Welcome to Health Takes Guts® Check back frequently for advice on healthy nutrition and therapeutic diet plans, delicious recipes and other cutting-edge functional medicine nutrition news. Dianne Rishikof, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCP, & CEO, has special programs for Registered Dietitians (RDs) with mentoring, resources and course offerings.
I know most of you are not dietitians, but enough of you are that I needed to share this latest resource!
Do you ever find yourself sitting with a client when you are struck by the sinking feeling that you are not sure how you are going to help them?
I can help!
Could you use an a professional guide on how to treat your clients?
You’ve found it!
Thirteen of my functional nutrition protocols are now ready for other RDs to use!
Please visit this page for more information.
Another fantastic free resource for you!
Despite what you’ve been told by conventional medicine, you CAN prevent and slow down (and even reverse!) Alzheimer’s and dementia. These are the most misunderstood, cruelest and costly of all diseases; the emotional toll they wreak on all of us is devastating. The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Summit is online and free from July 23-29, 2018!
Are you afraid of one day not recognizing your closest friend? Your spouse? Children?
Brain disorders, including memory loss, are fast becoming the single biggest health problem in the world, and the statistics are incredibly grim…
In 2017, ~50 million people worldwide were believed to have some form of dementia.
This. Number. Will. Double. Every. 20. Years.
That’s ~150 million people with dementia in 2057.
Let’s work together to prevent it from happening to you!
Register for the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Summit for free now!
And these are just the numbers. The odds are that you’ve already had (or have) someone in your life with dementia — the emotional toll simply can’t be put into words.
That’s why we MUST start addressing it TODAY, so we can prevent it in the future.
Jonathan Landsman has, once again, gathered the world’s top experts to help you discover how to prevent and slow down (and even reverse!) the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Find out what you can, and should, do before memory loss is irreversible — because taking action now is the key to protecting your brain health and overall wellbeing!
––>>Register for this free, online health summit now!
P.S. When you register today, you’ll also gain access to Jonathan’s powerful, 26-page eGuide, “Slash Your Risk of Alzheimer’s,” and learn the best food, herbs and supplements for brain health!
There are two online summits happening right now (free through this weekend, then available for purchase). They are free to attend and learn!
If you have SIBO or IBS, then you know how frustrating it can be.
The bloating that doesn’t go away…
The fear of eating something that makes you feel worse…
The embarrassing bathroom symptoms that you don’t even want to talk about…
Even more frustrating – most doctors don’t know a thing about how to actually treat SIBO, IBS, and other chronic digestive issues.
But SIBO isn’t really a mystery anymore – there are experts and researchers who are successfully treating SIBO every day.
And right now, you have a chance to meet them, learn from them, and have them answer YOUR questions.
Announcing The SIBO SOS™
Masterclass and Live Q&A Virtual Conference
It’s 10 live Masterclasses taught by 10 different practitioners who have helped hundreds of thousands of people with SIBO and other digestive disorders.
and…
Candida is a naturally occurring, yet “opportunistic” fungus.
With the right conditions, there’s no limit to where it will spread and, when rampant, it can cause intense sugar cravings, brain fog, bloating, depression, anxiety, digestive issues, low energy or worse…
…chronic diseases.
—>>Learn to overcome candida and reclaim your health at The Candida Summit. Click here for more information.
The response to my eBook has been so wonderful! Thank you to those of you who have purchased it and all the positive feedback you have given.
On the other hand, if you have been considering if you should purchase it but not sure, NOW’S THE TIME. From today until June 1st, I am having a Memorial Day Sale.
Use the promo code HTGMay18 at checkout and get 25% off the purchase price!
To read about the eBook, click here. You can click on one of the ‘buy’ buttons to be taken to checkout where you can input the promo code.
Another piece of news: I will be paper publishing the book at some point soon! So those of you who like to hold a book in your hand, it’s coming!
I had to share this resource with you all. This is an eBook about gelatin and all the benefits it brings to your health.
Gelatin is known for helping to heal the gut lining thereby reversing food sensitivities and other digestive symptoms. That is why I use it with myself and my clients. This book also discusses the other benefits to our skin, joints, teeth, and hair.
The recipes alone are worth it! Bone broth, gummies made with real gelatin, and more…
Check out her sales page for full information.
