By Nathan Coker
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Jul 31st, 2023
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article by Shannon Dahlum, FDN-P I love the idea of having a backyard vegetable garden where I can pick vine ripened tomatoes, crisp cucumbers and colorful peppers to eat all summer long. Every spring, I plant seeds and have the best intentions of tending to my modest patch of dirt, but somewher...
By Nathan Coker
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Jun 30th, 2023
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by SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P It was once believed that only those with full blown diabetes needed to be concerned about their glucose levels, but we now know that even healthy individuals can experience damaging spikes in blood sugar. Studies have shown that sharp rises and falls in glucose have mo...
By Nathan Coker
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May 31st, 2023
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by SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P When it comes to popular nutrients and supplements, magnesium seems to get all the credit. In general, the majority of us are deficient in magnesium and because it’s a vital mineral involved in well over 300 functions in our bodies, it gets a lot of attention for good r...
By Nathan Coker
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May 2nd, 2023
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by SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P It’s common knowledge that too much sun exposure isn’t a good idea, as it can damage your skin, lead to premature aging, and repeated sunburns raise the risk of developing skin cancer. Entirely avoiding sun exposure on your skin isn’t necessarily a wise health decision,...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 30th, 2023
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article by Shannon Dahlum, FDN-P Your adrenal glands are two small, triangular shaped glands that sit above your kidneys, and they’re responsible for producing hormones that help regulate the stress response and manage blood sugar, among other essential functions. During the stress response, the adre...
By Nathan Coker
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Feb 28th, 2023
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article by SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P Humans are cyclical and we’re all very closely connected with the rhythms of nature. Hormones ebb and flow, and throughout the day, these fluctuations are connected with the movement of the sun. Cortisol, a stress hormone that gets us moving, is highest in the morning...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 30th, 2023
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article by SHANNON DAHLUM Roughly 70% of your body’s weight is water and the remainder is made up of minerals. This means that approximately 30% of your bodyweight consists of essential and trace minerals from calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium, to chromium, zinc, phosphorus, selenium, and nume...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 6th, 2023
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Article by SHANNON DAHLUM Every year, 45 million Americans go on a diet and spend $33 billion on weight loss products. Despite all the effort and money spent, 73.6% of us are overweight or obese, and only 12% of American adults are metabolically healthy. We’re told to eat less and move more, so we do...
By Nathan Coker
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Dec 1st, 2022
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by Shannon Dahlum, FDN-R Over the past three months, we’ve been discussing how to support your body’s detoxification process. This discussion began in September with tips for supporting healthy bowel function; October was about fluid elimination through the kidneys, skin and lungs; lymphatic mo...
By Nathan Coker
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Nov 7th, 2022
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BY SHANNON DAHLUM Over the past two months we’ve been discussing how to support the process of healthy detoxification within the body. In September we covered bowel movements, and in October we talked about the lymphatic system. This month, we’re diving into fluid elimination. Put o...
