Nutrition

How many times have you been told "stop drinking that, it will rot your teeth!" or "its only going to make you crash in a few hours.." while holding a warm cup of coffee? I know I have and to be honest, those people might not be completely wrong. While coffee does have a few negative side effects associated with drinking its deliciously empowering drink, the positives (based on a little research) seem to outweigh the bad. Now, keep in mind coffee itself has many benefits, but the more sugar/ cre[...]

When it comes to healthy eating, there are so many routes you can go and so many people telling you what you should and should not do. Diets like Paleo, Atkins, Weight Watchers, South Beach, etc. can be effective in helping you drops some quick lbs BUT in order to keep the weight off you would need to continue on these diets to make it last. This is because many of these diets are restrictive and ask that you cut wholesome food groups out that your body needs to function properly! Cutting out fo[...]

As the new year starts and we reflect on how we can improve ourselves for the new year, I figured I'd share a few tidbits that my nutrition degree taught me that might come in handy to you. Here's what I learned: 1. "Diets" don't work. Okay so take this with a grain of salt. Diets work if you are consistent, BUT 95% of people do not last on any sort of diet for their entire life and often drop off, binge eat, and gain it all back. See, most diets are so restricting that they encourage you[...]