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Dr Kristen Bentson

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12/11/2023

It’s Cookie Season!
Here’s a healthier option for your holiday baking—Chocolate Coconut Sugar Cookies 🍫
What You’ll Need:
• Avocado or Olive Oil Spray
• 1 cup Melted Coconut Oil
• 1 cup Coconut Sugar
• 1/2 cup Cocoa (Unsweetened)
• 1/3 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups Gluten Free Flour Mix
(I like Bob’s Red Mill 1:1)
• 1/4 cup Ground Flaxseed
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum (NOTE: if you’re using whole wheat flour or a GF flour mix that already contains Xanthan, omit this!)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray 2 baking sheets. In a bowl, combine the coconut oil, coconut sugar, cocoa, apple sauce, salt, and vanilla. In another bowl, combine the flour, flax, baking soda, and xanthan. Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet. Form small cookie balls and flatten onto the baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes and enjoy!

Makes about 2 dozen cookies 🍪

06/12/2022

🎙 I’m sharing my personal health journey, talking about all things gut health, low FODMAPs, functional medicine, and wellness though lifestyle with the ever so glamorous Kristen Wagner editor-in-chief of one of my favorite magazines Lehigh Valley Style ♥️

Listen Here! 👇🏼

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cool-girls-guide-to-wellness-with-dr-kristen-bentson/id1603542409?i=1000565675089

https://open.spotify.com/episode/62COYpaUZD8yVp8wDJwcdb?si=MqcAgLrWSbaEDP7QcF6tmg

06/07/2022

It can be really hard to keep yourself on track when those around you are on a different track…or (worse!) intentionally trying to push you off track. But you CAN do it! Stay your course. Make the best and healthiest choices you can each day, because it’s worth it (and you’re worth it).

06/02/2022

The digestive benefits of lemon water in the morning 🍋 (I like mine warm!) Remember—healthy doesn’t have to be hard…

*improve digestion
*boost immunity
*support weight loss

Enhancers: add in ginger, turmeric, mint, cinnamon, maple syrup or honey!

05/29/2022

Because Digestive Health Impacts Overall Health! 🙌🏼 It’s a message SO many need to read — Thank you Susan for this amazing article! Grab the June copy of to read more on how to “Listen to Your Gut”

05/25/2022

Food is Medicine! Top 3 reasons to eat MILLED (ground-up/not whole) flax seeds.

1. Hormone Balance
2. Better Bowel Movements
3. Less Inflammation

Work your way up to 2 tablespoons every day (or every other day!). Add flax to smoothies, cereals, baked goods (can replace fats/oils in baking), oatmeal, salads and soups. Healthy doesn’t have to be hard.

05/22/2022

Broccoli, avocado, apples, bean, seeds, __________.
You fill in the blank! These amazingly nutrient dense “healthy” foods might not be the right healthy foods for you (right now)…and that’s okay. A personalized approach to food and health is the best approach.

02/28/2022

Think about how many different types of foods rich in natural color you ate in the last 24 hours. Studies show that a colorful array of foods can improve mood, reduce chronic inflammation, support a healthy gut microbiome, and bolster the immune system.

Take the color challenge! See if you can eat 50 unique foods of color this week. Count your colors.

Eat from the earth and not a test tube—Healthy eating doesn’t have to be hard!

02/14/2022

POMEGRANATES
These beautiful fruits are fabulous for you (and they’re in season!). Here are a few reasons why:
Full of flavanol antioxidants, pomegranate seeds are a natural arthritis treatment because of their anti-inflammatory properties.
Studies have shown that pomegranates also have antitumor effects, making them a potent cancer-fighting fruit.
Because of their antioxidant and polyphenol content, pomegranates are also shown to lower blood pressure.
According to some research, due to the different bio active compounds in pomegranates, it has been suggested that they can be beneficial in fighting bacterial infections.
Sprinkle them on your oatmeal or yogurt, put them on salads, loaf them into your smoothie, or eat them plain 🙌🏼

02/10/2022

What you want the most is to be the most healthy and effective version of YOU!
What you want now is probably tasty, cheap, and convenient.
Change Your Meals, Change Your Life 🙌🏼

02/07/2022

One of my favorite nut-based “milks”🥛 that tastes creamy without any dairy. It’s made to foam (so that’s a bonus!) and is great with black teas or coffee, oatmeal, cereal, and for baking.

