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Here’s why you crave certain foods (and it’s not what you think)

October 23, 2023

We’ve all been there. Standing in front of the fridge, shoving the baby carrots aside, and reaching for the cheesecake instead. You’ve heard if you’re really hungry you’ll eat those carrots—or an apple—but the pull that cheesecake has on you . . .? It’s hard to resist that craving. So hard. If food cravings are…

WHY YOU SHOULD EAT BEETS

August 31, 2023

Add this one food to your diet for better health.

All About Digestive Enzymes

April 5, 2023

Digestive Enzymes 101

How Much Protein is Enough?

February 23, 2023

Protein Protein is not just for great skin, hair, and nails; it’s critical for health. Without it, you wouldn’t be able to repair damage, digest food, fight infections, build muscle and bone, create hormones, and even think and have good moods. Higher protein diets can help fight high blood pressure, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Not to…

Simple tips to improve your health and save the planet

January 5, 2023

In part 1 and 2 we learned which foods have a more healthful and sustainable impact on us and the environment (hint: plants), the second most important thing you can do is to reduce the amount of food wasted. Food waste is food that is grown, raised, caught, or harvested, but never eaten.[21] Halving global…

How to get healthy digestion and lose weight

November 10, 2022

We’ve all seen the commercials promoting how fiber will keep you “regular.” But fiber does so much more than that! Fiber is a type of carbohydrate, and it is unique in its composition because our bodies cannot digest it. Which means that it moves through our body without being broken down into sugar the way…

Simple Trick Too Not Over Eat

October 14, 2022

Many people experience hunger as starving or stuffed. It is important to learn to navigate the middle ground between hungry and full if you want to lose and maintain weight loss. The 80% full rule encourages people to stop eating before they feel full but are no longer hungry. Or in other words, it’s about…

Raw vs. cooked: Which is healthier?

August 9, 2022

Find out how to get more nutrition from your food with these easy tips

Exercise benefits that don’t include weight loss

June 18, 2022

Exercise is about honoring your body When people embark on a weight loss journey, there are two main areas they turn their attention towards –> diet and exercise. Diet is a much bigger factor to weight loss than exercise though. Exercising alone to lose weight is a slow process and it rarely works without the…

Bloating-that oh so uncomfortable feeling

April 12, 2022

How can we figure out what’s causing it? Perhaps you already have some wise de-bloating habits like avoiding foods you know give you gas. But that’s not completely solving the problem. I have five more things you can try to help get to the bottom of your bloating, naturally. And I have a stomach soothing…

What do nutrition, health and environment have in common?

March 1, 2022

Sustainable food! According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a sustainable diet is healthy, has a low environmental impact, is affordable, and is culturally acceptable.[10] But this may leave you wondering how to choose the most environmentally friendly foods? What dietary patterns are the most sustainable and the healthiest? You may have heard…

MIND your Brain

January 26, 2022

The Mediterranean diet gets a lot of attention as one of the healthiest eating patterns. You may remember a recent post I wrote about the Mediterranean Diet as one of the “Best Diet’s of 2021”  The Mediterranean Diet held the top ranking spot because of its  “harmonic combination” of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.” Well, here’s…

What in the world is Ashwagandha?

January 20, 2022

What in the world is Ashwagandha? I am glad you asked. 😊 Ashwagandha is a shrub that is native to India and western Asia. It has been used as a main ingredient in ancient medicine since as early as 6,000 BC and features prominently in Ayurvedic medicine. Ashwagandha is considered an adaptogenic herb. True to…

Is there an “Ideal” diet to achieve perfect health?

December 17, 2021

This past summer Forbes came out  with it’s “Best Diets of 2021” list. (See the full list here: https://www.forbes.com/health/body/best-diets/) The Mediterranean Diet held the top ranking spot because of its “ “harmonic combination” of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.” And the Flexitarian Diet, aka the “semi-vegetarian” diet, came in at number two. A flexitarian diet is for…

Get the facts on milk alternatives

November 30, 2021

Have you tried oat milk? Although it has been around for quite some time, oat milk has recently gained more popularity as a dairy-free milk alternative. Oat milk is marketed as being beneficial for weight loss. But there is a little more to the story… While oat milk is a great source of fiber, can…