Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLP Clinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Functional Nutritionist WordPress Excerpt “Leaky gut” is a popular term for increased intestinal permeability. Learn what this means, which claims are supported by evidence, what symptoms may be clues, and practical ways to support a healthy intestinal barrier. Many people hear the […]

Stephanie Larmour Sanders MSRDN, CDE, FNLP, Anti-inflammation Dietitian and Nutritionist As a dietitian, I have observed an interesting pattern. “Too often , I have patients that have the knowledge of the importance of building new healthy lifestyle habits, but will not take consistent sustainable action. They are in their head, but the knowledge will not […]

Over the past 40 years in health care, I cared for some of the sickest patients. Many required IV nutrition. Some were living with liver failure, diabetes, kidney and Cardiac disease, or cancer. This was the work I was trained to do. And it mattered. But over time, I began to ask a different question. […]

When people are trying to get pregnant, they often think first about hormones. Hormones are important, but they are not the whole story. Research suggests that inflammation and immune balance may also affect fertility. A healthy body needs a normal, well-regulated inflammatory response for ovulation and implantation. The problem begins when inflammation becomes chronic, excessive, […]