Nutrition Archives - Collaborative Natural Health Partners

Your Guide to Chocolate: From health benefits to heavy metals

August 23, 2023 | Dr. Lauren Young, ND

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Dark chocolate, especially the type with a high cocoa content (70% or more), offers a range of potential health benefits when consumed in moderation. It’s important to note that …

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Eating the Rainbow

July 26, 2022 | Sierra Cameron

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Benefits to eating the rainbow: The color of food can tell you a lot of information about the nutrients is contains. Eating a variety of colorful foods will nourish …

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Prebiotics and probiotics explained

June 30, 2022 | Sierra Cameron

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Our health starts in the gut! With a healthy and robust gut microbiome our other systems are more likely to be in harmony with one another and balanced. When …

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Lets talk about fasting

April 23, 2022 | Sierra Cameron

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The best of all medicines are resting and fasting – Benjamin Franklin Why fast? Research has shown benefits of fasting include: Weight loss Decreased appetite: while fasting people become …

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Soy: Is it causing cancer?

March 16, 2022 | Dr. Carissa Fioritto, ND

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Soy is one of the more controversial foods out there. Do you avoid it completely? Or is it healthy? Let’s dig into the history and research on soy. Soy …

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Thyroid Hormones

January 31, 2022 | Sierra Cameron

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Your thyroid is a butterfly shaped endocrine gland that sits in the middle of your neck. The thyroid gland is stimulated by thyroid stimulating hormone (THS), made in the …

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Intermittent Fasting

January 25, 2022 | Dr. Ashley Burkman, ND

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What is it? Intermittent fasting is as it sounds, fasting intermittently! The idea is that you limit your food intake to a specific time of day, particularly to an …

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What is the Elimination Diet?

December 30, 2021 | Sierra Cameron

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First off, why would an elimination diet be helpful in the first places? Many symptoms of adverse food reactions may or may not be GI-related. Some common symptoms that …

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What are macronutrients?

December 16, 2021 | Sierra Cameron

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Macronutrients are chemical compounds that provide humans with energy and nutrients. These compounds are required by the body in relatively large quantities daily and make up most of our …

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Enjoying the Holidays with Low FODMAP

November 6, 2021 | Dr. Carolina Gonzalez, ND

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With the holidays around the corner, this is the time of year we typically look forward to the sweet and savory meals such as a delicious cornbread stuffing, mashed …

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