Kelsey Beaumaster

In our daily lives, we are exposed to countless environmental toxins, pollutants, and even naturally occurring substances, such as heavy metals, that can harm our bodies over time. Fortunately, our bodies have a system in place to deal with these harmful agents – detoxification. Detoxification is a vital process that…

I have not always lived the healthy lifestyle I choose to now live. After going down the integrative health path, I learned so much that my mind was blown.  Why hadn’t I learned about this sooner?!  I thought I was up to date on what was “healthy.”  My views on…

Estrogen dominance is a recent buzz-word thrown around in the functional medicine world. What does it actually mean?  Estrogen dominance means two things:  either the woman has progesterone levels that have tanked or she has normal levels of progesterone but too much estrogen in relation to progesterone. The symptoms of…

I would like to take a moment and talk about my overseas travels to the Middle East. This was the first overseas trip I took since I have created healthier habits for myself – I think I’m a little high maintenance now when it comes to my health! I loved…

Magnesium.  If you are like 75 percent of Americans, you are deficient in it. The SAD diet, or Standard American Diet, yields a lack of magnesium and many other important nutrients.  In addition,  pharmaceutical medications such as proton-pump inhibitors, corticosteroids, birth control, diuretics, and others can deplete magnesium levels.  Gut…