Primal Diet - Modern Health

By Beverly Meyer, Holistic Nutritionist

What's Primal Diet - Modern Health about?

Primal Diet – Modern Health combines the best of Natural Health and the Paleo Diet in one terrific show. Host Beverly Meyer offers a wealth of information on food, hormones, supplements, sleep, neurotransmitters, and more, often with great guests. She is a Clinical Nutritionist in practice since 1985. Beverly has worked actively on her own health since the 1970's. Find her popular blog at www.ondietandhealth.com.

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Primal Diet - Modern Health episodes:

04.08.2024
How to Wean off Valtrex for Herpes Management
Wondering how to wean off Valtrex? When is the right time? How do you control Herpes without Valtrex? I’ve been Consulting Clients since 1985 on a huge range of Functional Health issues. Controlling Herpes is a frequent area of my...
02.09.2024
Adapting the Paleo Diet for Herpes Management
https://www.ondietandhealth.com/paleo-diet-for-herpes-management/Adapting the Paleo Diet for Herpes is the fastest way to manage viral outbreaks. My articles and Podcasts on Herpes supplements, the best and worst foods for Herpes, and the low Arginine diet for Herpes explore the diet needed to control HSV....
11.20.2023
Anxiety, Addiction and GABA
GABA Neurotransmitter for Anxiety and Addiction GABA is our main inhibitory (stabilizing) neurotransmitter and a regulator of anxiety and addiction. It helps us stay calm and avoid sympathetic flight or fight mode. It governs dozens of functions in the mind...
09.24.2023
5 Reasons to Fix Your Child’s Stomach Aches
https://www.ondietandhealth.com/fix-your-childs-stomach-aches/https://www.ondietandhealth.com/fix-your-childs-stomach-aches/Why is it important to fix your child’s stomach aches? Many parents don’t realize their kids hurt. Children don’t know tummies are not supposed to hurt. They may think it’s normal. I did not know my gut was not supposed to...
09.02.2023
Are Your Adrenals Affecting Your Thyroid?
The adrenal and thyroid connection is often missed by doctors checking only the thyroid. Understanding how these glands affect each other helps address adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism at the same time. The goal of natural (Functional Medicine) health care is...
05.15.2023
How to Take Lysine for Herpes
Lysine for Herpes – A Track Record of Success People have taken Lysine for Herpes and Shingles for decades. Being a sufferer myself, I depend on Lysine as ONE supplement to help manage the Herpes virus. Along with diet...
05.02.2023
Iodine for Hair, Thyroid and Female Health
How do you use Iodine for Hair, Thyroid and Female health? Where do you get Iodine and how much do you need? 60 to 70% of us don't get enough. This helps explain the epidemic of Hypothyroidism I see in...
04.14.2023
Are You Getting Enough Calories on Paleo?
Are you getting enough calories on Paleo? Is it time to add more carbohydrates, fat, or more Paleo calories in general? I ask my female Clients of average weight to eat around 1800 Calories/day. Men about 2300 Calories. In this...
03.30.2023
6 Reasons to Avoid Coconut Oil, Milk or Flour
Are there valid reasons to avoid coconut oil, meat, milk or water? Should coconuts be off the menu? My clients occasionally do see problems with coconuts (and I do too). Sometimes it’s the oil and sometimes issues...
02.19.2023
Healthier Ways to Buy and Eat Eggs
How to Buy Healthy Eggs In the grocers, look for eggs labeled PASTURE-RAISED, such as Vital Farms. Pastured hens live outdoors in movable coops. In a Farmer's Market, ask the seller "what do you feed these chickens?" Eggs that are...
01.10.2023
The Benefits of Mouth Taping at Night
There are many benefits of mouth taping at night. Taping your mouth at night improves the microbiome of the mouth and gut, increases daytime energy, improves sleep, snoring and allergies, and calms anxiety. Mouth taping can help reduce dental plaque,...
12.20.2022
Using the Lysine Arginine Ratio for Herpes Viruses
Are you using the Lysine Arginine ratio for Herpes support? Correctly? Lysine and Arginine are two of twenty amino acids (proteins). Proteins are building blocks for hundreds of things – muscles, neurotransmitters, blood cells, enzymes and more. Lysine is one...
12.04.2022
Building a Strong Lean Body If You're Tired and Overweight
Want to build a strong lean body when you're tired and overweight? Need movement that's easy but effective? How do you balance your hormones? And pick the right diet and supplements for energy and weight. Here are my Clinic/Consult steps...
11.10.2022
Are Keto, Paleo and Low Carb the Same?
Are Keto, Paleo and Low Carb the same? The answer is.... No... Yes... Sort of! Similar in many ways but different in others. New Clients often get these diets confused. More information.
10.05.2022
What to Eat On Paleo | The Definitive Guide
