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  • How to Choose the Healthiest Eggs: Pasture-Raised Eggs, Free-Range, Cage-Free, and More
    environmental health & nontoxic living, Integrative Health Guides, nutrition & food
    How to Choose the Healthiest Eggs: Pasture-Raised Eggs, Free-Range, Cage-Free, and More
    Not all eggs are created equal. Similar to how a fetus is affected by the health and diet of its mother, the health and diet of a hen very much affects the quality of her eggs. If you're an egg eater, you'll agree that all the terms on egg cartons are confusing— how do you tell if you’re buying high- or low-quality eggs? We investigated to figure out which terms really affect our health— and which are totally nonsense. We also talked to Mark Kastel, the co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, a farm policy research group, for the inside info on why hen health affects our health. Here’s our WellBe education on eggs. Ready? Go.
  • Dr. Jonathan Aviv on How to Prevent Acid Reflux Naturally
    autoimmune-inflammation, cancer, gut health & microbiome, integrative & functional medicine, Interviews with Wellness Experts, nutrition & food, symptoms & conditions
    Dr. Jonathan Aviv on How to Prevent Acid Reflux Naturally
    Dr. Jonathan Aviv spoke with WellBe about acid reflux, esophageal cancer, GERD — and how to heal from them with an anti-inflammatory diet.
  • What’s the Healthiest Bottled Water? How to Spot the Best Bottled Water Brands
    environmental health & nontoxic living, Integrative Health Guides, nutrition & food
    What’s the Healthiest Bottled Water? How to Spot the Best Bottled Water Brands
    Alkaline, mineral, reverse osmosis — there are a lot of different kinds of water out there. In our guide, we break down what each kind of water means for your health.
  • Holistic OB-GYN Dr. Anna Cabeca on Natural Fertility, Pregnancy, Menopause, and More
    Interviews with Wellness Experts, pregnancy & fertility, women's health & hormones
    Holistic OB-GYN Dr. Anna Cabeca on Natural Fertility, Pregnancy, Menopause, and More
    In a woman’s life, most of her most important and transformative moments revolve around her reproductive life cycle: getting her period, getting pregnant, delivering a baby, going through menopause. Yet many women have very little understanding of how these processes work, and most doctors aren’t interested in helping women optimize them to live their healthiest, fullest lives. Holistic OB/GYN Dr. Anna Cabeca wants to change that. Dr. Cabeca is a triple board-certified doctor, bestselling author of Keto Green 16 and The Hormone Fix, an expert on women’s health and functional medicine, and a mother who has her own powerful story to share. Read on to learn about the best natural fertility practices (including how she learned the connection between stress and fertility), how to have a natural pregnancy in a hospital setting, and much more.
  • What’s A Thermography Scan? Tammy Kohlschmidt Explains Infrared Thermography
    cancer, integrative & functional medicine, Interviews with Wellness Experts, women's health & hormones
    What’s A Thermography Scan? Tammy Kohlschmidt Explains Infrared Thermography
    Thermography, or digital infrared thermal imaging, is a screening method which catches dysfunctions before they becomes symptoms, Tammy Kohlschmidt, a certified clinical thermographer at Thermography for Health New York in New York City, tells WellBe. By taking images that show body temperature and blood flow and looking for abnormal variations, clinicians can help screen for disease. Though thermography and mammograms are both assessment tools (meaning they’re not diagnostic), thermography is not a replacement for mammograms and shouldn’t be solely used to diagnose breast cancer, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
  • The WellBe Organic Salon Guide: How to Find Non-Toxic Hair Dye and Protect Yourself from Harmful Chemicals at the Salon
    cancer, environmental health & nontoxic living, Integrative Health Guides, skin & beauty, women's health & hormones
    The WellBe Organic Salon Guide: How to Find Non-Toxic Hair Dye and Protect Yourself from Harmful Chemicals at the Salon
    Over 75% of American women color their hair — but how many of them know about the harmful color in those hair dyes? In the WellBe Guide to organic hair salons and natural hair color, we look at the risks of coloring your hair, and how to do it safely.

