Kathie Madonna Swift
Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, EBQ, is an author, teacher, and clinical nutritionist with a special interest in digestive disorders, chronic pain conditions, and brain health. She is the cofounder of the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy, an online program for healthcare professionals, and directs the Center for Mind Body Medicine’s highly acclaimed Food As Medicine program. Kathie also pioneered innovative nutrition programs at Canyon Ranch Health Resorts, Kripalu, and the UltraWellness Center and continues to consult at all three organizations today. She is author of The Swift Diet: Four Weeks to Mend the Belly, Lose the Weight, and Get Rid of the Bloat, and coauthor of The Inside Tract: Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health.
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Resources
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Digestive Health and Spirituality
What You Believe and How You Digest May Go Hand in Hand In this excerpt from their book, The Inside Tract: Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health,...
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The Healing Power of Food: Lessening FODMAPs Load May Spell IBS Relief
Kripalu Nutritionist Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RD, LDN, shares her wisdom on all things food-related in this series focusing on nutrition and healthy...
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Food in the Raw
Including some raw-plant foods in your daily diet gives you a naturally nutrient-rich boost to better health. Here are five swift tips to increase your...
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Six Tips for Eating Clean Without Going Overboard
A diet filled with clean, nutrient-dense, whole foods seems like the way to go, individually and globally. But an enthusiastic backlash has been lobbed at clean eating and those who promote it.
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Detox: What It Is and Why to Do It
Cheryl Kain, guest blogger When I set out to learn more about detox, the first thing I discovered was that I had some outdated ideas, based on college days...
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Nutritional Health: What We Eat and How We Eat
Not only what we eat, but how we eat, plays a big role in nutritional health.
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How Our Gut Health Affects Every Aspect of Our Lives
Because the gut is connected to all of the body’s systems, gut issues not only affect digestion, but can also affect many other aspects of our health.
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Gluten and Your Gut
Even if you don't have celiac disease or a full-blown wheat or gluten allergy, you can still have a reaction to eating gluten.
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The Care and Feeding of Your Brain
In recent years, research has uncovered a powerful brain-belly connection. We can use food to balance brain function and restore resiliency.
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Kale, Chocolate, and the Art of Mindful Eating
If we can be more mindful, it creates a different internal environment, and can help us gain more from the digestion and absorption of our food.
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Kripalu Perspectives: Integrative Nutrition with Kathie Madonna Swift
Kathie Madonna Swift discusses how nutrition can influence our genetic makeup, the ways food affects mood, and the satisfaction that comes from cooking at home. She also shares some ideas for quick, healthful meals that are low on prep time but high in flavor.
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Five Tips for Easy Home Cooking
If you’re really interested in eating well, you need to make cooking a priority, says nutritionist and dietician Kathie Madonna Swift.
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How to Use Food as Medicine
Dr. James S. Gordon, MD, director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, helped create the Food As Medicine approach some 20 years ago for medical students.
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