by Dr. Bojana | December 15, 2022 | Thriving in Health and Life Blog
There has been a great deal of research and clinical interest in the gut microbiome and its relationship to our metabolism, including how it impacts our blood glucose, insulin resistance, cholesterol levels, cardiovascular risk, and many more...
by Dr. Bojana | October 28, 2022 | Thriving in Health and Life Blog
We hope you are enjoying this fall season! As Halloween is next week, and before we know it, Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays will follow, let’s talk sugar and sugar substitutes. The average American consumes over 7 tablespoons of added sugars per day. Seven...
by Dr. Bojana | October 6, 2022 | Thriving in Health and Life Blog
Did you know that 70% of the immune system is located in the gut? Yes, 70%! The immune system associated with the gut interacts with our gut bacteria and fungi, which are, in part, affected by the food that we eat, medications or supplements that we take, our stress...
by Dr. Bojana | September 28, 2022 | Thriving in Health and Life Blog
It’s apple picking season in our area, and a few weeks ago, our family went picking! After sharing our apples with friends, we still had more than we could eat, so I decided to experiment with a new recipe. I made this apple crisp with no sugar, and added walnuts for...
by Dr. Bojana | September 26, 2022 | Baked goods, Recipes
*serves 10 Ingredients *note: All (or as many as possible) of my ingredients are organic. 6-8 peeled, cored and sliced organic apples (depending on size of apples) – I used the combination of macintosh, gala red and honey crisp, because this is what was in season and...