Step up your baking game this holiday season with these simple and delicious substitutes. Holiday baking just got a whole lot healthier. Enjoy! Sugar Swap Sure, we all love our sweet treats over the holidays but many recipes call for an unnecessarily high amount of sugar. In many cases, you’ll find that you can cut up…
Ah, carbohydrates. Has another macronutrient ever been more vilified? Well perhaps fat, but it seems that carbohydrates are currently stealing center stage. Are carbs really as bad as some people say? Should you be eating low carb or no carbs at all? If you’re confused about carbs you’re definitely not alone. The reali…
Water is an important natural resource, a vital nutrient necessary for human survival. We lose water each day through urine, sweat, respiration, and feces making it extremely important to replenish your internal water on a daily basis. It is important to consume enough water to maintain the proper function of your orga…
There’s no shortage of bad health advice floating around. And while a little bad nutrition advice may be harmless, certain nutrition myths adopted as truth by entire populations can be downright destructive. Here are 3 nutrition myths that are still alive and kicking today. Myth #1. Saturated Fat Causes Heart Disease.…
The food we eat impacts our health in a myriad of ways. Everything from our mood to our energy levels to the look and tone of our skin is affected by our diet. The nutrients in our food are involved in the most intricate of bodily processes ranging from tissue repair to warding off infection to helping us think properl…
Emotional eating is the act of using food in hopes to bring about a change in your feelings. Whether it is to help calm your nerves before an anxious event or to soothe anger or hurt after an upsetting event, emotional eating can lead to over eating and weight gain. Over eating also increases your risk for chronic dise…
It’s patio season and this means that you’ll most likely be out enjoying cocktails and meals with your friends and family while the warmer weather is here. It can be difficult to eat out while maintaining good health as restaurants serve many food and beverage items that are laden with hidden calories. Here are my top…
Whether you made goals for 2013 or not, the fact is that most people can use motivation to stay on track with developing a healthy lifestyle. Below are my 12 tips for staying inspired and eating well for this New Year. 1. Develop motivating principles. You need to make a foundation that is meaningful to you, that you c…