Mar 23, 2021
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 this to how we were designed to eat. What do people mean when they say...
Mar 23, 2021
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 as if you were a failure every time a new diet stopped working and...
Mar 23, 2021
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 true that endocrine or hormonal imbalances of individual systems can...
Mar 23, 2021
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 kcal per gram. The two sources through which we can obtain protein...
Mar 23, 2021
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 mindfulness. The definition of mindfulness is “paying attention in a...
Mar 23, 2021
Sugar Substitutes If you are trying to reduce sugar and overall calories in your diet, it’s possible you are using, or have at least, contemplated the use of products marketed as ‘sugar free’ or ‘reduced sugars’, using various artificial sweeteners and/or sugar...
