Breaking Up With Gluten, Again
Last fall I under went IgG and IgE blood testing for food allergies with a functional primary care doctor. Only a few foods that I rarely eat came back “positive” for being allergic. Surprisingly, the test was negative for antibodies to wheat. I assumed that being off wheat for almost three years had repaired my gluten sensitivity. So of course, our family was back on the wheat train.
Prevention of Early or Returning Breast Cancer
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
– Benjamin Franklin
This time of year when I see professional football team players wearing pink, I feel women aren’t getting the whole message. Our focus on breast cancer awareness needs to broaden to include breast cancer prevention. It’s not just about finding cancer; it’s about preventing cancer. Both strategies are essential for saving lives. If you want to learn about and possibly support organizations that are investigating causes and prevention of breast cancer, go to zerobreastcancer.org
Read MoreThe “Microbiota” Factor
The Simms/ Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology has a lecture series that features top physicians, researchers and educators open to the community. This week, I attended a lecture on wellness, the immune system and the gastrointestinal microbiota (the term microbiota replaces “gut flora,” which refers to the tens of trillions of bacteria that reside in the intestinal tract). Carolyn Katzin, MS, CNS and Robert Schiestl, PHD were the presenters.
Moving Your Sugar Battleground
Picking your battleground. For years, I fought the sugar battle in my kitchen and pantry especially after dinner. Like a hound dog with an exquisite nose, I found myself snooping for sugar in my refrigerator, kitchen and pantry in the evening. After years of fighting that battle at home, I moved the battleground to the grocery store. If I don’t have sugared drinks, cookies, ice cream, candy, pies or cake in my house, I can’t drink or eat it. So it really means, that I can’t buy it at the store anymore. If you don’t buy it, you are committing to a big positive choice about sugar.
Weighing In
When actively dieting, a weigh in is risky business especially if the number stays the same or goes up. Suddenly a good day is a bad day, a bad number sending us to a dark place full of frustration. Giving your scale that much judging power about your efforts is unhealthy and inaccurate for a number of reasons.
The number on your scale is only one small indicator of your success with weight management. Your number on one day is not an overall indicator of how your weight control efforts are progressing. When it stays the same or goes up, you need to consider other factors and give the number a better context.
Read MoreMindful Eating at Holiday Meals
Thanksgiving is a “big” meal shared with family and friends. It is preceded by days of sifting through old recipes, finding new ones, and making detailed grocery lists. Next comes shopping, layers of prep work and finally the coordinated cooking marathon to put it all together. While the finished product is filled with good food and equally good intentions, it can be easily derailed by a tendency to “overdo it.” Is there a way to change this discouraging eating habit?
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