Gluten has a long-standing association with damaging inflammation. If you’re eating gluten grains, you’ll have a gluten brain. Find out what that means.
Your Brain on Gluten: It’s Not a Pretty Picture – Part 1
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Emotional Changes When Going Gluten-Free
Going gluten-free is extremely rewarding and life-changing. But it's not without its challenges. Finding gluten-free foods, withdrawal symptoms and emotions can make it very difficult to stay on a gluten-free diet. Joining Dr. Ritamarie to give you some ideas, tips...
Gluten and the Danger it Presents for our Children
Please note: This is a replay of a previous show. If you are interested in the kids class mentioned during the show, you can get that replay here The radio show mentioned in this episode on dyslexia can be found in the archive section. ADD and ADHD diagnoses are on...
Gluten: Testing, Intestinal Damage and its Role in Autoimmune Disease
In part one of this series, Dr. Ritamarie and Dr. Tom covered the basics about gluten. What is it? Where is it found? What does it do to the body? (listen to part 1 here) In part two, we welcome back guest expert, Dr. Thomas O'Bryan. In this show Dr. Ritamarie and Dr....
Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly!
The clock is ticking. Spring will be here before we know it. We've already "sprung" our clocks ahead. Soon it will be June and my first son will graduate from high school.How in the world did that happen?I feels like it was just yesterday when he first learned to...
Dr. Ritamarie’s Sleep Commitment Blog Day 5
I am back after a couple of days hiatus. I got back into the rat race, stayed up until 4AM an was too embarrassed and tired to write. I am back on track tonight. It's jusrt about midnight. I did eat after 8 as I hadn't eaten...
Survival Hormones, WISH, and a yummy coconut veggie recipe!
Gluten-Free: Is it Just a Fad?
It’s becoming an increasingly well-known fact that there is a serious issue with many of our diets. There are more and more products popping up on the grocery shelves with a new label: Gluten-free What does it mean for you? When we eat the gluten in these grains, it...
Hormone Balance and Appetite, Metabolism and Blood Sugar Regulation
When I say hormone balance, you, like most people , probably start thinking about menopause, PMS, loss of libido and other female issues. Yet there is so much more, and often these "female hormone" imbalances are caused by imbalances in what I call the "survival...
The Power of Appreciation for Restful Sleep Dr. Ritamarie’s Gratitude Journal Day Revisited
Positive emotions, especially appreciation, trigger scientifically proven health enhancing changes in your body. Join me for Day 32 of my gratitude journey.