Mar 23, 2021
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 brain function. The form of omega 3’s one obtains from eating plant-based...
Mar 23, 2021
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 of how much food, or energy, is required to maintain basic body...
Mar 23, 2021
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. The procedures that these products go through differ greatly from...
Mar 23, 2021
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 handout and it should be considered its own food group. Water, being the...
Mar 23, 2021
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 health. Consider these 5 things you can start doing today. 1). Get enough...
Mar 23, 2021
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 know that our physical environment – meaning a donut or...
