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Vitamin A vs Beta Carotene
Why you need True Vitamin A By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC – InnerFire Nutrition Vitamin A is vital for good immune function, fertility, skin health, and healthy hormones. If you get frequent colds in the winter, have dry skin or acne, fertility problems or have night...
Anxiety & The Gut
The Mind-Body Connection: How Stress affects your Gut By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC – InnerFire Nutrition “Anxiety is when butterflies in your stomach turn into bees.” If you’ve ever felt anxiety grip both your body and mind, you know how physical the experience can...
How Your Gut Microbiome Keeps You Healthy!
How a Healthy Gut Microbiome Protects you from Infections By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC – InnerFire Nutrition How do you stay healthy during sneeze-and-cough season? Exposure to people with respiratory infections is almost unavoidable, unless you are a hermit. And...
FODMAP Diet 101
Who should try the FODMAP diet? By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC Digestive discomfort is incredibly common, and for many people, symptoms like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation can interfere with daily life. If you’ve been struggling with these...
Keto, Paleo or Carnivore?
All about Keto, Paleo and Carnivore diets By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC If your New Year's resolution includes losing weight, you may be looking for the best diet to achieve your goals. You may have heard of the Keto diet, Paleo, Low Carb or even Carnivore. You may...
Anti-Inflammatory Diet 101
What is an Anti-inflammatory Diet? By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC All chronic conditions have one thing in common: inflammation. If you have any digestive disorders, the source of inflammation is your gut. If you have a metabolic condition like cardiovascular disease,...
Eating Out without Spiking Blood Sugar
How to Eat Out without Sabotaging your Goals By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC While home cooked foods are usually best, eating out is part of our social life and any sustainable nutrition plan has to include options for takeouts and restaurants that still keep you on...
Soaking Grains, Nuts & Legumes
How to Maximize Digestibility of Grains and Nuts Whole grains, nuts and legumes offer an abundance of nutrients, especially magnesium, some iron, B vitamins and vitamin E. A lesser-known fact is that they are also high in anti-nutrients like phytic acid and enzyme...
Make your own Kombucha!
Making Kombucha is Easy! Kombucha hails from China and Russia, where people started making it thousands of years ago. Kombucha is a probiotic drink, loaded with B vitamins and enzymes, and supports liver function and detoxing. It is said to help heal cancer and gut...
Stress & Your Weight
By Brigitta Jansen MS CNS CHC As for many people, your New Year’s resolution may include letting go of some extra pounds to improve your health and wellbeing. Or maybe you have tried before and are frustrated with weight not coming off despite best efforts. Or your...