By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Mar 28th, 2025
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BY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P Insulin resistance has become a major health concern, linked to a growing epidemic of obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. While diet— especially excessive sugar and refined carbohydrate intake—is often blamed as the primary drive...
By Nathan Coker
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Feb 28th, 2025
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How Women Heal Future Generation by Healing ThemselvesBY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P If there’s one thing women are known for, it’s giving. We give our time and energy to our families, our careers, our communities. But what we give goes even deeper, down to the cellular level, and it’s a legacy that impac...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 30th, 2025
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by Shannon Dahlum, FDB-P, They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but it turns out this old adage might hold more truth than we realize. A healthy gut doesn’t just support digestion—it also plays a vital role in overall health and mood. At the center of this connection is melatonin...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 3rd, 2025
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BY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P The urge to go into calorie deprivation mode and hit the gym hard on January 1st is real. If you’re like most Americans, you enjoyed plenty of holiday splurges and now feel like your body has paid the price. It’s easy to believe that if you just force yourself to go […...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Dec 4th, 2024
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by SHANNON DAHLUM, FDNP When the topic of the holiday season arises among my friends, it’s always accompanied by either excitement or dread. There seems to be no in-between on this. People look forward to the joyful atmosphere and time with loved ones, or they get overwhelmed with the added stresse...
By Nathan Coker
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Oct 31st, 2024
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BY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDNP November is upon us, which means the sweet peaches and juicy watermelons we enjoyed not long ago are gone until next summer. In their place, our local farms and gardens offer up an abundance of winter squashes, broccoli, leafy greens, carrots, green beans and potatoes. Thanksg...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Oct 1st, 2024
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by Shannon Dahlum, FDN-P Plastics are ubiquitous in the environment and in our daily lives. From plastic bags to water bottles to food packaging, plastics are pervasive. They’re present in many of the products we apply to our skin, and even our stretchy yoga pants are made with them. Once plastics ar...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Sep 2nd, 2024
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How to support liver health and prevent liver congestionby Shannon Dahlum, FDN-P Fatty liver disease, in which an excess of fat builds up in the liver, used to occur almost exclusively in those with heavy alcohol consumption, but is now on the rise in otherwise healthy individuals. According to the N...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 31st, 2024
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BY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P T here really isn’t anything more refreshing than some ice cold freshly squeezed lemonade or limeade on these hot summer days. Maybe you prefer a small squeeze of lemon in your water for both the flavor and the benefits the at the juice provides. If you’re only incorporating ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Jul 1st, 2024
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by Shannon Dahlum, FDN-P Spending some time outside in the morning to expose your eyes to sunlight is important for balancing your circadian rhythm and triggering a healthy hormonal balance throughout the day. The sun’s rays powerfully influence the brain’s hormonal control center, but that isn’t the...
