by Brenda Watson | Oct 30, 2015 | Diabetes, Heart Disease, Inflammation, Sugar
Coffee in America. To many of us a very desirable liquid that invokes strong emotions of enjoyment, representing a sense of well-being and providing focus. Coffee seems to sharpen us up, help us to get things done. In these stressful times, coffee can offer an...
by Brenda Watson | May 29, 2015 | Adults, Children, Diet, Digestive Health, Fermentation, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Sugar, The Skinny Gut Diet
Fermented foods are on my mind today. Yes, I’m glad to see that there’s an article about their health attributes written about them nearly every day. In contrast, it’s interesting to me how often I’m asked if my recent eating plan, Skinny Gut Diet, can “work” if a...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 3, 2014 | Adults, Digestive Health, General, Sugar
If you are avoiding sugar (which is a good thing!), yet you substitute with sucralose—the generic name for the stuff in the yellow packets—you might want to know that researchers are concerned about the safety of this artificial sweetener based on many of its...
by Brenda Watson | Dec 27, 2010 | General
If we had a dime for every time we heard the advice to “drink at least eight glasses of water each day,” or “drink half your body weight in ounces each day,” we’d be rich, right? So why is it that many of us don’t follow this essential advice? So many people tell me...
