Nutrition
Dive into expert articles, insightful blogs, and the latest
research to empower your health journey.
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Is Lactose Intolerance Causing Your Gut Issues?
Most of us grew up hearing that dairy, and especially milk, is crucial for good health. In reality, dairy isn’t the vital source of calcium and strong bones that we were led to believe. Dairy can cause digestive problems for the majority of people with lactose intolerance, along with a range of other symptoms in…
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Elimination Diets: Still the Gold Standard?
in Nutrition“Can’t I just take a test?” A question I get often from patients who are encouraged to try an elimination diet. While it is true that food sensitivity testing is becoming more available and may seem like the easier choice, has it really replaced the need to complete an elimination diet? Here at the UltraWellness…
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Optimizing Nutrition Through IV Therapy
We are so excited that The UltraWellness Center has launched an IV therapy program! This program offers a variety of intravenous nutrients to support people on their path to optimal health. IV (intravenous) nutrients provides support for a wide spectrum of health problems from fatigue and stress to complex, chronic illnesses such as tick borne…
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Four Nutrition Services at The UltraWellness Center
in NutritionNutrigenomics is an exciting and rapidly growing field of study that looks at the relationship between the food we eat and our genetics in the prevention and reversal of disease. Dietary advice has been developed based on large groups of people studied over time, not on genetics or personalization. There will always be conflicting diets…
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Nutrigenomics: Supporting Your Immune System and Beyond
“The science shows that food is information, and it gives instructions. It can upgrade or downgrade your biological software with every bite.” This is a quote from Dr. Mark Hyman, and he is referring to the science of nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics is an exciting and rapidly growing field of study that looks at the relationship between…
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Magical Magnesium
Magnesium is an essential mineral that is critical for many physiologic processes in the human body. Unfortunately, 68% of Americans are not meeting the Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) of magnesium on a daily basis. Remember that the RDI is the amount of a nutrient felt to be sufficient to meet the requirements for most healthy…
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Lab Spotlight: Testing for Food Sensitivities
People are often confused about the difference between food sensitivities and food allergies. Food Sensitivities occur when you have difficulty digesting a particular food. You may not even be aware that this particular food is causing issues at first and you may have symptoms such as intestinal gas, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea among others.…
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Glorious Pomegranate
in NutritionOn top of being a brilliant shade of red and absolutely delicious, pomegranates are loaded with beneficial compounds. Research is uncovering the many ways in which they help fight disease and optimize health. But before exploring how this fruit works to support the human body, let’s learn a little more about the plant itself. The…
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Vegan vs. Plant-Based
in NutritionContrary to popular belief, adopting a vegan lifestyle does not equate to being healthy. Honestly, we could eat chips, french fries, and gluten-free cookies all day every day and still be vegan! And since companies throw terms like organic, vegan, and natural around as flashy marketing terms (there are even organic Doritos now), unhealthy fake…
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Got Acne? What You Put IN Your Body is More Important Than What You Put on Your Skin
My daughter and I were talking the other day about acne. She was asking me about products to wash her face with and which would be best for her skin. I realized that even though she listens to me go on and on about the importance of nutrition, she too thought that the products she…