Celiac Disease Awareness Month: Why Screening Matters for Long-Term Health
At Connect Health, we believe that longevity isn’t just about adding years to your life — it’s about optimizing your health so those years are vibrant, energetic, and disease-free. One often-overlooked condition that can silently undermine this goal is celiac disease.
How To Create Deep Sustainable Health In Your Body
This world of health information we live in, contains the building blocks of our vitality. It’s composed of the ‘health puzzle pieces’ that when merged solidly together in just the right way, will build us a rock-solid health foundation. And it’s up to us to create health in our bodies by using the knowledge and resources we have available.
Fasting – Hurry Up and Stop Eating
The concept of fasting – having periods of not eating – is an emerging topic in health circles with more and more people opting to try this technique to help shed a few undesired pounds. Like many in the health profession, this concept initially concerned me with fears of metabolic slow down and system wide shut down, but I now view the concept of taking breaks from nutrient intake to be one of the most powerful tools we have in our arsenal for healing, improving healthspan and longevity and reversing metabolic conditions like obesity and diabetes.
The Coffee Query
Briefly, research studies show that coffee reduces inflammation, stabilizes blood sugar, and protects the lining of blood vessels; however, this is in unhealthy people. The studies that show benefit are those done in people with diabetes or heart disease. In healthy people, coffee can be detrimental, or benign, or advantageous.
The Vagus Nerve – What Is It, And Why Does It Matter
As we become more entrenched in looking at the micro details of treatment and specializing in particular areas of health, the more we are learning to take a step back and look at the person in front of us as a whole. It is often more about the lifestyle and state of the person we are treating, than the cure itself.
The Holistic Nutritionist Difference
Holistic Nutrition is a relatively new profession, but the idea behind it is rooted in how we operate. As a Holistic Nutritionist, I help you work with your unique body, and take into consideration how everything in your life affects your health and wellness.
Healthy Eating
There is a lot of talk about “Paleo” or “Caveman” diets in the media. Dr. Christie has distilled the most important take-home points that make sense for your health. Much of the benefit from Paleo-style diets are due to the elimination of modern, industrial food products.