https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/rss en-us annlouise@annlouise.com As we examine each contributor to aging, the biggest culprit is hiding in plain sight. AGEs, or glycotoxins, are toxic “sticky” molecules that show their effects throughout your body, from the surface of your skin to the deepest of your cells. They act much like glue in a process known... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3523 Mon, 10 May 2021 09:30:16 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3523-new-rule-3-stop-ages-an-excerpt-from-radical-longevity-by-ann-louise-gittleman GettyImages-170574690.jpg [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a diet term, “FODMAP” may not be as buzzy as Keto or Mediterranean—but for some people, a low-FODMAP diet makes a major difference in vitality and overall wellbeing. FODMAPs are non-digestible short-chain fermentable carbohydrates that aggravate gut symptoms, generally in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (1). The term... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3522 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:59:37 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3522-understanding-fodmap FOODMAPs.jpg [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Unlike some of the other diets WholeFoods has covered in the past few months—Mediterranean and Plant-Based come to mind—Whole30 has a precise definition, an exact set of rules, and a thorough list of don’t-eats. The concept: Eat whole foods for 30 days, which the diet’s creators say is the time... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3521 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:00:11 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3521-navigating-whole30 GettyImages-996179464.jpg info@wfcinc.com Baltimore, MD—In a pilot study of 14 adults with mild cognitive problems suggestive of early Alzheimer’s disease, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may improve brain function and memory, according to a press release. Researchers noted that finding participants willing to undertake a restrictive diet... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3520 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:47:27 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3520-keto-may-improve-memory Reversing-Brain-Disorders.jpg [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Plant-based diets are growing steadily more exciting, for both consumers and retailers—as proof, consider a survey from Euromonitor International that found that meat substitutes were worth $19.5 billion globally in 2018 (1). That being said, growing interest does not equal growing education. A survey from the IFIC Foundation found that... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3519 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:00:41 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3519-living-a-plant-based-life Plant-Based.jpg [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Mediterranean diet has been called the healthiest in the world, and has been named the easiest to follow by US News & World Report. In fact, out of eight categories, it was #1 in six of them, including Best Diets Overall and Easiest Diets to Follow (1). It can... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3518 Wed, 22 May 2019 11:30:15 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3518-making-mediterranean-a-lifestyle Mediterranean-Diet.jpg [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our hunter-gatherer, pre-agricultural ancestors were on to something: Following their lead and eating the Paleo way is linked to health benefits including weight loss, improved glucose tolerance, better blood pressure control and lower triglycerides, according to experts at the Mayo Clinic (1). The simplest way of looking at things? If... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3517 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:00:08 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3517-troubleshooting-paleo Paleo.jpg [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A gluten-free (GF) diet is simple in theory: no gluten allowed; everything else is fine. It exists as the only treatment for celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which a person’s immune system attacks gluten particles, flattening cells in the small intestine and preventing the absorption of nutrients and calories... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3516 Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:00:05 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3516-gluten-free-success Gluten-free.jpg [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s no doubt about it: Keto is wildly popular. In terms of Google searches, it reigns supreme over other popular plans including Paleo, plant-based, Whole30, gluten-free and vegetarianism. Only veganism rises to meet it from time to time. Of course, those searches suggest an important point: Keto can be confusing... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3515 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:43:27 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3515-troubleshooting-keto keto.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com You may want to stop all chatter for the next 10 seconds, because if you allow the reality of the next sentence to sink, well, you’ll see… The (Immediate) Future of Food Will Be Influenced Mostly by Disease (it’s as uncomfortable to write as it is to read) Gluten, peanuts,... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3514 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 10:25:38 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3514-the-future-of-food Specialty-Diets-during-the-Holidays.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com The constant moving target of gluten is creating serious challenges: 1) Food manufacturers play catch-up as science uncovers more about gluten, leading to expensive changes. 2) Retailers have more than just gluten-free foods to deal with and are struggling to keep up with the info and answer consumer questions. 3)... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3513 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:20:29 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3513-the-gluten-dilemma-for-food-manufacturers Oats.jpg info@wfcinc.com When: 1893. Where: Chicago World Fair. What: Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich is introduced. A fancy delicacy up until sliced bread was invented a decade later and PB&J became a common staple by the 1920’s. For a century, PB&J ruled America, dominating kids’ lunch bags (adults’ too). Then half the... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3512 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 01:00:25 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3512-back-to-school-minus-peanuts-gluten pbj.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Specialty Diets usually go like this: 1) Pain / Symptoms 2) Diagnoses 3) Food Changes (a.k.a. Specialty Diet) 4) Nutritional Deficiencies… often never corrected to 100% and understandable because… A person suffering has so many things to immediately change, and that’s at a time of weakness. If the sufferer is... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3511 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 01:00:33 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3511-3-things-you-need-to-know-about-nutrient-deficiency-with-specialty-diets JaquiKarr.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com Navigating through the supplements aisle can be a harrowing experience. There are big claims on labels, though some have no proven repeatable results and are sold with interesting fine print. We’ll skip shiny labels and go straight to the science. If a certain supplement can show consistent results when carried... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3510 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 01:00:58 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3510-coenzyme-q10-and-autism Coq10autism.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com We tend to think of food-related health issues as affecting the body rather than brain/emotion, yet most food-related disorders have one symptom in common more than any other symptom: Depression. Depression is an untraceable shadow that invades the system and blurs the mind. Untraceable, but not invincible. Redefining depression might... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3509 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:16:49 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3509-food-related-depression GettyImages-864494020.