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05/12/2020

5 new clients in 3 weeks! The success stories are coming in hot 🔥
Love serving others!

09/18/2019

Research shows what kids drink from birth through age 5 can have a big impact on their health. With all the choices available, it can be confusing to know which drinks are healthy and which should be avoided.

That’s why some of the nation’s leading health and nutrition experts came together to develop new recommendations to help parents and caregivers choose what drinks are best for the healthy growth and development of kids ages 5 and younger.

Learn more at healthydrinkshealthykids.org.

09/09/2019

Sending ❤️

08/20/2019

From the time of conception until the second year of life, appropriate bacteria colonization of the digestive tract affects long-term health and plays a role in whether a person will be healthy or will develop a chronic disease.

07/29/2019

You may be surprised to learn that it’s actually not fat that causes a fatty liver. It’s sugar.

That dangerous belly fat caused by the sugar and starch in your diet then creates even more problems. It causes you to have high triglycerides and low HDL, the good cholesterol. It causes you to have small LDL, the dangerous cholesterol particles that cause heart attacks.

Fatty liver creates a whole cascade of issues. It causes inflammation in your body. This inflammation creates insulin resistance and pre-diabetes, which causes your body to deposit fat not just in your liver but also all around your organs and in your belly.

That dangerous belly fat caused by the sugar and starch in your diet then creates even more problems. It causes you to have high triglycerides and low HDL, the good cholesterol. It causes you to have small LDL, the dangerous cholesterol particles that cause heart attacks.

In fact, having a fatty liver puts you at great risk for having a heart attack, and most people have no idea they have it.

Here are some ways to help fatty liver:

- Cut out all high fructose corn syrup from your diet.
- Reduce or eliminate starch.
- Get rid of white, processed flour.
- Improve your metabolism through exercise.
- Eat detoxifying liver-repairing foods like kale, collards, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, arugula, daikon radish.

07/25/2019

Researchers have discovered that meal timing strategies such as intermittent fasting or eating earlier in the daytime appear to help people lose weight by lowering appetite rather than burning more calories, according to a report. The study is the first to show how meal timing affects 24-hour energy...

07/22/2019

Utilize natural ways of stress and anxiety relief before turning to medication. 🌻☀️✨

06/03/2019

More and more studies validate genetic predisposition and how your body reacts to specific macro and micronutrients.

Jose Ordovas, director of nutrition and genomics at at Tufts University, discovered an association between a genetic variation in the APOA2 gene, involved in fat absorption, that makes people more likely to gain weight when they eat a lot of saturated fat.

Hint: I would greatly discourage someone with an APOA2 gene variant to use a keto/very low carb plan.

Genetic differences can make one food that's healthy for most people, unhealthy for you, and vice versa.

06/02/2019

During the summer time, it is EASY to become dehydrated with all of the extra activities going on!

Look out for these signs in you and your kiddos to get it under control before it turns problematic.

🚨Warning Signs 🚨

1) Headaches or feeling light headed 🙉

2) Poor concentration 📖

3) Dry mouth or bad breath 👄

4) Constipation 💩

5) Food cravings 🍌

6) Muscle and joint pain 💪

7) Dry skin and lips 💨

05/27/2019

Yes! Eat your cruciferous veggies everyday.

Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and other cruciferous vegetables have long been thought to be good for you, new research finds a mechanism for its cancer-fighting abilities and points the way to a new anti-cancer drug.

05/22/2019

A new study Finland shows that a moderately high intake of dietary cholesterol or consumption of up to one egg per day is not associated with an elevated risk of stroke. Furthermore, no association was found in carriers of the APOE4 phenotype, which affects cholesterol metabolism and is remarkably c...

05/10/2019

Yes!!

Getting your hands dirty in the garden can increase your serotonin levels – Contact with soil and a specific soil bacteria, Mycobacterium Vaccae, triggers the release of serotonin in our brain, according to research. Serotonin is a happy chemical; a natural antidepressant and strengthens the immune system. Lack of serotonin in the brain can cause depression.

https://permaculture.com.au/why-gardening-makes-you-happy-and-cures-depression/

Luckily, Spring is here and we have ways to get your hands in the soil.
We're always looking for community members to join, volunteer or co-lead at one of our 20 gardens.
Here is at map of our garden locations: http://www.springfieldcommunitygardens.org/community-gardens/find-a-community-garden/

Please reach out to us! Happy Friday!