Mindful Medicine

Endocrine disruptors are elements in the environment (primarily chemicals) that can interfere with how your endocrine system works. They can also wreak havoc on your immune, developmental, reproductive, and neurological systems.Unfortunately endocrine disruptors are hidden everywhere, which can make them hard to avoid.What are some ways you can protect your body from endocrine disruptors?Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares what endocrine disruptors are and why they are so dangerous to your health.

Super foods are nutrient-rich foods that are known for their health benefits. They can come in all different shapes and sizes. The most recent super food that has gained a ton of hype is hemp.Even though growing hemp is illegal in the U.S. you are still able to buy and eat hemp food products. It's also important to understand that even though hemp comes from the cannabis plant, it does not have any psychoactive results.What are the four health benefits of eating hemp?

Packed with protein

Contains essential fatty acids

Contains natural fatty acids

Supports your immune system

How can you add hemp into your diet to reap these results?Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares the four health benefits of hemp and ways you can add it to your meals.

According to a recent paper that was published in the journal, Anticancer Research, researches from Japan were treating patients with chronic fatigue through the microbiome.Microbes help you break down food for energy, produce vitamins, and protect your body against germs. However, your microbiome has much more influence over your health than in just your gut. It helps the development of all your organs and systems within your body.Which superfood can help your microbiome's third brain boost your overall health?Listen in as Holly Lucille, ND, RN, discusses your microbiome's third brain.

Whether you're talking to a family member, friend, or co-worker, it seems like the topic of diet perpetually comes up. With a new day comes a new diet trend, or a healthier diet, or the not-so-healthy diet. And, it seems like everyone likes to compare each one under a microscope, which has led the concept of diet to carry a negative tone.What does the word diet actually mean?According to Merriam-Webster, the definitions of the word diet include: 1) food and drink regularly provided or consumed, 2) habitual nourishment.Instead of thinking of which foods are bad for you, or which foods you should be eating, what if you thought about the word diet simply as a way to nourish yourself?How else can you change the negative connotation of "diet"?Holly Lucille, ND, RN, shares what dieting truly means and how you change the way you perceive it.