Intuitive Eating Affirmations

Intuitive Eating Affirmations

Intuitive eating affirmations can serve as reminders to help you implement the core principles of intuitive eating. Use these affirmations as motivators to adopt a non-diet approach to healthy eating and to help you move away from restrictive diets and food rules. You...
An Introduction to Intuitive Eating and 10 Tips to Get Started

An Introduction to Intuitive Eating and 10 Tips to Get Started

Diets characterized by restrictive eating and rigid rules are often one of the root causes of disordered eating patterns that I observe in clients. Intuitive eating is a fantastic tool that can be used to break free of the rigid food rules that you may have picked up...
How Protein Boosts Your Metabolism

How Protein Boosts Your Metabolism

Protein is probably the most important macronutrient to focus on getting enough of if your goal is weight loss and boosting your metabolism. Although protein isn’t a primary source of energy like carbohydrates and fat, protein is needed to create the structures in...
What is a Healthy Metabolism

What is a Healthy Metabolism

Metabolism refers to all the life-sustaining chemical processes in your body, including converting the food that you eat into energy for movement and basic life functions like keeping your organs functioning.  A number of factors can influence how effectively your...
Nutrition 101: Balancing Blood Sugar Levels

Nutrition 101: Balancing Blood Sugar Levels

Blood sugar levels refer to the concentration of glucose in your blood. Glucose is the body’s preferred source of fuel, therefore it’s important to maintain steady blood sugar levels to provide energy to your cells.  Chronically high blood sugar levels can lead to...
Nutrition 101: Probiotics and Prebiotics

Nutrition 101: Probiotics and Prebiotics

Prebiotics and probiotics are important factors in maintaining a healthy gut. The health of your gut impacts your digestion, immunity, metabolism, heart health, brain health, and risk of various diseases, therefore it’s important to maintain your gut health. Here is...