by Kristi Perry Brown | Nutrition
Supplements. Do you need them? How do you know if what you are buying is any good? If you thought trying to buy real food has become confusing, supplements are a whole new ballgame. Let’s tackle the first question: Are supplements needed? First and...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Digestion, Nutrition, Self-Care
I’m not a big debater. In fact, I avoid debates like the plague. Bring up ‘gluten-free’ at a cocktail party, and you’re sure to get an eye roll or two, if not a vehement, ‘gluten-free is BS!’ Um, no thanks. I’ll pass. But, with each passing...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Nutrition, Sugar
What is the best sweetener to use? This is by far the most common question I hear. In our day-to-day life, we may be trying to limit our sweets, but for the occasional treat, what is the best way to go? My first rule of thumb: It must be natural. Our bodies do not...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Nutrition
I was stunned. I had just received my results from my latest physical and I had asked to have my cholesterol checked, just to get a baseline. I was eating a heart-healthy diet: oatmeal every morning, maybe eggs once a week – mostly whites, zero butter, zero red...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Nutrition, Self-Care
Vitamin D seems to be today’s panacea for solving all ills. Vitamin D is known to be helpful for bone health, cancer prevention, obesity prevention, blood pressure lowering, immune support and even in preventing heart disease. Many of us are low which puts us at risk...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Digestion, Nutrition, Self-Care
As a child of the 80’s and 90’s I certainly took note of all the various diet fads of the day. Low fat! No fat! Atkins! South Beach! The Zone! And it was confusing, really confusing. So much so, that I, at one point, had quite the extensive list of ‘No’ foods. (You...
