San Diego Nutrition and Health

The first fat-soluble vitamin we are going to look at is Vitamin A.   Maybe you know this vitamin as the carrot or good eyesight vitamin.  And if so, you are right.  Carrots are a good source of vitamin A and this vitamin does play a role in vision, particularly night vision.  And yet, this is [...]

Let’s do a quick vitamin review.  Vitamins are divided into two categories, fat-soluble and water-soluble.  Unlike fat-soluble vitamins which are stored in the liver and fatty tissue for future use, excess water-soluble vitamins are eliminated and thus need to be replaced on a daily basis.  The fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E & K.  [...]

Do visions of gingerbread men or pots of baked beans come to mind when you think of molasses?  Up until the late 19th century, molasses was the most popular sweetener.  As refined sugar became more affordable, it replaced molasses as a staple in the kitchen.  This is one of those cases when new isn’t better.  Whereas [...]

Date sugar is another great alternative to refined sugar and artificial sweeteners.  Date sugar is not actually a sugar.  Rather, it consists of finely ground dates.  As such, date sugar maintains all the fiber, vitamins and minerals found in dates.  Most notably, dates are a great source of potassium and iron and also provide small [...]

Stevia, also known as sweet leaf or sugar leaf is another one of Mother Nature’s naturally sweet alternatives to refined sugar and artificial sweeteners.  The stevia plant is a native of South and Central American.  As the name “sweet leaf” implies, the stevia plant has very sweet leaves.  In fact, stevia is up to 300 [...]

Carmel or butterscotch flavor fan?  If so, you’ll love brown rice syrup. 
Brown rice syrup is another great natural alternative to refined sugar and artificial sweeteners.  According to the natural health food industry experts, brown rice syrup is one of the healthiest sugar substitutes because it is made from a whole food product…brown rice.  The syrup [...]

Great news!  Eating healthy does not mean you have to give up all the sweet things in life…and yes, I mean the sweet, tasty treats that call your name.  It’s not a surprise, refined sugar is not good for us.  It turns our blood sugar in to a roller coaster of ups and downs and [...]

When I think of calcium, I think of, “Milk, it does a body good!” ads produced a few years ago by the American Dairy Association.  Talk about programming through advertising! 
I’m sure you are well aware that calcium is needed for strong bones and teeth.  But, let’s delve a little deeper.  Is that the only reason [...]

Have you had this experience….?  You have a health related question so you do a little research either on the web or in books.  The first website you review tells you to do a, b and c.  Then, the next website you review tells you to do the complete opposite of what the first website said [...]

Hello San Diego!
My name is Lorie King.  I’m a health and wellness coach and a nutrition counselor.  I’m currently studying with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York and HealthCoachingU in Florida.  For the last 15 years I have been studying nutrition and health.  People talk about computer geeks, affectionately of course, and I guess if there [...]