Good oral health is essential for overall health and quality of life. A happy, healthy mouth allows us to eat, drink, breathe, and to speak and smile.
How Healthy Are Your Gums?
Balancing Both Good & Bad Bacteria for Gut Health
Good health starts in the gut. Your microbiome could even be considered an organ in its own right, and plays an important role in your health and happiness.
Top Food Sources of Magnesium and Why This Mineral is Key to Great Health
Magnesium contributes to your overall health in many ways such as relaxing the muscles, & helps to metabolize carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
Why Walking is the Best Exercise
Walking might not seem like the most effective way to get fit – but it actually is! The human body is designed to walk. Not only is walking a fun way to improve your fitness, it is also gentle, low impact, super convenient, and free – and it’s suitable for almost everyone.
8 Steps to Improving Workout Recovery
Hard workouts are a key part of improving your fitness. Learn about 8 steps to improving workout recovery to avoid pain and stiffness the next day.
Whole Food Plant-based Diet
Plant-based diets are gaining a lot of attention from the medical community. With so many compelling reasons to replace the animal products and processed foods in your meals, it is a great time to shift toward a whole food, plant-based diet.
Q & A with Dr. Kate
Here is a selection of FAQs on hot topics that Dr. Kate has answered recently. They are general guidelines that provide a strong foundation for most people.
Easy Anti-Inflammatory Drinks You Can Make At Home
Chronic inflammation is said to be the root cause of a host of health problems. Since poor food and drink choices may trigger the body’s inflammatory response, one of the simplest things you can do to reduce inflammation is eat an anti-inflammatory diet.
Nutrients for Brain Health
Do you eat the right foods to feed your brain? Just like the rest of your body, your brain needs carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water to function normally. A key part of supporting brain health is eating a wide variety of “brain foods.”
Do Calories Really Count?
What do calories really mean in relation to our diet? Food shapes our metabolism & what the calories are made of makes all the difference.