Published Feb 1, 2026 There is no dietary requirement for processed sugar  in any form. Sugar is not a food the body needs to function. In excess, it acts as a toxin, disrupting hormones, metabolism, immune function, and long-term health. The modern diet’s reliance on sugar and refined carbohydrates has contributed directly to today’s epidemic of chronic disease. The less sugar you consume over your lifetime, the healthier your body and brain are likely to be. How Sugar Affec

Published September 30, 2020 Have you ever looked back on your life and recognized that some of the most challenging events, though perhaps experienced as painful at the time, gave you your own unique perspective and skill set? This has definitely been the case for me, starting in my teens, when I tripped on train tracks and fell across the rails as a train approached. The engineer could not brake soon enough to avoid hitting me. Yes, I dragged myself off just in time, but I

Published January 30, 2018 "You are what you eat."   How many times have you heard this well-worn phrase without giving it deeper thought? Let's take a moment to remind ourselves that EVERY SINGLE STRUCTURE in our body and EVERY SINGLE FUNCTION which takes place to keep us alive run on NUTRIENTS from the food we eat. Our bodies are designed to run on very specific nutrients. In addition to literally building our bodies from the cellular level up, food is the "gas" for our