Nutrition experts for all your nutrition needs
Nutrition experts for all your nutrition needs
A question we often hear is “How can I lose weight without starving myself?” The truth is, going hungry is not a safe, healthy, or effective means to shed extra pounds. In fact, 90% of our patients lose weight by eating MORE. Your body is an incredibly smart, sophisticated organism that constantly adapts to ensure …
Over the years, what we are told about dietary fat varies from year to year. Fat is good for you, fat is bad for you. Buy foods that are fat-free; no, buy low-fat; actually, we want to consume foods that are full-fat… what is accurate?! What are the benefits of dietary fat? Most importantly, what …
What’s the deal with inflammation? Reducing inflammation has always been a hot topic in the wellness world! Our bodies have natural mechanisms in place that promote healing and the fighting off of infections – inflammation is one of these mechanisms. Infections causing inflammation inside of our bodies could be from wounds, germs, or allergens. For …
Emotional eating, stress eating, and boredom eating are a big struggle that we see our clients deal with. It may have even become more common once COVID distancing and stressing came along. You may feel like this is YOUR downfall. Is it possible to end this behavior? Just a reminder: It is POSSIBLE to break …
And when we say “quick” breakfast, we mean quick! If you’re like many of our clients, you’re constantly on-the-go and really don’t have time to put breakfast together. Many times you may end up skipping a meal or purchasing a drive-thru breakfast sandwich. You may then struggle with the 4:00 crash or the nighttime hunger. …
Fiber is often a forgotten, but important nutrient. It is found in almost everything we eat. From fruits and vegetables to grains, nuts, dried beans, and peas, we eat servings from these foods daily. If you eat these foods daily, you should be getting fiber. But the problem with fiber is that we don’t eat …
If I could give one of my top tips for a healthy lifestyle, I would say to mindfully eat. Mindful eating makes eating an experience, rather than a routine. Have you ever had a time where you were eating and didn’t realize you had finished? This can happen a lot with foods like chips or …
Simple Food Swaps to Help you Reach your Health Goals Faster Did you know there are several easy and simple ways of changing up your diet right now? These things will give a bit of an edge on reaching your health goals faster. It’s simple: switch some everyday food items with something else that is …
Our heart is an amazing organ! It pumps blood and oxygen throughout the body and to other organs, such as the brain, for them to function properly. The arteries in which they travel must be clear and free from obstruction. A diet high in fat, especially saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol promotes the clogging …
This is a hot topic these days, right? We’ve been seeing and hearing about plant-based diets on social media, TV, magazines, cocktail parties, at the gym, etc. So what are the benefits of a plant-based diet? Is it really all it’s cracked up to be? This dietitian thinks that it is! Let’s jump in and …