Category: Nutrition

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Stress and Digestive Troubles: Why Your Stomach Reacts and How to Soothe It

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 16, 2024

One of the most immediately recognizable physical symptoms of stress is stomach troubles. When you’re feeling very scared or nervous, you might have a stomachache or even feel nauseous. But what, exactly, is the connection between digestive issues and stress, and how can you soothe your stomach when it’s acting...

Nutrition and Depression: What’s the Link?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 12, 2024

Have you ever had a craving for sweets when you were sad or binge-eaten processed and salty foods when under a lot of stress? Most of us have – which means we intuitively understand that food and mood are connected. What you may not know is that poor nutrition can...

Food Quiz: Am I Obsessed With Food?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: January 19, 2022

Everything you have tried up to this point has not worked when it comes to losing weight permanently. Diets have not worked, powders have not worked, diet pills have not worked, and obsessively exercising has not worked. Every method of weight loss has been flawed. Each has promised you something...

Supplements For Depression: An Expert Tells Her Story

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 16, 2024

Introduction Supplements can play a vital role in managing depression, offering natural support alongside traditional treatments. In this article, Therese Borchard shares her personal experience with supplements for depression, highlighting products that have helped stabilize her mood. We also discuss the supplements recommended by The Center • A Place of...

Food For The Brain. How Eating Healthy Fats Can Make You Smarter

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

Fat. Really? Isn't fat supposed to be bad for me? Well, fat – healthy, natural forms of fat – has made a comeback. Natural fats offer powerful benefits to your body — and your brain. Your brain is comprised of about 60 percent fat. Billions of cells rely of fat...

Can a Supplement Really Help with Memory, Vocabulary Recall, and Math Function?

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

To operate optimally, the brain needs a consistent supply of nutrients to maintain its health and functionality. But certain nutrients support the brain's structure more than others. These nutrients are powerful supporting elements for the brain: omega-3 fats, B-Complex vitamins, magnesium, vitamin E, and potassium. There are certainly others, and...

How Your Inner Child Influences Your Food Choices

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

You may be over forty, but most of us have one stubborn little kid rattling around inside. This “kid” represents some unfilled childhood need. And until we either fill or let go of that need, there he or she stays—never aging, always demanding.Kids like to eat junk food. They’re not...

Eating Disorders: Losing Your Sense of Self

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

Few things are as frightening as losing control, feeling powerless against overwhelming forces. When overcome by events, we can feel swept up on relentless waves of circumstance that hurl us toward terrifying heights and bone-jarring lows. Each event is made worse if we have tried to stop it and been...

Your Relationship With Food: Facing the Truth

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

A brilliant woman pianist once gave an intimate performance for a group of society women in the sun-drenched library of a country estate. Later, while dessert was being served, a guest approached the pianist, gushing, "I would give anything in the world to play as you play." The virtuoso looked...

What You Think is What You Are: Feeding Your Subconscious Mind

By: Dr. Gregory Jantz  •  Updated: December 13, 2021

If you tell yourself you're fat, you'll never lose weight and that these "facts" cannot be changed, the subconscious mind will hear and respond to make it true.

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