A Case for Conviction and Hope: Epigenetics Part 1
The nutritional choices that I make for my lifestyle not only impact the expression of my genes, but in turn lay the foundation of...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jul 23, 2018
- 3 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Fruit
For our final article within this series, I want to highlight the sweetener which is my personal favorite: fruit! I am not talking about...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Artificial Sweeteners
Any sweetener that delivers a sweet taste without a significant caloric or energy increase is termed a “sugar substitute”. We have looked...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jul 9, 2018
- 2 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Sugar Alcohols
The newest sweeteners of our study thus far, sugar alcohols, are another substitute for refined sugar. Sorbitol, erythritol, and xylitol...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jul 2, 2018
- 2 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Monk Fruit Extract
Sweetness comes in a beautiful variety of packages beyond sugar--one of which is found in the monk fruit, or luo han guo fruit. A cousin...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jun 25, 2018
- 2 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Coconut Sugar
With the increasing diets and nutritional protocols, many exotic sweeteners have made their way to the health food sections of our...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Stevia
Often, a food’s nutritional value is questioned or confused because of modern processing methods. Depending on your currant verdict of...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jun 11, 2018
- 3 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Maple Syrup
It amazes me how many nutritional resources that surround us in nature. Not only is there an endless variety of food around the world,...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jun 4, 2018
- 3 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Raw Local Honey
We will begin our analysis of sweeteners with a traditional fructose produced by nature’s honeybee. History’s first record of the use of...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- May 28, 2018
- 2 min
How Sweet is the Sweet? Part 1: Defining Sugar
With the rise of fad diets and health movements, “new” sweeteners gain popularity while various opinions of “old” sweeteners circulate....
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- May 21, 2018
- 3 min
Local Spotlights: Quail Eggs
Quality nutrition is so important for healing and maintaining our physical body. Embracing this stewardship is my passion as a...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
The Six Protagonists of Craving: Part 2
There are a multitude of reasons we crave the foods we do. Last week, I defined them within six categories--which I playfully termed the...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- May 7, 2018
- 2 min
The Six Protagonists of Craving: Part 1
Why do we desire and choose to eat the foods we eat? Perhaps this seems like a very silly question! The answer is obvious, right? As I...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Feb 26, 2018
- 2 min
Supporting the Foundations: Minerals
As an essential nutrient to our health, minerals tend to receive a lot of positive attention. (Unlike fats, which I intended to redeem...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Feb 19, 2018
- 2 min
Supporting the Foundations: Fatty Acids
Fatty acids are one of the most culturally confusing macronutrients and foundations, and thus, could use some tender attention. Consider...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Feb 12, 2018
- 2 min
Supporting the Foundations: Blood Sugar Handling
Our bodies have a complex system that prioritizes the maintenance of proper blood sugar (glucose) levels. Ideally, when we eat food, or...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Feb 5, 2018
- 2 min
Supporting the Foundations: Hydration
Supporting the Foundations: Hydration As nutritional therapy is integrated into our lives, many necessary changes can seem overwhelming....
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min
Nourished Roots vs. Silenced Symptoms
Have you ever noticed our culture’s approach to pain, sickness, and disease? When you have a virus, infection, digestive discomfort,...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
What is Thriving Health?
What is Thriving Health? Happy New Year! 2018 has begun and I am so excited to begin a fresh season...which happens to include starting...
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