What to eat on Paleo? Paleo, Ancestral, Primal, Diet For Human Beings (my DVD) is how people evolved to eat. Paleo is not Keto, Fasting, Carnivore, calorie restriction, No-Carb or a lot of other “diets”. Here’s a definitive guide from my...
08.16.2022
Choosing the Best Grain Free Cat Food
Need help choosing the best grain free cat food? I am a Functional Health coach and teach my (human) Clients to primarily eat foods we ate before Agriculture and factories. Our historical diet. The same is true for...
08.06.2022
4 Good Foods for Constipation (and No Laxatives)
Need some good foods for constipation? Chronic constipation and occasional constipation have different causes and need different support. Either way, these ideas help to know what to eat for constipation and reduce laxative use, toxic stool softeners and excess dosing...
06.20.2022
How Low GABA Symptoms Affect You
GABA is an important neurotransmitter you don’t hear about much. Learning of my own low GABA symptoms changed my life – I should say saved my life Is GABA Similar to Serotonin? GABA is Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid. Along...
06.18.2022
How Stress Triggers Herpes Outbreaks
Ever wonder how stress triggers herpes outbreaks? And why? How does the herpes virus flare so quickly after stress, fear or trauma? Full Description
05.22.2022
Natural Help For Dry Eye Symptoms
Natural help for dry eye symptoms can reduce dry eye itching, pain and burning without prescription eye drops or medical intervention. Castor Oil has been a part of my daily home treatment for dry eye for several years. This...
05.10.2022
How to Test and Treat Insulin Resistant Weight Gain
Most overweight people have Insulin Resistant weight gain, a specific type of fat from overeating carbohydrates. It is not from cholesterol. Carbohydrates are stored temporarily in the blood as Triglycerides and then stored as fat if not needed for cellular...
04.06.2022
7 Keto Diet Pros and Cons
Confused by Keto Diet pros and cons? You're not alone... It's the most confusing and misunderstood "diet" I see with Clients. See the full list here.
03.21.2022
GABA and Serotonin Deficiency: The Brain Quiz
Here's an intro to GABA and Serotonin deficiency and a short Brain Quiz to help tell the two apart. Welcome to your Brain! GABA and Serotonin are our two main inhibitory neurotransmitters. Inhibitory sounds like a bad thing, but we...
02.08.2022
7 Herpes Antiviral Support Options
Looking for Herpes antiviral support options? There are more choices than antiviral prescriptions. Let’s review some. Who Am I? I have a disorder of the Immune System called Primary Immunodeficiency. I’ve struggled with Herpes, Shingles, Epstein Barr (it’s a member...
12.20.2021
GABA Deficiency Symptoms
Gaba deficiency symptoms are diverse and can affect the whole body. If you struggle with pain, anxiety, IBS, reflux, sweaty hands, insomnia or dozens of other health concerns, you may be showing Gaba deficiency symptoms. Gaba and Serotonin...
10.19.2021
Is a Low Arginine Diet for Herpes Permanent?
Is a low Arginine Herpes diet permanent? Do you need to stay 100% strict with it forever? The answers are: Yes, No and Maybe… What is a Low Arginine Diet for Herpes? You’ll benefit from reading...
09.14.2021
How To Correctly Dose Vitamin D
Correctly dose Vitamin D. Don't guess! It's essential for short-term and long-term health in every cell of the body but you don't want to take more than you can use. How important is Vitamin D? This article and Podcast titled...
08.02.2021
Natural Help for Vertigo Using Chiropractic and Homeopathy
Natural help for Vertigo using Chiropractic and Homeopathy has gotten me through several incidents of Vertigo. I’ve had three sudden bouts in the last 18 months. Getting up at night and falling to the right, dizzy, unable to orient spatially....
07.08.2021
Natural Flea Control for Dogs or Cats
Natural flea control for dogs and cats can work very well. Natural pet care in general, is not hard and can change the quality of your pet’s life. That article has more info. And this one on feeding more Species Appropriate food. ...
06.18.2021
4 Reasons You Have Trouble Staying Asleep
Having trouble staying asleep? Waking up too early or restless after 3 AM? This is a common issue with Clients. Addressing these 4 areas helps most everyone sleep better through the night. If you're ready to make some changes to...
05.18.2021
Are You Eating Dinner Too Early?
Are you eating dinner too early? The best time to eat dinner may change your sleep and energy. Waking at 3 AM is a common problem. It sometimes relates to “Nocturnal Hypoglycemia”, low blood sugar during the night....
04.22.2021
My 5 Best Supplements for Herpes
Here are the best supplements for Herpes I have used and carry in my Online Store. More anti-viral supplement support is found here. The Herpes Supplement Pack includes these and several more. I have never taken prescription medications for Herpes (too many...
04.11.2021
Help For Bunions Without Surgery
Is it really possible to get help for bunions without surgery? Most bunions can be helped if you commit to the process. For bunion relief, know the causes of bunions and make a long-term plan for change. This...