    • Latest WellBe Articles

    Dr. Kasey Holland on EBV Reactivation Symptoms and How EBV Triggers Autoimmune Disease
    Dr. Kasey Holland on EBV Reactivation Symptoms and How EBV Triggers Autoimmune Disease
    When Dr. Kasey Holland was in naturopathic medical school, she was experiencing a cluster of mysterious and sometimes debilitating symptoms, and didn’t know what they were, despite the fact that the answer was staring her right in the face (Literally! She was busy diagnosing patients with the very thing she had! ). When she eventually figured out that she had reactivated EBV, and then healed herself, she decided to make this complex virus her specialty. Read on to learn Dr. Holland’s insights on EBV reactivation symptoms, the best EBV treatment, how EBV might explain what triggers autoimmune disease, and much more.
    Dr. Jess Peatross On the Challenges of Testing for Mold Toxicity
    Dr. Jess Peatross On the Challenges of Testing for Mold Toxicity
    Dr. Jess Peatross — aka Dr. Jess — was working at a hospital in Portland, Oregon when she began to have inklings that something wasn’t right with the conventional medical system. She saw her colleagues using a cookie-cutter approach for every problem and sending patients away with laundry lists of prescriptions, and she knew there must be a better way. She left her job in the hospital and launched her own practice, where she now focuses primarily on stealth infections and environmental toxicity, in particular mold. Read on to learn her advice on professional mold testing, why it’s so difficult to do accurate testing for mold toxicity, and more.
    What’s the Deal with Unhealthy Fats vs. Healthy Fats?
    What’s the Deal with Unhealthy Fats vs. Healthy Fats?
    If you’re over 30 years old, you likely remember the “low-fat” craze of the 90s. Fats were vilified, and consumers snapped up fat-free and low-fat products (which were chock full of sugars, processed ingredients, and chemicals, btw). In more recent years, we’ve come to learn that fats aren’t evil — in fact, they’re essential to the healthy function of your body. The important thing is to eat the right types of fat, which can be a bit confusing to figure out. We’ve got you covered with this brand new guide to fats. Read on to learn the difference between healthy fats and unhealthy fats, examples of healthy fats to use, the best cooking oils and worst cooking oils for your health, and more.
    What’s the Difference Between a Food Allergy vs Food Intolerance? Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Explains
    What’s the Difference Between a Food Allergy vs Food Intolerance? Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Explains
    It’s not often we have repeat interviewees here at WellBe, but sometimes a person just has too much valuable expertise to unpack in one interview. One of those people is Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (aka Dr. B). Dr B is a double board-certified physician, gut health expert, and author of Fiber Fueled and the brand new Fiber Fueled Cookbook, which he describes as “the ‘how’ of gut health.” While Dr. B’s first WellBe interview focused on the importance of fiber and dietary diversity, this one is all about the causes of food intolerance. Read on to learn the difference between a food allergy vs food intolerance, the most common food intolerances, and much more. 
    How to Identify a Food Sensitivity with a Food Elimination Diet
    How to Identify a Food Sensitivity with a Food Elimination Diet
    As we say often here at WellBe, the things you choose to put in your mouth have a bigger impact on your health than anything else. So if you’re experiencing mysterious symptoms or chronic issues and can’t figure out why, a food sensitivity could be the culprit. Of course, we all eat a huge variety of different foods each day, so figuring out the source of your symptoms can be tricky. Enter: elimination diets. Read on to learn the benefits of a food elimination diet, best practices for how to do an elimination diet, and even a basic template for your own elimination diet plan. 
    Certified Lactation Consultant Andrea Syms-Brown on Why to Do Natural Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding vs Pumping, and More
    Certified Lactation Consultant Andrea Syms-Brown on Why to Do Natural Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding vs Pumping, and More
    Despite the fact that breastfeeding is a natural process, many women struggle in their efforts to achieve natural breastfeeding. That’s where a certified lactation consultant can be a lifesaver (sometimes literally). Adrienne spoke with Andrea Syms-Brown, an international board-certified lactation consultant, founder of Baby in the Family, and the women who “saved” Adrienne on her own breastfeeding journey. Read on to learn about why natural breastfeeding can be so difficult for women, how to think about breastfeeding vs pumping, the importance of proper positioning, and much more.