The truth about the nutrition in our pantry

You are what you eat


We were just talking the other day, myself, Dr. Mitra Ray, and my friend, Linda, about these foods from other countries and one of those is quinoa . So let’s talk about that because many of those that jump on the Transform 30 diet think “gluten-free = quinoa”.  Obviously it is a nutrient-dense, gluten-free grain. That’s why my family originally used it. It comes from the Andes, where it has grown alongside potatoes, with roaming llamas and alpaca for thousands of years. Guess what? My family doesn’t use quinoa at all anymore. With the huge demand in Europe and the United States to have more healthy, gluten-free grains, quinoa—which is very high in protein—has become very popular, especially among foodies. Quinoa, which you may not know, although gluten-free contains saponins which are anti-nutrients. You have to soak and rinse your quinoa before cooking, they cause little holes in the lining of our intestine and increase its permeability, causing the leaky gut issues impacting your wellness. Something those that have always grown it intuitively knew, but we did not.







Why a nutritional Facts label Matters

If I could get my clients to understand just one thing, it would be the power of whole foods. I didn't jump in and make amazing, chef inspired meals. Nope. Just one step at a time. Mostly salads in a jar. That was my start. Then I moved into more vegetables at mealtime, then green smoothies. It's not something you have to change today, but you can lean into adding more plants to you diet. The easiest way of all in truly what I do with taking daily encapsulated whole foods. I know that sounds crazy, but no where else can you get all of these nutrients? Fruits and vegetables lose much of their nutritional content when they’re picked early and shipped long distances. This solves that problem by locating the juicing and drying facilities as close to the farmers as possible. Where that’s not close enough, there is a process called Individual Quick Freezing (IQF) to ensure the freshness of each fruit and vegetable. There’s a big difference between nutrients from whole foods and the nutrient ingredients used in the vast majority of supplements. That's why I selected to partner with these prodcuts with a 'nutritional facts" label and not a supplement facts label. Big difference, and it's my easy button. No pressure, but message me if you'd like to start making some changes.