True Food Concepts

Don’t miss this podcast! Functional medicine all-stars, and Chief Science Officer, discuss the ultimate multi-tasker, melatonin.

Health professionals - are your patients using salt therapy, a 💯% natural and traditional form of immune support targeting the mucus membrane?
Just as the neti pot does for the sinus tract (nose), the Himalayan Crystal Salt Inhaler creates a salt environment in the bronchial tract (lungs) which, according to the Lung Institute, results in anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory properties, thinning and reducing the build-up of excess mucus and helping to reduce congestion and support ease of breathing.*

Not all inhalers are alike. Only Symphony Original Himalayan Crystal Salt® inhalers are:
*Hand-made of high-quality ceramic in the US using lead-free decals and coating.
*Filled with premium coarse ground Original Himalayan Crystal Salt which contains 84 trace and ultra-trace minerals.
*Refillable using a BPA-free rubber stopper with a standard refill lasting up to 18 months.

Will you be attending the IFM Hormone APM this weekend? If so, don’t miss presentations by Symphony medical team member, Dr. Wendy Warner.

Wow - my first in-person conference in years! What a treat to be with our amazing team, reconnect with old friends and make new ones. We were on a mission to spread the word - it is possible to have hormone balancing solutions which are not only 100% natural, but also proven effective by clinical research and quality guaranteed via cGMP certification.

Current situation.

To replace, or not replace? Hormones, that is.

It's a very personal question as to whether or not the net results will be positive for an individual. But, according to this Mayo Clinic publication, exercise and moderate caloric restriction are the recommended therapy for endocrine regulation -with virtually no negative side effects and nearly guaranteed health benefits.

"Hormone replacement therapy often results in either very minor benefits and/or increased risk for adverse events in the healthy aging population. Thus, for aging adults that do not have clinical indications of hormone deficiency based on careful assessment, hormone replacement therapy is not advised. Rather, probably the most effective and modifiable lifestyle factors that result in health benefits during aging are exercise and CR.

Unlike hormone replacement therapy, exercise or CR rarely result in detectable negative side effects. Additionally, besides the influence that exercise and CR have on endocrine regulation during aging, there are a variety of additional health benefits that these lifestyle modifications can provide."

Pataky MW, Young WF, Nair KS. Hormonal and Metabolic Changes of Aging and the Influence of Lifestyle Modifications. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar;96(3):788-814. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.07.033. PMID: 33673927; PMCID: PMC8020896.

I 💜 my MADE IN (as in ‘made in France’) black steel pans. They are light, and retain even high heat very well. Read more about the pans and get a discount code here.

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So thrilled to have this in my collection. ‘Six California Kitchens’ by Sally Schmidt - an instant Napa Valley classic. Tiny Chef can’t keep his mitts off it!

What’s this? What’s this? It’s Holiday Chocolate Bark - an easy to make, endlessly customizable confection.

This version has dark chocolate, white chocolate, dried cranberries and crushed candy canes. I guess someone has been very good this year!

Holiday Chocolate Bark - True Food Concepts This holiday chocolate bark is festive with dark chocolate, white chocolate, dried cranberries, and crushed candy canes. It's very easy to make and endlessly customizable.