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A few years ago when I was finishing up nutrition school, I did an internship with a company called dnaPower. This is a North Vancouver company (local back when I lived on the west coast) that specializes in genetic testing for genes related to nutrition, fitness, and...
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What is an ‘anti-inflammatory’ diet? If you have an autoimmune disease or any type of chronic inflammation and are curious about the role of nutrition, you may have heard the buzzwords “anti-inflammatory”, “Paleo”, “AIP”, “Keto”, and...
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I want to start by saying that any research that begins to looks into nutrition and autoimmunity is a step in the right direction!Having done research and published peer-reviewed studies myself, I know how difficult it can be to obtain funding, carry out the research,...
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My Story I’m nearing the end of my first pregnancy and I’ve had my fair share of common pregnancy symptoms over the last several months …actually I wrote this blog on the day I gave birth at 39 weeks and 1 day, but didn’t have time to finish it. Fast-forward 4 months...
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Prenatal Nutrition and Autoimmunity There can be a lot of confusion when it comes to the world of prenatal nutrition and supplementation, especially if you’re also dealing with an autoimmune disease. Here I’m going to break down the basics and outline the specific...
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My Journey to ConceptionI’m currently 18 weeks pregnant on a journey I began planning months before conception. I began my healing journey with nutrition, in part, because I knew I wanted to be a mom someday. Spending over a decade on the pharmaceutical methotrexate...