It’s well-tolerated by almost all of even my most sensitive gut patients; it’s and has

Healthy eating (and drinking!) doesn’t have to be hard!

02/05/2022

Let food be your medicine & medicine your food! That Hippocrates was one smart guy 👌🏼

Counting calories, carbs, protein, fiber, etc. can be helpful, but even better—count your colors! 🥝🫐🍒🥕🥭🥑🍍🍠🫒🧄🥒🍅🍑 How many unique foods of color did you eat today? (and hopefully it goes without saying but fluorescent colors don’t count 🙅🏻‍♀️🍭😉)

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So excited to meet you! Allow me to introduce myself…

I’m Dr. Kristen Bentson, and I am a functional healthcare provider.

I had serious health issues that brought me to where I am now, so I understand where you’re coming from. After years of getting drugged up and cut up, I got fed up. I started realizing that no matter what “disease” you have, it’s more about what you do for yourself rather than what someone does to you. I changed my meals, I changed my lifestyle, and it changed my health & my life forever (—it’s why I know you can too).

I am a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) and on staff at Lehigh Valley Health Network. I have a Master of Science degree in nutrition (MSnutr), certification in biofeedback, and I’m trained in functional medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine.

I’m Your Functional Health Care Doctor

Because you’re tired of getting sucked in by the “latest” health craze your friend is pushing on facebook, twitter and instagram. I’ve got strategies that work for you instead of gimmicks that work for me.

Because you want to get off the roller coaster and just start coasting. You want to do the work now that will get you to a healthy lifestyle that feels effortless in the future.

Because you know that dying is inevitable, but disease isn’t. And you want to do everything you can to fight for a healthy body.

Because you recognize that getting healthy is a whole thing, and you want not only the strategies but the motivation to make it happen.

This is what I do. I have what you need to make healthy happen.

Your food and lifestyle decisions are among the most important decisions you’ll ever make. What to eat, when to eat and how to eat are three questions you ask yourself at least three times a day. I’ve got the answers.

Best of all, while I teach you what you need to know, I’ll keep it simple and fun. In my many years of education, I had one too many teachers who were dry, overly complicated and uninspired. My bachelor’s degree is in theater. Yes, I’m one of those people (but you know you secretly love us).

Want to learn more about me? Here are five more facts:

1. I had serious health issues that brought me to where I am now. After years of getting drugged up and cut up, I got fed up. I started realizing that no matter what “disease” you have, it’s more about what you do for you rather than what someone does to you. I changed my meals and changed my life (it’s why I know you can too).

2. I have two little kids. They love running around with spatulas. Yes, spatulas.

3. I love my husband. Like seriously. When I got sick, he changed the course of his life too. His undergrad was engineering physics and his masters was biomedical engineering. He’s now a chiropractor. He did it for me. For that and a million other reasons, I love him.

4. I sing. Not like in the shower sing, like belt-it-out broadway-style sing. If you ask really nicely, I take requests.

5. I am a morning person. If I could, I’d start the workshops and masterclasses at 6 am. If you’re down with that idea, shoot me an email. Maybe someday, my dream will come true, and I’ll get an early morning group together.

I’m going to throw one more thing in for good measure. The word doctor means teacher. I take that whole teaching thing seriously. I want to teach you how to live long, strong and fabulous.

I’d love to connect with you.

Request an appointment: https://drkristenbentson.com/work-with-dr-kristen-bentson/

Email me: info@drkristenbentson.com