Tag: #HealthSupport
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Why I Don’t Follow the “Foods to Avoid with _____” Lists

By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’ve ever Googled foods to avoid with autoimmune disease, you’ve probably seen the same lists over and over again: nightshades, nuts and seeds, beans, and the usual suspects, gluten and dairy. But here’s the thing, I don’t follow those lists. And I don’t recommend my clients blindly follow them…
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Does Having An Autoimmune Diagnosis Increase Your Cancer Risk?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP What Are Autoimmune Diseases? Autoimmune diseases are a collection of disorders where the immune system, responsible for protecting our bodies against infections and other threats from harmful bacteria, viruses, and parasites, mistakenly turns against healthy cells and tissues. We live in a world where our body has to…
