Is food an inconvenience? - more of a nuisance you have to force yourself to deal with? Or Does food control you? – more of a master you have no choice but to follow? Or Has food become such a topic of confusion that you are losing more motivation than you are...
What’s Wrong with Dieting?
The list is endless on the dieting plans you could try! Their popularity usually peaks and wanes over time when the next new diet comes on the market. Each diet has its central concept or premise to why it works (especially for weight loss). ...
Eureka! Holiday D.R.E.S.S Tips- DIET
We all know how difficult it can be during the holidays to eat healthy when there is an event filled with yummy treats almost every week! Keeping the momentum going through the holiday season doesn’t have to end or your progress or doesn’t have to stall just because...
Good Mood Food
By: Nicki Strovinskas, RDN Being in a “good mood” could be related to more than just a current feeling. Did you know that the state of your digestive tract could actually have an impact on your emotional/mental health? Being deficient in certain nutrients, blood sugar...
Not So Sweet
By Nicki Strovinskas, RDN Now that the holidays are behind us, we are looking forward to a new year filled with healthier habits. One of the easiest habits we can start is reducing our sugar intake. Excess sugar can be hidden in almost every processed food item and...
Whole Food for the Whole Person – 10 Holistic Distinctives
Holistic. What does that mean when attached to nutrition? Whole food? Yes.Whole person? Yes.Wholeness? Yes. Here’s the “professional” definition: "The philosophy that health is a complex interplay of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of one's being....
Three Core Concepts for Nutritional Truth
What should we be eating? This is no longer a simple question. But it should be. A Google search will reveal as many different food pyramids as there are calories in a Big Mac!“For every bunch of nutritional studies telling you that a particular food or nutrient is...