by Melanie Rathbun | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog, Gut Health, Stress
“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it” – Sydney J. Harris In today’s society, everyone suffers under the pressures of stress, you’re not alone. There are many types of varying intensities of stress. Whether it is obvious stressors such as your job,...
by Melanie Rathbun | Jun 24, 2019 | Blog, Cognitive Health, Nutrition
Before we can discuss intermittent fasting benefits, we must first know what intermittent fasting is. Intermittent Fasting (IF) is the self-imposed abstaining from food for a specified period, usually about 16 hours with a window of 8 hours to consume meals. Most...
by Melanie Rathbun | Jun 24, 2019 | Blog, Lifestyle
The word inflammation comes from the Latin inflammare, to set on fire. In the context of our immune system, heat, redness, pain and swelling form as a reaction to either injury, or a perceived threat in the body. If you’ve ever hit your thumb with a hammer, you...
by Melanie Rathbun | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Nutrition
If you’re new to intermittent fasting, or thinking about giving it a try, here’s a quick list of the most fundamental rules you’ll need to follow and some mistakes you’ll need to avoid. Intermittent Fasting Basic Philosophy The use of short term fasting has shown to...
by Melanie Rathbun | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Nutrition
Many different versions of low-carb diets have come and gone over the past several decades, but one carb-restrictive diet that’s been around for generations and is garnering significant attention today is the ketogenic diet. Far from a fad diet, the keto diet has...
