October 2020

holidays

“halloweethankschristmanewyearsuperbowvalentines”

Have you started celebrating this crazy holiday yet?  Hopefully not.  This holiday is responsible for a lot of unplanned weight gain for many of us.  Why?  Because it lasts a good five months.  Every year.   You know what I’m talking about, right?  The holiday usually begins about mid-October.  We fight it at first – walking […]

Education, Environment

Our Toxic Food Culture

Only 12% of American adults are considered metabolically healthy.  12%.  That means that 88% of us have some sort of disease or condition that impacts our metabolic health.  Diseases like overweight or obesity, prediabetes and diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fatty liver, etc. These diseases are called lifestyle diseases.  They are directly related to

habits, Nutritional Biochemistry

Eating Out

Americans today spend over fifty percent of their annual food budget on food prepared outside the home – and this number keeps increasing year after year.   The research is solid.  There is a direct correlation between the number of meals prepared or eaten outside of the home with a person’s risk of obesity and metabolic

habits

The Choice

I try to spend a portion of each day improving myself in some way: physically, mentally, and/or emotionally.  I think it’s a huge part of what keeps my cup full. As part of this process, I listened to an interview with Edith Eger last week. This woman is amazing.  Inspirational.  Motivating.  Although I seriously doubt

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