. With your own personal nutritionist, you will be able to: – Utilize the most effective single or multi-layered (combination) therapeutic diets – Simplify the implementation of complex, layered food plans…
7 Underlying Causes of SIBO That You Might Be Missing
Sometimes a simple low FODMAPs diet, or a course of prescription or botanical antimicrobials, is enough to shift a case of SIBO.
Diet Sleuthing: Navigating A Successful Dairy Elimination and Challenge
Do your kids have frequent ear infections, eczema or colitis? In many cases, these can be related to dietary triggers, called “food sensitivities.” Dairy…