Nutrition
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | FOOD AS A COPING MECHANISM
A coping mechanism is any thought process or pattern of behavior that acts to alleviate the effects of a stressful situation. There are both positive and negative ways to do so. Unhealthy eating is...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | NEGATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATORS
What we think and feel about ourselves, others, and the world has a significant impact on our expectations of outcomes in any given situation: positive or negative. This, in turn, directly affects...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | OVERVIEW
What Is Emotional Stress? In 1936, Hans Selye first defined the phrase, “stress” as it’s used today as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change”. Since then, the definition...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | PREDISPOSITIONS FOR EATING DISORDERS
Because food is so integral to our survival, there are subconscious and conscious drives that control our thoughts and actions towards food. Those behaviors are influenced by the interactions...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
Psychology is the study of our mental life and how it interacts with the world around us, including the social realm and its dynamics. Furthermore, this has a significant effect on our relationship...
EPIGENETICS | OVERVIEW
It has long been thought that the expression of our genes is primarily predetermined. However, the more we study the human body and its processes, the more we learn about how our environment and...
EMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | SELF-AWARENESS AND NUTRITION
Most of us know the general guidelines for healthy eating: getting enough vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean meats, and healthy fats. But why do we struggle with maintaining a balanced diet?...
GUT HEALTH | DIGESTION AND THE GASTRIC EMPTYING CYCLE
Digestion and the Gastric Emptying Cycle Understanding your digestive, absorptive and metabolic systems, makes intuitive eating and dietary balance much easier to work towards. Digestion:...
GUT HEALTH | FOOD ALLERGY, SENSITIVITY, INTOLERANCE, AND DISEASE
The difference between food allergy, sensitivity/intolerance and disease A food allergy, food intolerance and GI specific disease can all have similar signs and symptoms, making it important to...
GUT HEALTH | GENETIC FACTORS
Genetic Factors It is now known that the human microbiome has a significant impact on health and is related to many disorders. This then begs the question; what determines microbiome composition?...
GUT HEALTH | NUTRIENT PRESCRIPTION FOR OPTIMAL GUT FORMATION THROUGH FOOD
Nutrient Prescription for Optimal Gut Formation Through Food Knowing the important link between gut health and your overall health and wellness, means that we can make educated decisions on how to...
GUT HEALTH | OVERVIEW
Overview: Gut Health: Functionality & Context Hippocrates said, “all disease begins in the gut.” We are only more recently finding out through research, just how right he was. Your gut is much...
GUT HEALTH | THE MICROBIOME
The Microbiome The microbiome is an ever-changing world within the human body and it’s balance plays an important role in health and immunity. The microbiome defined: A microbe in a living...
GUT HEALTH | WHAT IS A “LEAKY GUT”?
What is “Leaky Gut”: Contributing Factors Is a leaky gut the cause or an effect of GI distress issues? The relationship between “leaky gut” and other GI distress factors is still unclear, but we do...
METABOLIC EXPRESSION AND EXERCISE | EXERCISE INTENSITY AND NUTRIENT NEED
There are metabolic differences between sedentary and trained individuals; therefore, it is important to know where you fall and feed your goals accordingly. Energy Needs &...
METABOLIC EXPRESSION AND EXERCISE | OVERVIEW
Overview: Metabolic Expression & Exercise Understand your metabolism so that you can start taking control of it. Metabolism in Review: Metabolism is a term that is used to refer to a collection...
METABOLIC EXPRESSION AND EXERCISE | GLYCOLYSIS
Glycolysis It’s not magic, it's scientific! A look at how our body turns the food we eat into usable energy. Glycolysis Overview: Glycolysis is the first part of the process called cellular...
METABOLIC EXPRESSION AND EXERCISE | PRE- AND POST-EXERCISE NUTRITION
Pre & Post Exercise Nutrition Fuel your activity to reach your goals! Increased needs w/increased physical activity: As we began to discuss last week, increased physical activity, whether...
METABOLIC EXPRESSION AND EXERCISE | PROTEIN OXIDATION AND OVERTRAINING
Protein Oxidation and Over training The nature of exercise is to break the body down, so it can build itself back up stronger than before. But there is such a thing as too much training, which can...
METABOLISM | CARBOHYDRATES
Carbohydrates Statement: “Stay Energized! – Make sure you’re fueling for your day” Facets of Carbohydrates Eat carbohydrates! Stay away from carbohydrates! Dance around carbohydrates! It...
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