Your changes are sustainable Sustainability is the most important thing to consider when you are starting anything new. Ask yourself – Is this something I will do forever? If the answer is “No way” or “I don’t know…” than maybe the change is too big and you should start with…
5 Healthy Hacks to Keep Your Nutrition on Point If there is one thing that always seems to sabotage our healthy eating, it’s time! Yes, everything goes great when we can make nutrition our number 1 priority, but what happens when life gets in the way? Here are a few…
High Protein Breakfast Ideas Is breakfast really that important? The short answer is, yes! Breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day. In fact, some of your cravings at night can be linked back to what you ate when you first woke up. There was a small study…
Eating seasonally is very en vogue in the nutrition world. However, as with most positive nutrition trends, it mirrors what both humans and nature have been doing for years. Quite simply, eating seasonally is building your meals around what is grown and naturally available to your local area throughout the…
Fall is my absolute favorite time of year, with cool, crisp days and cozy nights. However, when it comes to healthy eating, fall does present some challenges – the biggest being time. Our days become jam packed and the time change can make motivation at night tough - not to…
As with many foods, milk has undergone an extreme love-hate relationship in the health community. It has swung from being a necessary part of everyday life (remember the ‘Got Milk?’ slogan?) to a potential risk to your health. (The China Study). As with most things, the truth is somewhere in…
Remember when salt was just salt? It was super fine, it came in a blue cylinder and was something to which you gave zero thought. Now, there seems to be a ton of variety and it can be confusing. However, if you know the difference between a few of the…
Kombucha tea is a sour tasting drink made from black tea, sugar, bacteria and yeast. Although it has been around for centuries in various different cultures, it has recently been embraced by the health and wellness industry and spiked in popularity. The main reason is that there are many health…
Over the past few years, coconut oil has reached mythical status. Claimed benefits have ranged from improvements to heart health to better hair and nails, to living indefinitely! Is coconut oil all it’s cracked up to be? Let’s learn more about it so we can separate fact from fiction. What…
Breakfast cereals are a quick, easy and sometimes inexpensive way to get your day started. However, if you don’t pay attention, they can be packed with sugar and trigger a day full of sugar and carb cravings. So how do you tell between types of cereal that will either fuel…