Blog — Digestion & Gut Health

Can stevia be part of a healthy diet?
People ask me all the time about stevia. Is it a guilt-free way to satisfy that sweet tooth—or, like sugar and artificial sweeteners, does it have a dark side? Well, here’s the deal. I’d like to gi...
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Are you “on fire” inside?
Chronic inflammation makes you old, fat, and sick—and it can even kill you. In my new post, I’ll tell you how to spot the signs of inflammation and how to put out that raging fire within you. We n...
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Can You Do the Bone Broth Diet if You’re a Vegetarian or Vegan? You Bet
I’m getting tons of mail from people who are excited about starting the Bone Broth Diet. And here’s one question I’m hearing a lot: “Can I do this diet if I’m a vegetarian, a pescatarian, or a vega...
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Are Your Fingernails Saying that You’re Sick?
You probably don’t think much about your fingernails unless it’s manicure day and you’re choosing between Precious Pink and Red Hot Rio. But the next time your nails are polish-free, take a close ...
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6 Foods To Avoid For a Healthier You
Are so-called “health foods” making you sick? In today’s post I single out six foods that bill themselves as nutritious but actually belong in the trash—not in your refrigerator. Open a typical fr...
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Featured on Food Matters
Food Matters is featuring Dr. Kellyann’s article, For Radiant Skin, Cultivate a Radiant Gut. Want to erase a decade from your face? Then here’s the secret: Beautiful skin starts with a glowing g...
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Why You Need to Add Fermented Foods to Your Diet
I’m a nutritionist, so it’s no surprise that many of my conversations with my patients revolve around food. And often, here’s how these conversations go. I say, “Eat healthy proteins, healthy fa...
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Attention, Diabetics and Pre-Diabetics: Let Me Know if this Trick Works for You!
Occasionally, I read a new study that makes me say “hmmm” and wonder if its findings are really true. And this is one of those times. Today, researchers reported in the journal Diabetes Care that t...
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Five Ways to Ward Off Autoimmune Disease
One thing I know as a medical clinician is that biology isn’t destiny. One of my primal rules is: There’s no such thing as “I have bad genes, so bad luck for me.” The truth is that while we all ha...
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