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What’s the Deal with Smoothies??
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I am often asked about the health benefits of smoothies, different from juicing where the fiber is extracted with a juicer machine. The ingredients in a smoothie are ground together and in affect predigested. This can be helpful when digestion is compromised and healing needs to take place. I see several challenges with smoothies. First, is the amount of fruits
Innate Intelligence of the Body
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For the first two weeks I was falling into liver failure last June, 2016, the only thing I could eat was watermelon and cherries, both in season and delicious! This was not a conscious decision but all I could “stomach”. Here is what I read recently regarding watermelon: Melon can reduce liver and kidney disease-if someone is suffering from liver
2017 NTA Conference
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The Nutritional Therapy Association just completed it’s 10th annual conference in beautiful Vancouver, Washington. I was grateful to be able to attend this amazing event. I was especially delighted to meet mentors that I’ve been following for years like Dr. Tom O’Bryan, Dr. Terry Wahls and especially Nora Gedgaudas. She was a major turning point in my life that I
Healthy D has a new office!!
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I am excited to announce my new office at 1235 Lake Plaza Drive! Healthy Determination Conversations will return soon!
Anatomy of a Health Crisis, turning yellow.
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By June 27th, I felt so bad, I could hardly work but I was still taking some appointments. On that Monday, at the end of the day, I crossed paths with my son and asked him “Do I look sick, I feel really sick”. He said, “well, Mom, your eyes are yellow”. All I could say was, “oh shit” because
Anatomy of a Health Crisis, more
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It is NEVER one thing. Health or disease is never created by ONE thing. Besides being on a protocol for parasites, working, volunteering and participating as a Group Leader for a nine month Nutritional Therapy Association class, my mother was planning a visit from Florida to Colorado. I was thrilled she was still willing to make this trip at 85
Anatomy of A Health Crisis, continue
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When someone has a reputation of living a healthy lifestyle, it is almost unacceptable that anything should go wrong. For myself, as the challenges built, people would say “I wouldn’t have thought this would happen to you”! My response is that if I wasn’t taking care of myself or have the awareness of what works for my body, I may
Anatomy of a Health Crisis, cont.
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As part of my research into why I would be susceptible to parasites and needing constant liver support, I started some testing that is not done in the MD world. One of those tests is a Hair Mineral Analysis test ($75.00). When done correctly, it can give you an idea of minerals out of balance and heavy metals in the
Anatomy of a Health Crisis, cont.
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Most people believe that parasites are only an issue if you go to a third world country or drink contaminated water. Parasites are so common that most people are walking around with some level of infection. There are many different kinds and some species are predictable to certain situations but with our lower quality food supply, imbalances in our bodies
Anatomy of a Health Crisis, continued
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