Nutritional Consulting for a Hypothetical Client with GI Issues By Laura Sheehan March 19, 2018 My client Mrs. Green has come to me for help with her GI issues. Her symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, and recent unintended weight loss. She works full-time as a...
Hypothetical Case Study #1 Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Hypothetical Case Study #1: An Approach to Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome By Laura Sheehan I am going to discuss my hypothetical client Marilyn. Marilyn has come to me for nutritional help, with the goal of making dietary modifications to get off her medications. She...
Carbohydrate Diets in Clinical Nutritional Practice
Carbohydrate Diets in Clinical Nutritional Practice By Laura Sheehan I have been using low-carbohydrate diets in my nutritional consulting practice for three years. The results have typically been very good. For the most part, people lose weight, reduce inflammation,...
Let’s Take a Closer Look at Soy
Let's Take a Closer Look at Soy By Laura Sheehan I was a vegetarian for 20 years and consumed more than my fair share of soybean-based foods. I drank soy milk and ate tofu almost every day. I didn't have a well-researched reason for doing this. Soy was just available,...
Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Depression
Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Depression By Laura Sheehan I was never formally diagnosed with depression and I have never taken depression medication, but I can attest to the effect that altering my carbohydrate intake had on my depression symptoms. In short, I am...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Demographics for this article and statistics about rheumatoid arthritis for this article are taken from rheumatoidarthritis.org. Demographics – rheumatoid arthritis affects women more than men, 3:1, 30 to 60 years of age, and is more likely if you...
A Triad Approach to Stress
Stress Most people know that stress has a very bad effect on health. When we talk about de-stressing we conjure up images of meditation and yoga and chanting om and things like that. But to really recover from the effects of stress, we have to take what's called a...
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Roasted Cauliflower Soup 1 large head cauliflower 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt 1 large onion, diced 4 cups water or stock Place whole head of cauliflower in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Rub cauliflower with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with...
Multi “Grain” Crackers
Multi “Grain” Crackers ½ cup blanched almond flour ½ cup macadamia nuts 1 tablespoon coconut flour ¼ cup pumpkin seeds 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 2 tablespoons hemp seeds 1 tablespoon golden flaxmeal ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt 1...
Paleo Banana Bread
Paleo Banana Bread 3 bananas (about 1 ½ cups) mashed 3 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon honey ¼ cup coconut oil 2 cups blanched almond flour ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt 1 teaspoon baking soda Place bananas, eggs, vanilla, honey and shortening in a food...
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