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Feed Your Microbiome

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Having a healthy balance of good bacteria helps prevent chronic and degenerative diseases, improves digestion, possesses anti-cancer and immune boosting properties, and controls inflammation. For anything that ails you, consider that the health of your gut may be one of the keys to feeling better.

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Whoops-a-Dairy

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Let’s talk about dairy and why it’s worth it for you to investigate whether it’s doing your body good or harm.

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Running on Empty…

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Did you make any New Year Resolutions? Perhaps about exercise or losing weight? Learn from my mistakes to ensure that your tactics won’t be counterproductive to your health.

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Quality Eats for Less

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Being healthier doesn’t have to mean a complete overhaul of your diet – or cost an arm and a leg. Sometimes a simple upgrade can make a lot of difference!

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Turkey Wild Rice Soup

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If you’re looking for something to do with that leftover turkey, look no further.

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What's for Dinner?

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Can you believe that Thanksgiving is almost here? Here’s what I’m planning for my holiday dinner.

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Your Thyroid + Zinc

Posted by Jill McLaughlin on Nov 05, 2015

If selenium is “the thyroid triple play,” then surely zinc is “the thyroid quad play” when it comes to supporting thyroid hormone production.

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Cholesterol: The Low Down

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Conventionally, cholesterol is often discussed in terms of being “high.” But is it possible for cholesterol levels to be too low? The short answer is yes and it has big implications for our hormones.

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Your Thyroid + Selenium

Posted by Jill McLaughlin on Oct 29, 2015

If iodine is “the big daddy” thyroid mineral, then selenium is surely “the big mama.” I’ve dubbed it “the thyroid triple play.”

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Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?

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When people think eggs, they often think cholesterol; then they think heart disease. But cholesterol is a necessary component of every cell in your body. Let’s get to the bottom of it.

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