Iron is Your Oxygen Tank Why is iron important? Like all nutrients, iron has many roles in the body. However, the most important one is that of transporting… Read More
Is it Safe for Pregnant Women to Consume Caffeine? There has been some controversy about caffeine in the research in the past few years. The bottom line is this: It appears in healthy… Read More
Separating Fat From Fiction: A Low-fat Diet Any dietary pattern that is really good needs to be balanced with lots of nutrients, sustainable, and support the entire person including all organs… Read More
Food Fortification- A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Fortified foods (sometimes referred to as enriched) are typically processed foods that have nutrients added to them. They can be helpful and have prevented… Read More
Is a High Protein Diet Safe? An Evidence Based Answer A high protein diet is NOT biocompatible with human physiology. This post will address some common questions I get around protein from clients and… Read More
Fat: The Good, Bad and Ugly It seems most areas of nutritional science are surrounded by controversy… Well, at least until you’re able to actually look at the evidence. Fat… Read More
Does a Low Carb Keto Diet Help with Diabetes? A nutrition friend of mine recently sent me a new study about how a low carb keto diet can help diabetes. It’s a great… Read More
Product Review: Is Raisin Bran a Good Choice for Breakfast? Raisin Bran. It seems like it would at least be one of the better cereals, right? These types of foods are great to talk… Read More
Dairy: Friend or Foe? There is much controversy around if dairy is considered healthy or not. Research has been done but there are still questions even within the… Read More
Are KIND Bars Good for You? A Product Review We are all busy. Although I do recommend NEVER leaving your house without food (lol, seriously, you never know when you’ll be out longer… Read More
6 Reasons to Cook at Home to Get Healthy Now You have likely heard about how eating more fast food and convenience foods are not helping the health of our nation.2 Rates of obesity,… Read More
Are Multi-Grain Cheerios a Healthy Cereal? I just wanted to post this quick lesson in discerning “health claims” that are on many foods. If you have looked at a box… Read More