Michelle LeSueur, DBe, CNC, CNS

Eggs, the perfect food!! Did you know that eggs are the most digestible protein you can eat?  They are truly the perfect food.  Research shows they are high in lutein, which may help in reducing your risk of macular degeneration disease.  They are high in zeaxanthin and one egg contains 6 grams of high-quality protein [...]

Combining for Complete Protein I was asked to write on how to do combining to get complete proteins.  Although I prefer animal protein because it is complete, there are many people that for different reasons prefer to avoid animal protein and do combining. You are probably thinking, what determines whether something is a complete protein?  [...]

Antioxidant Overload The body is all about balance.  Too much of anything is bad.  We hear all the time about how important antioxidants are but did you know that it is important for us to have oxidants also.  Oxidants play a role in our health; in fact they are required for good health.  If you [...]

Protein: Are you getting enough? Protein is essential for the body.  You need it for every cell, organ and tissue, as well as for your hair, skin and nails.  Protein moves through the body in the form of hormones, enzymes and red blood cells.  I am amazed when I do nutritional counseling how little protein [...]

Junk Food Addictions Do you find that the more sugar and junk you eat, the more you have to eat to get the same pleasure?  New research shows that rats that were given junk food needed more each time to get to feel it’s effects, similar to addicts of cocaine and heroin. Like cocaine, junk [...]