The Salad Trap

Let’s talk about the salad trap. In an effort to lose some weight and eat healthier, you are ordering a salad instead of the burger and fries. Why is the scale not not budging?  Salads can be a very healthy option and can help decrease your total caloric intake for the day if done right …

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The Most Important Thing to Look for in a Diet Plan Which diet plan do you choose? Whole food 30, macros, keto, Optavia, ideal protein, paleo, caveman, weight watchers, Noom, Atkins, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, Pritikin, vegan, vegetarian, low carb, low fat, etc….  there are so many different diet plans and theories on how to eat it …

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Weight Loss Pitfalls

Having problems losing weight? Maybe one of these common pitfalls are to blame: Waiting too long between meals It happens all the time. You get busy and forget to eat. The next thing you know, you are famished and are ready to eat anything that is put in front of you. When we feel this …

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The best diet for you

If I had a dollar for every time, I was asked one of the following questions…. Should I go vegan? What about vegetarian? What about Paleo, Mediterranean, Keto or low fat diets? Which is the best diet plan for weight loss? Have you heard about the ____ diet? My answer is always the same….. any …

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Diet and Depression

Is there a link your between your diet and depression? According to the CDC, since August of 2020, due to the pandemic, the percentage of adults with symptoms of a depression rose from 36.4% to 41.5%.   Depression symptoms can be associated not consuming enough of the following:  B-vitamins: This group of vitamins are needed for …

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Anti-Inflammatory Foods

A healthy lifestyle begins with a healthy diet. Living an unhealthy lifestyle will eventually catch up with you and the more stress that is put on your body, from both external and internal sources, the more lifestyle changes will need to occur for optimal wellness. All these stressors cause inflammation in our body. The more …

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New Year, New You!

January… The month we all decide to change something about ourselves that we think need correcting. This is the month when we all focus on setting these elaborate goals for the upcoming year. Well this year I decided my goal was to go vegan for the month of January. For one month I will not …

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