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Reflux: Too Much or Too Little Acid?

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Reflux: Too Much or Too Little Acid?

A client recently asked for some help with explaining to friends and acquaintances more about how low stomach acid can cause acid reflux and other downstream dysfunctions in the body.

Hang on—LOW stomach acid can cause acid reflux?

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Even A Healthy Diet Can’t Beat Lifestyle Overdrive

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Even A Healthy Diet Can’t Beat Lifestyle Overdrive

An all-too-common complaint from people we see—many of them first-time clients—goes something like this: 

“I eat super healthy foods, only organic, I exercise all the time, and yet I’m still exhausted and find it hard to lose weight.  What am I missing?” 

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The "Perfect Diet" Begins with Daily Lifestyle

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The "Perfect Diet" Begins with Daily Lifestyle

People often say to us, “You’re Nutritional Therapists—is there a perfect diet for everyone?”  As much as we’d like to say yes, it’s simply impossible to come up with a single one-size-fits-all diet.  In fact, the word “diet” comes from an ancient Greek word, “dieta”, which essentially means “all that you do in a day”. 

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Are You A Sensitive Spirit with Delicate Digestion?

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Are You A Sensitive Spirit with Delicate Digestion?

In our clinical work at Zenshin institute, we often find that highly sensitive persons also tend to have delicate digestion and more “reactive” physical functions, for example in their immune systems.  

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Nutrition Is About Life Itself, Not Just Food

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Nutrition Is About Life Itself, Not Just Food

Nutrition IS about food choices—make no mistake about that!  What we eat does matter—its quality, source, cleanness, and balance of nutrients.  But so does what time we eat, how much we eat, how we’re feeling when we eat, who we’re eating with, how we digest what we eat, how we use the energy we consume, and so on. 

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Diet and Depression Relief

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Diet and Depression Relief

Scientists from New Zealand and Australia conducted a recent study confirming what holistic nutritional clinicians have long known.  Depression (and so many other of today’s common conditions) can be relieved, and even eliminated with a balanced, nutrient-dense diet