Nutrition

Good Fats Both chia and flax have high omega 3 fatty acid content.  These essential fatty acids help maintain healthy skin and hair, benefit your cardiovascular health and contribute to healthy...

Metabolism, quite simply, is the conversion of food to energy. Metabolic rate is a measure of how much food, or fat, is converted to energy in a day. Resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the measurement...

Technically, the word ‘organic’ refers to any material that is carbon-based.  Organic foods must follow a set of standards of whatever country or state they are from in order to be labeled organic. ...

This week, we will be addressing water (our body’s most essential nutrient) and another closely related topic, electrolytes. You will see that water has its own separate section on the Fit Plate...

Support Your Immune System  with Wellness & Good Nutrition   How can you support your immune system to protect yourself this winter?   Now is the time to double down to optimize your...

Appetite and food cravings (or drink cravings) can be driven by true biological hunger or......stress, boredom, or emotional triggers, also your BRAIN chemistry can affect your cravings, and we all...

For the most part we focus on topics around food and diet. However, other factors outside of your diet could have a significant impact on weight loss and your overall health. This week, we’re going...

What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the state and act of being deliberately conscious about your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors within your surrounding. It is a state of being aware and observant...

Meal Replacement Shakes (MRS) have been around for many years and have been a part of multiple nutrition/weight loss plans.  So, you may be wondering what our take is on them.  To us, it really...

The first topic of discussion about nutrition will focus on the Industrialized diet. We’ll discuss what foods are included and why foods are marketed and produced in this way. Then, we will compare...

Reject the Diet Mentality  Throw out the diet books and magazine articles that offer you false hope of losing weight quickly, easily, and permanently. Get angry at the lies that have led you to feel...

Last article, our metabolic focus was thyroid balance. This week, our focus turns to sex hormones and the negative symptoms associated with an imbalance of these hormones. Remember, although it is...

This week, we'll discuss protein sources, its different forms, where it belongs on our Fit Plate and some of its basic functions within our bodies. Protein (one of the macronutrients), provides 4...

How many tasks are you completing while you are eating?  How often are you interrupted when eating a meal or snack.  How present are you when you are actually eating? Enter into the world of...