The quick answer is, not ALL carbs are bad and SOME carbs have amazing health benefits. In fact, COMPLEX carbs are your friend and are essential to weight loss, strength, energy, and health! The real enemies that are sabotaging your weight loss goal are SIMPLE carbs! Complex carbohydrates and simple
“I’m strong to the finich, ’cause I eats me spinach.I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!” Grammar aside, Popeye the Sailor had it right. Spinach packs a powerful nutritional punch! You may not miraculously grow huge muscles after downing some spinach, but you will be healthier and stronger with regular consumption. Benefits
Doctors are finding that one of the best ways to reduce inflammation is with proper nutrition, the opposite of which can contribute to inflammation.Chronic inflammation occurs for many reasons, some of which are out of our control but others we can influence. Experts believe that a range of factors may
Would you knowingly eat poison? I know you wouldn’t, butif highly processed foods are a regular part of your diet, you’re doing just that!Being a fitness coach of 24 years doesn’t automatically make me a perfect eater. I love a good chocolate chip cookie or a bowl of ice cream
Summer is almost here! That could be good news or bad news depending on how you feel about wearing more revealing clothing. Long sleeves, turtlenecks, and jeans will be stored away, and out will come the shorts, swimsuits, and sleeveless shirts. If you don’t feel like you or your body
Have you been trying to lose weight but it just hasn’t happened yet? It may not totally be your fault. Here’s why. Social media “gurus” and well-meaning friends often give bad advice, sometimes flat-out lying to you. Conflicting reports in fitness magazines leave you confused and frustrated, and you don’t
February is American Heart Month and it is an excellent opportunity for us to educate people we care about how our behavior affects our heart health. Lifestyle changes have the most significant impact. Giving up smoking, eating a healthy diet, and having a regular exercise routine is essential to lowering
Sometimes, we make nutrition more complicated than it is – GMO this, gluten-free that, and organic everything blah blah blah. First, let’s start with the basics, and go from there. I believe that you are all experts on nutrition and I am going to prove it right now with three questions: What
As we’re all trying to be healthy right now, it’s a good idea to keep up and improve our healthy nutrition practices. Protein can help with repair and recovery. Colorful fruits and vegetables can provide beneficial nutrients. Eating plenty of fiber from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans/legumes can keep your
I love soups in the winter. They are comforting, can be very nutritious, and are good for multiple meals which means less cooking for you! One of my favorite soups is lentil soup. It covers all the bases! Lentils are very nutritious. They contain generous amounts of protein, slow-digesting carbohydrates,