First of all, a warm welcome to all new members on the platform! In this section, you will find additional tips you can use to improve your health! Today I want to share with you easy tips on how to choose the best bottle of olive oil in your supermarket. We all know that olive oil has great health benefits. 👉But not all olive oil is created equally! So first of all, what nutrients are in olive oil that make it so healthy? Oleic acid (a Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acid or MUFA for short) A lot of polyphenols (A group of antioxidants) Vitamin E. But...

I’m telling you. This combo is powerful at stopping a urinary tract infection from brewing into something more serious that requires antibiotics.With travel and the stress of the launch of B Better, combined with a lack of hydration (I haven’t been carrying around a water bottle), my immune system for sure took a hit and allowed a brewing infection.I brought all of my “first aid” supplements with me on this trip, but I did not expect a brewing UTI… haven’t had one since my 20s. So what did I do? I researched health food companies in my area and called...

As gross or taboo as it may seem, poop, stool, #2, or whatever you like to call it, is an essential part of our physiology. We all do it (hopefully), and it provides a significant amount of information about our gut health, and therefore our overall health.⁣⁣⁣⁣ So step 1, start looking! Ask your kids to look too; and to tell you if it’s not brown.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Step 2. Know the warning signs.⁣⁣⁣⁣⚠️ ❤️Black and bright red could indicate internal bleeding, so do seek medical attention. But there are some other less scary reasons for it:⁣⁣⁣⁣•large amounts of black...

If you haven’t heard of SIBO, it stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. It’s basically bacteria in the wrong place. ‍♀️ If given the opportunity, bacteria from the large intestine can creep up into the small intestine and ferment the simple sugars and starches from food causing bloating, belching, gas, abdominal pain, cramping, constipation and diarrhea. Treatment typically involves natural anti-microbials and/or antibiotics like Rifaximin but unfortunately the rate of recurrence is oh-so common because SIBO is just a symptom, not the root...

Hi B-better family! Let’s help you understand your cholesterol labs today! Everyone knows at least something about cholesterol. Either through a brief meeting with your doctor who gave you back your results, through the scary headlines in newspapers or through one of the thousands of blogs you can find on the internet. If your health goal is preventing heart disease or longevity this is for you! A little apology: what was meant as a short ‘tip’ became a compact guide. But most of us at some point in our life will measure cholesterol, so I felt this was an...

Unfortunately, accidents happen. Broken bones happen. So I wanted to share the following protocol adapted from Chris Kresser which provides specific nutrients to help speed up the bone healing process. Dosages are for adults, but it can be adjusted for children as well. A combination of supplements and food therapy options can also be used which I share below: 10 grams of citrulline a day, divided evenly across meals, taken before the meal. This helps generate nitric oxide, which helps deliver more blood carrying the other nutrients to the site of healing. 1500 mg of calcium from...

If the fatty acid course inspired you to add more Omega 3’s from fish to your diet, then these tips can help you on your way! But first a summary. Meet the members of the omega 3 family: EPA & DHA Or Eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA)… Who names these things right? But the complicated names come from old greek numbers telling what the molecules look like. Eicosa & Penta in EPA stands for 20 and 5. 20 meaning the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. The second number, 5 tells you how many double-bounds between the carbon atoms there...

The best source of probiotics is still fermented foods like for example yoghurts or fermented foods. But what if your microbiome needs some targeted love? This 2018 meta-analysis (just click here!) sorted out the evidence for some strains that can help restore the microbiome in certain diseases. They categorized them into strong, moderate & weak evidence. I left out the weak evidence, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try or it doesn’t work for you! We may know way more about the microbiome than we used to, but it still is a mysterious place! Here is a summary...

Being low on iron is no joke! A deficiency can make you tired, pale and more importantly, it can make you doubt yourself because… … a deficiency can feel like a mental problem! I know a few of you here are dealing with low levels of iron. But if you feel like ‘hey, that could be me!’, check the signs & symptoms of iron deficiency(click here).  To give you some extra support I would like to share with you a few tips I found in a 2020 review in the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. But a few reminders first: How much iron do we actually need? Men...

Today’s tip is an addition to last week’s Q&A (if you missed the Q&A, you can watch the recording here!). In this Q&A @biancachalfoun  asked Bernadette for tips on how to deal with acne. Do you want to choose the best remedies that work together? The secret is in understanding how acne works first. Here is a simplified explanation and some tips on how to choose remedies that work in synergy. What causes acne? The perfect storm for acne has 4 steps. Here they are described in a simplified way: Step 1: Acne always starts with oil...