The Top 5 Nutrition Myths Related to Weight Loss
In America, we are blessed with the ability to have ample access to food. Most Americans live within 10 minutes of a grocery store, farmer’s market or other food source. However, despite this abundant access to food, most Americans are malnourished. This can be due to many different factors: stress, genetics, environment, and a lack […]
Fats Are Essential Nutrients and YOU Should Be Eating More
One of the most misunderstood nutrients that we should be consuming on a daily basis is “fats.” For years Americans have been brainwashed that a low-fat diet is healthy, and that fats make you fat. This is not the case, and there is no need to continue with fat phobia. The fact is, fats are […]
Obesity, Weight Loss, and Diet: Being Overweight is Killing Us
Obesity, Weight Loss, and Diet: Being Overweight is Killing Us Recent studies indicate that over one-third of the adults in America are obese, having a body mass index (BMI) over 30. Among U.S. youth between the ages of 2 and 19, 12.5 million also experience obesity. There are many theories, and explanations for the dramatic […]