03.12.2021
5 Differences Between Fish Oil and Cod Liver Oil
I'm often asked about the differences between fish oil and cod liver oil. Which is best? Both have anti-inflammatory EPA-DHA, but there's more to know before buying. Eating oily fish such as wild salmon and sardines twice a week is...
01.31.2021
Using Zinc for Loss of Taste and Smell
COVID Loss of Taste and Smell Loss of smell and taste can be strong early warnings of infection, perhaps more important than fever or low oxygen. If your taste and smell suddenly disappear, get tested immediately and isolate....
01.05.2021
Managing Herpes Without Prescription Medications
Managing Herpes without prescription medications is what I do for my own health and with Clients. The right combination of herbs, amino acids, diet and stress management can work in both acute and recurring infections. The Herpes family...
12.09.2020
Why Real Salt Is So Important
One of the diet rules we all “know” is that salt is bad for us. So why is real salt so important? Can it be a key to health recovery? Salt was one of the earliest trade items...
10.14.2020
Help! Do Carbs & Candida Cause Weight Gain?
Do Carbs and Candida cause weight gain? Calories from excess Carbohydrates is usually the reason for weight gain. Barring severely low Thyroid function or genetic disorders, it’s the carbs that cause Candida, Metabolic Syndrome, pre-diabetes, Diabetes Type II,...
09.22.2020
9 Big Causes of Hypothyroidism You May Not Know
What are the causes of hypothyroidism? Is it the thyroid gland itself, another endocrine gland, estrogen dominance or illness? Is low thyroid the problem or the symptom? This is THE key question in a functional wellness practice
09.13.2020
Is Alzheimer’s Diabetes of the Brain?
Is Alzheimer’s Diabetes of the brain? Alzheimer’s has been called Diabetes Type 3 for more than a decade. Numerous studies are ongoing worldwide. This is great news for those wanting to protect the brain, despite their gene status....
08.13.2020
When to Take Bioidentical Hormones and When to Avoid
When to take Bioidentical Hormones? This is a frequent question from my Clients. Who should take them? Does every post-menopausal woman need them? If so, which hormones are good and which to avoid? First differentiate between Bioidentical Hormones...
07.21.2020
Epstein Barr Virus and Adrenal Fatigue
For most people, no. It's common to have EBV Antibodies. EBV is Mono, an infectious Virus many of us got when younger. For some people, it is now "Reactivated Epstein Barr" where the virus may have become a top priority,...
07.18.2020
How to Do a Paleo Elimination Diet
A Paleo Elimination Diet is useful to look for food intolerances and digestive issues. But foods can also cause a wide variety of symptoms: rashes, throat clearing, snoring, reflux, pain in various areas of the body and more. More information
06.07.2020
Heart Disease and Cholesterol | What Does the Science Say?
Heart disease and cholesterol science evidence says that heart disease is both more complex and more simple than eating (or not eating) bacon and eggs. Cholesterol does NOT cause heart disease. Many, many independent studies confirm this. This article explains...
05.09.2020
How to Be An Entrepreneur in the New Economy
It’s time to be an entrepreneur in our new economy. Things won’t be “normal” for a long time but there are many ways to earn spending money and maybe create bigger things for the future. I’ve been an entrepreneur since...
04.14.2020
The Vital Blood Test for Post-Menopausal Women
Ferritin measures the amount of iron stored in the body outside of the red blood cells. Women with no menstrual cycles can accumulate iron in joints, veins, the heart, pancreas and liver. This can cause joint pain, diabetes, hypertension, strokes,...
04.06.2020
How Alkaline Diets and Alkaline Water Get It Wrong
Proponents of alkaline diets and alkaline water get it wrong. Why aren’t pH altered waters and “alkaline” diets the cure-all we’ve been told? My view on pH is based on hard-earned personal knowledge, working to regain my health....
03.26.2020
Natural Ways to Help Anxiety and Stress
I'm always looking for natural ways to help anxiety and stress. Both in myself and with clients. If you're stuck at home waiting for a virus, or another life issue has you struggling and fearful, you're dealing with acute anxiety....
03.17.2020
Preventative Support for Virus and Flu
Preventative support for virus and flu is different from what to do if you get sick. The better your health the better your recovery. Don't take Echinacea or other immune boosters when you are well. It can cause problems. Save...
02.11.2020
Are Bone Broth and Collagen Safe with Herpes?
Are bone broth and collagen safe with Herpes or Epstein Barr viruses? If you are using collagen powder or bone broth for your daily soup or smoothie you may be making a mistake. Broth and Collagen can be excellent protein...

