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3 Reasons You Need A Personalized Meal Plan
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on April 13, 2018
At Stellar Health and Wellness, our Integrative Nutrition program relies on a health app called Healthie. Healthie allows Tera Rogers, our valued Functional Nutritionist, to engage with her patients in ways that create accountability and make meeting goals easier. Here are just a few of the phenomenal features of Healthie: Allows clients to photograph meals, […]
Read MoreIntegrative Nutrition and Accountability – Making Good Decisions That Last
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on April 11, 2018
Accountability is absolutely key in successful functional nutrition. A functional nutritionist can do more for you than create meal plans, they can offer detailed support to enable you to reach each of your health and wellness goals. Accountability is critical to this process. During each visit to Stellar Health and Wellness for functional nutrition counseling, […]
Read MoreMeal Planning For Better Health This Summer
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on April 9, 2018
After the requisite indulgences of the winter season — holiday meals, cold weather comfort foods, and at least one gift basket full of hot cocoa — it’s nice to reset at the start of spring. An effective and simple way to kick-start your healthy new habits is with functional nutrition counseling and meal planning. Stellar […]
Read MoreHow Integrative Nutrition Can Change Your Life
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on April 6, 2018
Functional Nutrition can encompass several different modalities; the food and nutrition component focuses on the whole person, but it’s much more than simply eating the recommended number of fruits and vegetables each day or counting calories. Functional Nutrition aims to heal the whole person through food, vitamins, minerals, and supplements—working in tandem with the recommendations […]
Read More3 Things You Should Know About A Real Food Diet
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on April 4, 2018
Changes to our diets are some of the most significant changes we can make when our health is concerned. We strive for efficiency in our work, in our relationships and in the way we care for ourselves, which can often mean choosing food that requires little time or effort. Making the decision to eliminate or […]
Read MoreWhat Folks Are Saying About Stellar
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on April 2, 2018
As with any professional service, an honest recommendation can go pretty far. We celebrate each of our patients and as a result, we often find them celebrating us as well. These testimonials left by our honored patients may give you an idea not just of how we operate, but of how important and special our […]
Read MoreSubclinical Hypothyroidism – 3 Things You Need To Know
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on March 30, 2018
Malfunctioning thyroid symptoms are remarkably common, however, many patients that report these symptoms are told by their primary care doctors that their symptoms are “normal.” A typical test performed by a primary care physician to determine the cause of damaged thyroid glands is really nothing but an assumption about what a person’s hormone levels are […]
Read MoreWhat To Know About Ileocecal Valve Syndrome
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on March 28, 2018
Your ileocecal valve plays a key role in digestive health. This valve connects your small and large intestines and if functioning correctly, should open and close allowing small amounts of matter to pass at a time. If this valve becomes irritated it can become stuck open, closed, or alternate between the two. This can result […]
Read MoreDo You Need A Food Intolerance Evaluation?
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on March 26, 2018
As we age, it’s not uncommon to develop allergies and intolerances. Often these intolerances are improperly diagnosed or undiagnosed entirely, and the sufferer is simply resigned to accept these new bodily changes as a result of “getting older.” It may surprise many folks that they can attribute their lack of energy, their digestive discomfort, or […]
Read MoreYour Guide To Functional Nutritional Counseling
Posted by Dr. Della Parker on March 23, 2018
Each of our bodies are complex and unique, so it’s no surprise that a one size fits all approach to health and wellness simply doesn’t work. When preventative health care is concerned, having a program that is created specifically for you makes all the difference in the world. Healthy eating is the cornerstone of a […]
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