Immune & Environmental Health
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Detoxification Webinar: What is Detox and How to Eliminate Toxins Safely
Every day, we’re exposed to hundreds of toxins—from the air we breathe to the food we eat. Over time, this toxic burden can interfere with your body’s natural detoxification systems, impacting energy, digestion, metabolism, hormone function, and long-term disease risk. In this expert-led webinar from the UltraWellness Center, Functional Medicine physician Dr. Todd LePine, MD,…
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Immune Supporting Ginger-Miso Soup
With the cold months now upon us, it’s time to bring out the stock pot and commence the season of soups! Soups are a great option when meal prepping for the week and freeze well for later use. This is a simple soup recipe inspired by immune supportive, anti-inflammatory ingredients like turmeric, ginger, garlic, and…
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Detox Pesto
This pesto can be used the same as any other pesto! Top your favorite vegetables, wild-caught seafood, or gluten-free pasta with this delicious detox-supporting pesto. Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic 15 Brazil nuts (high in selenium) ¼ cup pine nuts (high in vitamin E, manganese, zinc, magnesium, and selenium) 1/3 cup raw/sprouted sunflower seeds (high in…
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Low Histamine Chicken Salad for Allergy Season
This twist on a curry chicken salad includes ingredients that support the immune system including turmeric, a potent anti-inflammatory spice. This recipe also includes foods high in flavonoid compounds luteolin (celery, lettuce, apple), quercetin (onions, shallots, cilantro) and rutin (red grapes, apple peel) which have been found to counter inflammation and have anti-allergy and anti-microbial…
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Top Allergy-Fighting Foods
As we transition from the cold winter months, many of us look forward to new growth that happens all around us during springtime. Vibrant flowers and budding trees can be incredibly beautiful, but for about 26% of adults (67 million) and 19% of children (14 million), their beauty is dampened by sneezing, watery eyes, runny…
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Detox Breakfast Bowl
Flaxseed is high soluble fiber which can help manage blood sugar and promote a healthy and robust microbiome, it is also considered a phytoestrogen (plant-based estrogen source). Flaxseed contains lignans and omega-3 fatty acids. Lignans are antioxidants with weak estrogen-emulating characteristics and have some anti-cancer effects. Flaxseed also appears to have anti-estrogen properties and has…
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Water Filtration
Clean water is at the foundation of good health. All over the world, assess to clean water has become increasingly difficult due to changes to the climate and pollution contaminating ground water. As we work to find ways to protect and preserve our water sources, it’s important to make sure the water you and your…
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Detox Soup
With the start of the New Year, many people are considering a detox diet. Instead of trying to do a water fast or juicing (see our recent blog called Detox with Food by my fellow nutritionist as to why this is not recommended), here is a soup that can support detoxification during these cold winter…
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Detox WITH Food
It’s a new year, and with the abundance of the holidays behind us, many people start to think about ways they can reset and recharge their bodies. When we think of “detoxing,” the concepts of juice fasting, master cleanses, and even water fasting often come to mind as ways to boost autophagy and reset our…
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Nutrition 4: Lyme Disease and Post Lyme Syndrome
Living in the beautiful Berkshires and being diagnosed with Lyme disease is an all too common occurrence. As an avid hiker, I wasn’t surprised when a bout of unexplained fatigue and joint pain ended up exposing the presence of my own Lyme antibodies. While Lyme treatment is common and often generalized, I found it difficult…