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com May is Celiac Awareness month and in its honor, this article will bring up some facts and bust some myths, perhaps solve a mystery illness for someone… “Koiliakos” from old Greek, to “Coeliac” in Europe, then “Celiac” in North America. The name has undergone some changes over the last 2,000... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3508 Tue, 01 May 2018 06:00:32 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3508-10-things-you-should-know-about-celiac-disease-and-gluten celiacawareness.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com While diet plays the predominant role in disorders like IBD, IBS, Celiac, NCGS, Crohn’s, and even Hashimoto’s, avoiding the trigger food doesn’t necessarily restore the patient to wellness every time. The body is incredibly resilient, but sometimes we do enough damage that it needs a hand to get to full... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3258 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 06:00:34 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3258-the-role-of-thiamine-for-fatigue TiredWoman.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com “How often should I do a detox?” My answer, pre-gluten-free: “Twice a year is good, quarterly is better, plus a monthly all-green juice day.” …that was then… For almost a decade, my focus has been on people who have been diagnosed with a food related disorder, usually Celiac Disease, NCGS,... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3507 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 08:00:21 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3507-5-detox-suggestions-specific-to-food-related-disorders Fotolia_111774535_M.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com Flowers: check. Candy: oh-oh. Ask anyone on any specialty diet what they daydream about and they’ll say: “To eat normally again.” Multiply that by five for special occasions. Dairy is common in most chocolate, we’re all aware. But until you’re forced to go gluten-free, you don’t realize how common gluten... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3506 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:10:30 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3506-a-specialty-diet-valentine GettyImages-511993136.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com It’s that time of year again: The R word, but who are we kidding? How many of our clients will stick to their resolutions? This year, instead of the long list that gets abandoned, make it a short list your clients will stick to. As short as can be. A... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3505 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 02:00:34 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3505-new-year-new-gut-3-probiotic-power-tips GutHealth.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com Those on specialty diets avoid certain foods because they were reacting negatively to them. In the process of figuring that out, which can be decades in the making, there’s usually gut damage involved. Unhappy gut = Unhappy brain. Gluten is the worst offender and has been linked to depression and... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3256 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:46:07 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3256-supplements-that-may-help-depression-linked-to-specialty-diet DepressedWoman.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com Witches, wizards, and sugar! It’s all good. Life isn’t about extremism or denying oneself time after time. But why not do a little something to balance things out? Every writer and blogger in the food space is sharing their favorite treat recipes at this spooky time of year. Even those... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3254 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:53:55 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3254-supplements-to-help-balance-blood-sugar-levels Supplements-for-Halloween-2.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com What gluten enzyme pills are not: a get-out-of-jail free card. Given that most Celiac patients show no gastro symptoms or immediate reaction, they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. The false confidence these pills create makes people with Celiac Disease, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, or Wheat Allergies: Take risks they... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3251 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:20:01 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3251-the-truth-about-gluten-enzyme-pills Enzyme-Pills.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com If you’ve seen the documentary “What the Health” on Netflix about the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries, you probably found yourself saying “What the [insert desired word here].” In Michael Moore style, the producers did a good job of showing what corruption and dark marketing can do to us as... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3249 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:42:12 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3249-what-the-health-what-the Jaquicolumn.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com [caption id="attachment_52474" align="alignleft" width="267"] Photograph Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com[/caption] June 28, 2017, West London: 13 year old Karanbir Cheema, severely allergic to dairy, went to school. On that day, Karanbir faced a bully and had cheese forced onto him. He immediately went to the school office for his medications. He was treated... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3504 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:53:06 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3504-anaphylactic-fatality Anaphylactic-Fatality.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com Heart palpitating, beads of invisible sweat dripping, “I’ll have the House Chop Salad please.” A small pause. Nerves. The loud silence from the rest of the table. “You’re positive there’s no soy or peanuts in the dressing? I’ll have it with no dressing if you’re not sure. So sorry to trouble... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3248 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:35:54 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3248-specialty-diets-and-contamination Jaqui_Damage-Control.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com A mother describing her child’s hallucinations: “Terrifying hallucinations of hideous creatures covered in burns and boils who would threaten endless torture. Her hallucinations would sometimes be colored with religious themes and would solicit action on her part.” This is a 2014 case study (1) of someone who lived with hallucinations... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3503 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:56:48 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3503-gluten-priests-and-exorcism Gluten-Priests-and-Exorcism.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com “And when do you take time out for yourself?” “Time out for myself?! Maybe after the kids are all in college, in 10 years.” I’m analyzing her food plan and daily schedule… 6am wake up call with Moms-Taxi-Service beginning at 7:00am. Her day typically ends at midnight after the kids... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3502 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:42:38 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3502-3-core-supplements-to-add-power-to-any-diet Jaqui_April-Article.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com “Reverse neurological damage? It can’t be. Marketing people always come up with unfounded catchy titles.” No marketing here. The marketing guys scold me for being 100% science and 0% marketing. Stay with me; don’t glaze at the word “study.” This isn’t your typical “the latest study says…” One-time hit wonders... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3501 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:15:33 -0400 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3501-reversing-brain-disorders-with-a-dairy-and-gluten-free-diet Reversing-Brain-Disorders.jpg consulting@jaquikarr.com Ever wonder how many billions of dollars go into protective gear for workers? Mechanics, painters, coal miners, … it’s a pretty long list. The gear can range from basic gas mask to full on astronaut suit for fire workers running into blazing buildings. You know who’s missing from that long... http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3500 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:33:50 -0500 https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/3500-celiac-disease-ncgs-non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity-wheat-allergy-and-noxae-defined Celiac-Disease-Article.jpg