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What is the Healthiest Cooking Oil? A Comprehensive List of Safe and Unsafe Oils for Cooking
So, which is the healthiest cooking oil or fat? Below is a guide to help you determine which fats and oils are safest to include in your favorite recipes and which are unsafe to consume at all. When choosing an oil or fat it is important to consider bio-individual...
The Nutritional Therapy Association: On a Mission to Support Lasting Wellness
What started as small nutrition school in the picturesque city of Olympia, Washington has billowed into a global force of nutrition professionals harnessing the power of real food, reconnecting individuals to the unique needs and innate wisdom of their bodies to...
Blood Sugar Regulation: How to Avoid the Mid-Day Crash and Keep your Blood Sugar Under Control
Imagine this: You wake up in the morning, rush to get ready, and run out the door without eating breakfast. You stop to grab a big cup of coffee and a muffin and scarf it down in the car on your way to work.You spend the morning sifting through an inbox full of...
The Storm Before The Calm: Why Some People Get Temporarily Worse on A Gluten-Free or Casein-Free Diet
It seems like a dirty trick. You’ve learned you’re gluten intolerant and are hoping a gluten-free diet will cure your eczema, diarrhea, or whatever niggling health malady vexes you. Transitioning to a gluten-free diet is hard enough: You had to replace your toaster,...
Summertime Hydration: How to keep yourself and your family hydrated all summer long
Summer will soon be upon us, and although hydration is important in all seasons, summer tends to be a time when we sweat and frolic in the sun more than usual, so we need to make sure we are replenishing the water and electrolytes we lose. Before we dive into some fun...
What is Holistic Nutrition?
At the NTA, our philosophy centers around the idea that we can make the world a better, healthier place through a holistic and individualized approach to nutrition.This idea is the driving force behind every aspect of our program. It’s what brings our community...
Eliminating the Top Causes of Insomnia: Neurotransmitter Deficiency and Cortisol Excess
A guest post by Julia Ross on uncovering the top causes of insomnia and how to best eliminate them. With over 25 years of experience as the director of a holistic clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area, our clinic has provided nutritional therapy to over two thousand...
Heavy Metals: Natural Elimination from the Human Body
Guest post by NTA Lead Instructor, Meredith Kinsel-Ziter, NTP, BCH We hear more and more about the health effects of heavy metal toxicities in wellness circles - and increasingly - even on our evening news! We are surrounded by heavy metals in our homes, our...
What Are Micronutrients?
Macronutrients are a hot topic. People track them, manipulate them strategically to achieve different fitness objectives, and try to find the perfect balance to maintain their blood sugar balance. You probably know what I’m talking about: fats, proteins, and...
Eat Real Food: The Power of a Nutrient-Dense, Whole Foods Diet
Overly processed, chemically enhanced foods have become a convenient preference in our modern diet. Years of relying on these nutrient-poor, calorie-rich options have changed our mindset toward both food and health. Unhealthy habits and unbalanced meals have led to...
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