by Mary Jane O'Byrne | 11:32 am | Nutrition
This regime is an adequate fat and protein, but low-carbohydrate diet that was used primarily to treat difficult-to-control epilepsy. The regime shifts the body to burn fats for fuel rather than carbohydrates as we have grown accustomed to with the SAD diet (Standard...
by Mary Jane O'Byrne | 1:57 pm | Nutrition
Probiotics are vital to a healthy gut and eating fermented foods are a fantastic way to get a wide variety of probiotics along with many other nutritional benefits. This is an excerpt from Donna Gates. Donna Gates is the international best-selling author and...
by Mary Jane O'Byrne | 11:15 am | Nutrition
Intermittent fasting is a pattern of eating that alternates between periods of fasting (usually meaning consumption of water and sometimes low-calorie drinks such as black coffee) and non-fasting. New research suggests that a short, periodic fast might actually rev...
by Mary Jane O'Byrne | 3:01 pm | Health, Nutrition
Almost three quarters of your body is made up of water. The body loses about two liters of water per day just through normal activity. Exercise, physical labour, and increased heat further deplete the water in your body. Since the body does not store water for a...
by Mary Jane O'Byrne | 2:51 pm | Nutrition
There are some things in life we should always do – washing your fruits and veggies is one of them. Even if you buy the 3 times washed organic salads in a package I would still wash that. You can never be too careful. Here are a couple suggestions: Fill the...
by Mary Jane O'Byrne | 12:56 pm | Nutrition
I am a big fan of Magnesium and recommend it to many of my patients. Magnesium is an essential mineral for staying healthy and is required for over 300 biochemical and enzymatic reactions in the body. Some of the benefits of magnesium include transmission of nerve...
