by candacekennedy | Health & Fitness, Hormone Balance, Nutrition, Vitamins + Minerals
Offal is not awful. Organ meats (also called offal) are a cornerstone of a traditional foods diet since they are the most nutritionally dense foods on the planet. Considering offal includes some of the best foods for hormones, fertility, and libido, it’s time to...
by candacekennedy | Nutrition, Vitamins + Minerals
Ascorbic acid (AA) is not the same as Vitamin C. It is a part of Vitamin C, but it’s just the outer shell. 99.9% of “Vitamin C” you find at the store is actually synthetic ascorbic acid. This is a problem. Why?Vitamins are complex molecules that are made up of...
by candacekennedy | Health & Fitness, Hormone Balance, Vitamins + Minerals
Are you working on hormone balance but not prioritizing minerals? Minerals are the foundation of healthy hormones. Minerals drive enzymes and enzymes drive hormones. Without adequate minerals, hormones suffer. The mineral deficiency, hormone imbalance cascade: Your...
by candacekennedy | Health & Fitness, Nutrition
Fat is an essential part of the human diet. But the definition of “healthy fat” has been wildly misconstrued. Saturated fat has been wrongfully vilified and is actually the most healthy, stable type of fat to cook with. Before you run away from this...
by candacekennedy | Gut Health, Health & Fitness, Hormone Balance, Nutrition
Vegetable oils are a far cry from “heart-healthy.” A more accurate name for vegetable oil is “industrial seed oil” as these oils are not derived from vegetables at all. For the sake of simplicity, throughout this post, I will be referring to this group of...
by candacekennedy | Gut Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition
So you’ve been diagnosed with SIBO, Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. Now what? You may have heard from a practitioner or come across the low-FODMAP diet in your own research. While it’s true that low-FODMAP can be effective at reducing symptoms...
