How to Kick the Sugar Habit - and Why You REALLY Should By Julie Williamson After a sweet love affair that ended in pain and disappointment, I decided it was time (past time, really) to kiss sugar goodbye. The breakup was a bitter one, especially at first. My head ached, my mind kept wandering to [...]
Is Your Diet Anemic? You Might Be Surprised By Julie Williamson Six weeks ago, blood tests recently revealed some interesting results: I’m anemic. This news should come as little surprise, really. I’m not an enthusiastic carnivore. I was a vegetarian during college and maintained that status for nearly [...]
Intermittent Fasting: My Surprising Allergy Aid By Julie E. Williamson About five years ago, my husband and I read an article on the merits of intermittent fasting (IF) – the practice of restricting food intake during certain periods for the sake of improved health and wellness (including weight control, insulin [...]
Sound Nutrition Isn’t One Size Fits All By Julie E. Williamson Nearly every time I log onto Pinterest or Facebook, or do nutrition-, food-, wellness- or allergy-related web searches, I stumble across posts, articles or infographics with some very strong directives: “EAT THESE HEALTH FOODS EVERY DAY!” “NEVER EAT THESE FOODS AGAIN!” “HAVE [...]
Chiropractic’s Positive Impact on Allergies/Wellness: Q&A with Dr. Ashley Waggoner-Jones By Julie E. Williamson A brief note from me, Julie Williamson: I’m no stranger to chiropractic care. In fact, my foray into the world of chiropractic began when I was just four years old (as a result of my at least once-a-week migraines [...]
When It Comes to Food Allergies, It’s Not Always All in the Family According to new research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAII) Annual Scientific Meeting, more than half (53% of siblings of children with food allergies had a food sensitivity, but only 13% had actual food allergy. [...]
We’re More Than What We Eat – We’re Also What We Do By Julie Williamson When I’m especially plagued by my food allergies and feeling not-so-hot, I have a tendency to become a human hermit crab. Although I’m social, by nature, when I’m feeling out of sorts, I clam up, become more reclusive [...]
So THIS happened… and It’s a Real MTHFR By Julie Williamson Genetics are one strange bird. Take, for instance, how my mom – a gorgeous, brown-eyed redhead – and my tall, dark and handsome dad, also with snappy brown eyes, wound up with three blonde girls and only [...]
What's Eating You? Could Food Be Making You Sick? If your body’s feeling “off” these days, but you’re not sure why, you may want to take a look at what’s on the end of your fork or spoon, sitting in a box or bag on your pantry shelf, or resting (seemingly harmlessly) [...]
