Nutrition | The Natural Health and Healing Center

What is a “Leaky Gut?”

by melissa | Nov 5, 2020 | Auto Immune, Nutrition

You can’t talk about auto immunity without talking about leaky gut. A leaky gut is scurvy of the intestinal tract. It is a collagen disease where the fabric of the gut is unravelling, affecting the junctions between the villi. It affects the dermal lining and...

Fun in the Sun

by melissa | Jun 17, 2020 | healing body, Nutrition, whole food supplements

Summer is finally Here! Are you slathering on sunscreen before you go outside? The sun has many benefits to people, and although there is the possibility of burning, avoiding direct exposure to the sun at all times will just cause other problems. You can protect...

Question: Can You Improve Your Bone Density?

by melissa | Sep 30, 2019 | bone density, healing body, Nutrition, nutrition response testing

Answer: Most definitely! Many women are told to increase their calcium and/or vitamin D and get some exercise in order to address their bone health. The truth is that often it is not that simple. Usually the problem is not a calcium intake issue. It may be the...

Create Strong Immune Health

by melissa | Sep 18, 2019 | healing body, healthy lifestyle, healthy meals, Immune system, Nutrition, nutrition response testing

Most Americans are challenged in the area of Immune Health. Our food, environmental and food chemicals, synthetic vitamins, medications, etc. destroy the delicate microbiome that is critical for strong immune health. They increase the need for certain vitamins and...

Three Disasterous Diet Decisions That Have Led to Obesity

by melissa | Aug 1, 2018 | healthy lifestyle, Nutrition

70% of American adults are either overweight or obese. If you are young enough you might assume that it has always been this way. That, as a nation, we have always struggled with our diet, weight and health. But if you were born in the fifties or earlier you might...

Let’s Talk About Eggs!

by melissa | Mar 28, 2018 | healthy meals, Nutrition

For those of you who may be hunting for eggs soon, we’d like to put out the call for REAL EGGS. What are Real Eggs? Well, as with real milk and real meat, this means eggs produced the way Nature intended — eggs coming from hens raised on pasture. When compared...