Registered dietitians are a wealth of knowledge and can help you establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle. We honestly think (and yes we are completely biased) that everyone should work with a registered dietitian on a regular basis, but we understand that logistics can make that challenging. We now have a solution for you! Work with…
Checking in with Adri on Week 3 of her journey back to health… Workouts. Alicia’s starting to catch on to my BS. I’m a big, annoying whiner when it comes to working out – I’ll do it, but I think that it subconsciously amuses me to be over-the-top about it: “Mommy whyyyyy!” and “Help me…
Yup, you read the title of this post correctly. Be Contagious! No, I’m not encouraging you to go around and wipe your running nose on your friends, but I am encouraging you to be healthy and in turn, be contagious. Healthy is contagious. Have you ever noticed that if you are out for dinner with…
I just realized I missed National Wear Red Day since it was last Friday the 4th! For those of you not familiar with the movement, the Go Red for Women movement was started by the American Heart Association in 2004 after nearly 500,000 US women died secondary to cardiovascular disease. Up until this movement, many…
The health benefits of vegetables are indisputable, but even so most of us have a hard time incorporating the recommended 3-5 daily servings. A serving size of vegetables is roughly a 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables or 1 cup of raw salad vegetables. If you are one who struggles with getting your daily dose here…
What the heck is a “super food”? After seeing this claim plastered all over food labels recently, I decided to delve a little further and look into what a super food actually is. And no, these foods unfortunately don’t wear spandex and large letters on their chests. Turns out “super food” is somewhat of a made…
How many times have you heard someone say “I have a major sweet tooth”? Or maybe you say the phrase frequently yourself. Truth is refined sugar does actually have addictive properties which causes you to feel withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Refined sugar is sugar that has been extracted, processed and added as an additional ingredient.…
Antioxidants are substances that our bodies use to slow oxidative damage to our bodies. Basically when our cells use oxygen, which is all day-every day, they naturally produce oxidants or free radicals (think of them as by-products). Just as oxidation causes rust and breaks down metals, oxidants in the body cause the cells to breakdown.…
Last day of recommendations for staying hydrated (I promise)… So after reading the last post about how much water you actually need, are you saying to yourself “How on earth can anyone drink that much water in one day?” Good, because I am too! Here are some tips on how to get enough water: Get…
Countless studies have been done about how much water should be consumed daily and unfortunately these studies have produced varying results. The only consensus at this point is that everyone’s needs are different based on several factors including how much you exercise and how active you are, the environment you live in, any illnesses or…
