Unless your food is a WHOLE food which requires no processing or ingredient label, we need to be smart about our labels. Whole foods are our vegetables and fruits we find in the produce section and then there is everything else. As much as we would like to have a diet 100% whole foods, let’s be honest, we are people always on the go and convenience is sometimes our goal. I wanted to comprise a list of ingredients that are big red flags that most people are not aware of hiding in our foods.

My new year’s resolutions have always been a struggle at times especially when they are too vague, too long term, or more importantly when I am trying to achieve them alone or without support. This is where naturopathic medicine can be that piece of the puzzle that gets you from goal failures to goal successes.

So now that you have read about what mucus really is and the things to avoid, let’s talk about the things we can and should do during the winter season! Here are some things to eat to help ward off mucus and illnesses.

Do you get the sniffles a lot this time of year? Wake up all stuffed up and cannot breathe in the mornings? Well, there is a good reason for that and it all comes down to our bodies response to the cold air the winter season brings. Let’s talk about mucus and snot for a bit.