Cortisol and adrenaline are released by the adrenal gland in times of stress. These hormones perform a variety of functions to prepare the body to cope with perceived threats. These hormones have a vital role to serve, but you don’t want them in your system long term. The problem is that we experience a trauma, the “threats” and therefore stress response tend to be constant and ongoing. This causes the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in your system to be chronically elevated.
When cortisol and adrenaline are elevated, all hell breaks loose in the body.
What can be done?
There are many treatments and things to combat all this harm to the body. A few are described below:
For more on this topic and others like it, check out my eBook.
There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to eating. However, there is one plan that is safe for most people and can help most health conditions: a whole foods diet. Whole foods are better for the microbiome than processed foods. Eating real food in its whole form promotes good health. Eating sugar and processed foods promotes disease.
The following is a list of health issues that have been linked to eating processed foods and foods rich in sugar:
These are the health issues that can be prevented, treated, or improved by eating unprocessed whole foods:
This is an excerpt from my eBook. Check it out for more details on how to eat a whole foods diet.
During the day, your body is constantly getting the message that it isn’t the time to relax. There’s always more to do, more to worry about, another text to answer, or another task to complete. You need to take breaks that are actually breaks from stress, so that your body gets the message that it is safe and the stress mode can be switched off. This means not just trading one form of stress (work) for another (social media or email).
Tips and tricks to fit relaxation breaks into your typical day:
The above is an excerpt from my eBook. For more valuable information check it out!
There are a million resources on what to eat, but has anyone ever told you HOW to eat?
We eat while standing, driving, checking our phone or computer, talking excitedly. We eat fast while thinking about what we have to get done. In other words, we eat while stressed.
A person in stress mode can’t digest and absorb. This is because under stress your body doesn’t produce or secrete stomach acid, enzymes, or bile. So we want to relax our bodies before eating.
You are about to have your meal or snack. It is prepared and on a plate in front of you. Before you eat, do the following:
You are telling your body that everything is ok and it is time to relax. You are preparing your body to ingest the food. When you are done with your 30 seconds of breathing, begin eating. Chew your food slowly and deliberately. Pause between bites of food to allow your body time to process each bite.
Another tip: It a good idea for everyone to give their bodies 12 hours off from digesting and absorbing. For most people, nighttime is the ideal time to do this. This means avoiding eating after dinner until breakfast the next morning. No late night snacking. It is hard work for your body to digest and absorb food. It is taxing to the GI tract. Your gut needs a rest. Your blood and your cells also benefit from taking a break from assimilating nutrients. If you eat dinner at 7:00pm, try not to eat again until 7:00am the next day.
(The above is an excerpt from my eBook. Check it out!)
We’ve ALL done this. We decide we are going to diet, exercise, meditate, or some other healthful action. We want to ___ (fill in the blank: lose weight, be less bloated, be less tired, etc). So we cut our calories, cut down on sugar, cut out gluten, or drink less alcohol (again, fill in the blank)…for a short period of time. Then, we fall back into old habits.
There can be many reasons for this behavior. Lack of planning is an example. We can’t just eat differently if we haven’t planned our meals and shopped accordingly. However, I think the biggest reason for faltering is that we bump up against how difficult this change is.
Changing your diet and altering your lifestyle are major endeavors. They require a significant level of commitment and effort. It is hard work, but it is absolutely worthwhile.
We expect it to be easy. We expect it to just happen because we want it to happen. So, we give up when it isn’t easy.
The problem here is that we believe it should be easy, so let me adjust your beliefs:
It is never easy.
It isn’t supposed to be easy.
Difficulty isn’t a sign of something wrong.
Difficulty isn’t a reason to stop.
If you are prepared for the fact that it isn’t easy, you won’t be so defeated when indeed it is hard. Don’t wait for it to seem easy before you are ready to begin or you will be waiting forever. Don’t expect this to be easy or you will be derailed when you discover just how difficult it can be. Don’t give up and don’t let the difficulty become your excuse for giving up.
You owe it to yourself, your body, and your life to feel good! Set your intention, take on this endeavor, and the results will be your reward.
For more essential mindset shift pep-talks, check out my eBook: Health Takes Guts® Your Comprehensive Guide to Eliminating Digestive Issues, Anxiety, and Fatigue