Convenience vs. Cost: The Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods
In today’s fast-paced society, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become a dietary staple for many. From frozen dinners and packaged snacks to instant noodles and sugary beverages, these foods offer convenience and affordability. However, growing research suggests that...
Convenience vs. Cost: The Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods
In today’s fast-paced society, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become a dietary staple for many. From frozen dinners and packaged snacks to instant noodles and sugary beverages, these foods offer convenience and affordability. However, growing research suggests that...
The Importance of Metabolic Testing
Customization is the key to hitting your health and wellness goals. Nutritional plans need to be created to address a client's specific needs....
Heart Healthy Recipe Substitutions & Modifications
The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fat intake to less than 5-6% of your total calories. Saturated fats are typically...
Essentials to a Heart Healthy Diet
It has been well documented that a Mediterranean Diet (MD) can have resounding effects on lowering cardiovascular risks. In fact, a systematic...
What 100 Calories Actually Looks Like
Are you wondering how much food you can get for only 100 calories? Believe it or not, you can actually get quite a bit of food with just 100...
Tips for a Heart Healthy Diet
Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women and almost all ethnic groups in the United States?1 It beats cancer...
Forget the Fads – Nutrition Counseling for Healthy Weight Management
Have you or someone you know ever tried a fad diet? Chances are, most people can answer yes. The prevalence of different diet fads continues to...
Sugar cravings: What causes them and how to fight them
People often express concerns about sugar cravings and how to eliminate them to achieve healthier eating habits. Diets high in sugar have been shown...
Healthy Halloween Tips!
Healthy Halloween Tips! Ready or not, Halloween will be here soon! There are few holidays that kids look forward to as much as Halloween....
Save Time and Money with Meal Planning
Remember the days when we didn’t have cell phones to direct us from point A to point B? It wasn’t too long ago that we had to print out instructions...
Alcohol Effects on Nutrition
Alcohol is a tonic and a poison. How often and how much you drink determines which it is. For example, moderate drinking (one drink per day for...
Artificial Sweeteners: The good, bad and ugly
The prevalence of non-nutritive (artificial) sweeteners added to commonly consumed foods and beverages is on the rise. Artificial sweeteners are...
Branched Chain Amino Acids in our Diets
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are three of the essential amino acids that cannot be made by our bodies and must be obtained through diet or...