Namaste Nutritionist

Vegetables and fruit are friendly to your heart February is not just for Valentine’s Day. It is also heart health month, which bring me to this: Heart health remains one of the most challenging areas for Americans. Despite decades of public health efforts, heart disease is still the leading cause of death for both men and […] The post 4 foods to boost heart health, improve blood pressure and cholesterol appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

Ladies, are you doing your kegels correctly? After Physical Therapist Tasha Parman describes them in this podcast, you might be surprised. I have now reformed my ways! Like many people, you may think that urinary incontinence or pelvic pain is a problem of middle-aged and older women, especially those who’ve had a baby. But even […] The post Kegels, Incontinence & Pelvic Pain appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

Most people experience heartburn at one point or another in life. Some people find the symptoms to be severe and taxing. Many people take antacids or proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) as a normal part of life. However, as recent studies are showing, PPIs and antacids aren’t as safe as previously believed. In fact, physicians and […] The post Nutrition Therapy for Heartburn appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

What is your microbiome’s influence on your genes? How does this influence development of a "leaky gut"? How are the immune system and gut health connected? The post Leaky Gut, Your Microbiome, and Food Sensitivities appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

Have you ever wanted to end the dieting rat race? She’ll help unravel the importance of eating, sleeping, and critical thinking in the process of developing a healthy mind, body & spirit. The post Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Weight appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

Many people believe that in order to be successful with weight loss, dieting demands endless willpower. You think they need to deprive themselves of nearly everything you love to eat. But you also have to filter the sea of health advisors, all of whom advise differently with what to do with your health. Eat vegan! No, eat paleo. […] The post Stop dieting and start nourishing yourself appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

There is a strong link between lifestyle and depression. Depression is a condition in which a person feels discouraged, sad, hopeless, unmotivated, or disinterested in life in general. When these feelings last for a short period of time, it may be a case of “the blues.” This is a normal part of being human. When […] The post Is Your Nutrition Making You Depressed? appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

Updated Feb 25, 2016 (Originally published Nov 28, 2012) When you love yourself, you love the world. When you love the world, you change the world. A riddle for you. What’s one thing that allows happiness to blossom, makes health flourish, and can make you cry like a puppy lost in the snow? You guessed it. […] The post The Art of Self-Love appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

By focusing on eating nutrient-rich foods, you can give yourself a big hand in reducing, or possibly eliminating, anxiety. In today’s show, I’ll help shed light on how nutrition, anxiety and stress impact each other. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America states that Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., […] The post Anxiety, Nutrition and Stress appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.

Detoxification is occurring all the the time. It is a biological process in which your body converts waste products into exceretable material, which you then eliminate from your urine, skin, breath and poop. You’re doing it right now! We do it naturally all day long. Because we’re a bit overloaded with environmental pollutants, genetic variations & toxins, carcinogens […] The post Why You Need Food To Detox appeared first on Namaste Nutritionist.