Hayfever: What is it and what are the symptoms?
If you or someone you care about suffers from seasonal allergies, you might wonder, what is hayfever, and what are the common symptoms? Read on as we cover each of those topics. (Note: This is Part 1 of a series on Seasonal Allergies. Scroll down to the bottom for...
What to Eat for Optimal Health
Confused about all the conflicting advice out there? Working on cleaning up your dietary act and want some guidance? Here is my comprehensive guide for what to eat for optimal health, based on what I have found to be the most health-promoting, disease-reversing food...
Do YOU Need to Detox?
There’s a question that I get a lot, especially right after I recommend my cleanse, Dr Emily’s 10 Day Detox, and it goes something like this: Why do we need to do “cleanses”, or "detoxes"? Don’t our bodies just detox on their own? It’s a natural process, right? What's...
Do You Have Insulin Resistance?
You’ve probably heard about Insulin Resistance. It is now understood to be a major factor in many of our modern diseases. Diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, overweight and obesity – all are correlated with higher fasting insulin, and...
The Best Low Carb Vegetables
Are you looking to improve your overall health and well-being, lower your risk of dozens of diseases (including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer, to name a few), achieve and maintain your ideal body weight, and feel amazing to boot? Then a...
Top 20 Bitter Foods
You've heard how good the bitter flavor is for you. Here's my list of the top 20 bitter foods to incorporate into your life regularly! 😀
Beautiful Brassicas
Variety is an important part of a healthy diet, both for enjoyment and for getting lots of different nutrients, and brassicas are a great way to add a variety of tastes and nutrients to your menu. And when following a health-enhancing, nutrient-dense, low-carb/Keto...
How Much Protein Should You Eat?
Do you ever wonder how much protein you should be eating? Or if you're eating enough, or too much, protein? Getting enough protein helps you maintain your muscle mass and bone density, both of which tend to decline as we age. And a loss of muscle and bone leads to...
How to Lower Your Cortisol, Naturally
Our modern world is stressful. Period. We humans are really not designed to handle the level and longevity and kinds of stresses that life in the 21st century places on us all the time. Work + family + health + financial pressures, oh my! When stress levels run high,...
Intermittent Fasting: What, Why, How
Intermittent fasting has become super popular lately, and with good reason! For some, it helps them lose weight. Others report feeling stronger and more energetic. And there are those who can think more clearly and effectively because of it. But as it is with other...
Stomach Acid Self-Test
This quick, simple self-test can give an idea of whether you might have insufficient stomach acid. Mix 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 4-6 ounces of cold water, ideally first thing in the morning before eating or drinking anything (or at least 3 hours after eating if...