What's Primal Diet - Modern Health about?

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Primal Diet - Modern Health episodes:

How to Wean off Valtrex for Herpes Management

Adapting the Paleo Diet for Herpes Management

Anxiety, Addiction and GABA

5 Reasons to Fix Your Child’s Stomach Aches

Are Your Adrenals Affecting Your Thyroid?

How to Take Lysine for Herpes

Iodine for Hair, Thyroid and Female Health

Are You Getting Enough Calories on Paleo?

6 Reasons to Avoid Coconut Oil, Milk or Flour

Healthier Ways to Buy and Eat Eggs

The Benefits of Mouth Taping at Night

Using the Lysine Arginine Ratio for Herpes Viruses

Building a Strong Lean Body If You're Tired and Overweight

Are Keto, Paleo and Low Carb the Same?

What to Eat On Paleo | The Definitive Guide

Choosing the Best Grain Free Cat Food

4 Good Foods for Constipation (and No Laxatives)

How Low GABA Symptoms Affect You

How Stress Triggers Herpes Outbreaks

Natural Help For Dry Eye Symptoms

How to Test and Treat Insulin Resistant Weight Gain

7 Keto Diet Pros and Cons

GABA and Serotonin Deficiency: The Brain Quiz

7 Herpes Antiviral Support Options

GABA Deficiency Symptoms

Is a Low Arginine Diet for Herpes Permanent?

How To Correctly Dose Vitamin D

Natural Help for Vertigo Using Chiropractic and Homeopathy

Natural Flea Control for Dogs or Cats

4 Reasons You Have Trouble Staying Asleep

Are You Eating Dinner Too Early?

My 5 Best Supplements for Herpes

Help For Bunions Without Surgery

5 Differences Between Fish Oil and Cod Liver Oil

Using Zinc for Loss of Taste and Smell

Managing Herpes Without Prescription Medications

Why Real Salt Is So Important

Help! Do Carbs & Candida Cause Weight Gain?

9 Big Causes of Hypothyroidism You May Not Know

Is Alzheimer’s Diabetes of the Brain?

When to Take Bioidentical Hormones and When to Avoid

Epstein Barr Virus and Adrenal Fatigue

How to Do a Paleo Elimination Diet

Heart Disease and Cholesterol | What Does the Science Say?

How to Be An Entrepreneur in the New Economy

The Vital Blood Test for Post-Menopausal Women

How Alkaline Diets and Alkaline Water Get It Wrong

Natural Ways to Help Anxiety and Stress

Preventative Support for Virus and Flu

Are Bone Broth and Collagen Safe with Herpes?