Alkacadabra: The Myth of the Alkaline Diet
Our coral reefs are dying. The main culprit appears to be acid in our oceans- a slow downward creep in pH as ocean water absorbs increasing amounts of carbon dioxide. As carbonic acid builds, the ocean water’s pH decreases, and the acid stress leaches minerals from...
Calton Nutrition Update: FAQs and more
We are all in this together…but really far apart As you know we are all about to experience something that has never happened before – a global quarantine. While we pray that this will be over soon and that our preventive actions will yield beneficial results, we have...
It’s Time for Spring Cleaning.
We all want to come home to a clean, bacteria-free home that smells like a cool spring breeze. But, the more we learn about household cleaners the scarier they can be. It is time to learn about natural yet effective home cleaning tools that can save you time and money...
5 Potential Problems with Your Multivitamin
“That’s a bedpan pill.” The other day we were speaking to a dietitian colleague of ours when she pointed out a pivotal moment in her thinking about multivitamins. “The nurse was very clear- ‘Centrum is a bedpan pill.’” She told us that a nurse friend told her that...
Micronutrients…your defense against this virus!
A woman asked the infectious disease specialist from the CDC today who was updating on the coronavirus., “if I am a healthy person who gets regular functional medicine testing and takes supplements every day am I at risk for getting infected if I am exposed'?...
SOS: Save Our Soils!
We rely on nutrition from your food to keep you healthy and in turn our food relies on nutrition from soil to keep it healthy. But what happens when the soil your food is growing in is sick, when that nutrition just isn’t there? Put simply: sick soil equals sick...
Focus on Micronutrients for Healthy Eyesight
When you wake in the morning, open your eyes, and see the beautiful new day are you grateful? How would you feel if when you opened your eyes you couldn’t see the world around you? For many Americans, seeing clearly isn’t a given. Age-related macular degeneration...
Say NO to Nut Milks
The other day Jayson was scrolling through Facebook and came across something that really got his mind reeling. It was a new kitchen product called a Hurom Slow Juicer that was being used to make nut butters and non-dairy milks. Harmless, right? Well, if you haven’t...
Micronutrients for your Mitochondria!
Boost Energy and Support Longevity Eat your colorful plant foods because they are full of antioxidants! While you may have heard that antioxidants fight oxidative stress that can cause your cells to age prematurely, drive inflammation, and drive chronic disease, do...
Chillax This Holiday Season
It’s that time of year again! The holidays are a time of happiness and joy, but they can also be notoriously stressful. What if we told you that there was a way to reduce the amount of stress you feel this year? Sounds great, right? More happiness and joy – less...
Does Your Vitamin K2 Supplement Deliver What It Claims?
Osteoporosis is one of the most debilitating diseases affecting humanity today, and our longer lives and stress-filled nutrient-poor lifestyles create conditions for it to take root. This is why, after years of intense research and promoting supplements that deliver...
