by Grace Mammes | Feb 24, 2022 | Medical Nutrition
Gut Testing Gut Zoomer 3.0 is one of the most advanced tests, offering an extensive profile of bacterias and pathogens. It is easily collected in the comfort of your own home with a stool sample and sent to Vibrant Wellness Lab to be processed. Who would benefit? ...
by Chelsea McKinney | Oct 27, 2021 | Medical Nutrition, Weight Management
People often express concerns about sugar cravings and how to eliminate them to achieve healthier eating habits. Diets high in sugar have been shown to contribute to chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and more. To make the healthiest diet choices, we...
by Emma Johnson | Sep 17, 2021 | Medical Nutrition
Alcohol is a tonic and a poison. How often and how much you drink determines which it is. For example, moderate drinking (one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men) seems to be good for your cardiovascular system, depending on your age and health. On...
by Chelsea McKinney | Sep 15, 2021 | Medical Nutrition
The prevalence of non-nutritive (artificial) sweeteners added to commonly consumed foods and beverages is on the rise. Artificial sweeteners are added to common food items to reduce the caloric impact of regular sugar-sweetened beverages and foods, especially because...
by Dylan Lowry | Aug 28, 2021 | Medical Nutrition
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are three of the essential amino acids that cannot be made by our bodies and must be obtained through diet or supplementation. The three BCAAs are leucine, isoleucine and valine. “Branched-chain” refers to their chemical structure,...