School is starting again and families are facing changing schedules. With so much transition, excitement and stress going on it can be hard to make healthy choices for you and your family. Most families can’t even bring themselves to talk about healthy choices! (more…)
If you’re reading this blog, you know that nutrition profoundly affects your health. In fact, it seems so common-sensical that it seems hard to refute. However, it is still very rare that a mainstream medical journal addresses nutritional status in a diagnostic sense. But the tide is turning. (more…)
Keeping a food journal can help you lose weight. Twice as much weight actually. (more…)
A growing body of medical research at leading universities and government laboratories suggests that processed foods and sugary drinks (like soda, energy drinks and flavored coffees) aren’t simply unhealthy; they also hijack the brain in ways that resemble addictions to cocaine, nicotine and other drugs. (more…)
Are you 25 or older? Did you know that after you turn 25, your metabolism can slow down by 5 – 10% per decade! For the average American, that means their metabolic rate decreases by 20 – 40% over their lifetime.
This decline in metabolism is made even worse by the fact that as you age, your body requires fewer calories. This is because we are often less physically active, more sedentary and many of us suffer muscle loss as we age. (more…)
Give the gift of health!
