Nutrition
What’s the Deal With Fruit?
Angela Wallace is a Registered Dietitian, Personal Trainer, and Family Food Expert specializing in women and child nutrition and fitness. She loves helping families get healthy together. Angela offers various nutrition and exercise consulting options including cooking lessons, meal planning, and weight loss programs. Are you watching your sugar intake? Are you avoiding fruit because…
Read MoreVitamin D and Its Impact on Your Game
As a fitness professional, you probably eat cleanly, maintain a regimented workout schedule, get good sleep, and manage stress levels. Here’s the bad news: Even when you’re doing everything correctly, you’re probably not making or getting enough vitamin D. Researchers find vitamin D deficiencies, in fact, quite common among athletes. Signs of deficiencies include stress…
Read MoreTosca Reno: Eat Clean to Re-energize for Spring PLUS 3 Eat Clean Recipes
Tosca Reno: Eat Clean to Re-energize for Spring PLUS 3 Eat Clean Recipes The clocks have gone forward and that can only mean one thing: spring is just around the corner! With spring comes the quest for a leaner, less winterized body. Think – ridding yourself of your winter tires and you are not the…
Read MoreThe Science of Soda Water
By Dr. Gillian Mandich Bubbles do a lot more than ease the boredom and flat taste of still water, the effervescent nature of soda water has long been considered a healthy alternative to regular water. Sparkling water (also known as soda water, seltzer water, or carbonated water) is simply water that has been infused with…
Read MoreReboot Your Snacks
By Carol Harrison, RD I’ll just grab a muffin after work on the way to the gym to tide me over until supper. Seems harmless right? But that 400+ calorie muffin might just even out the calories you are about to burn off in your one-hour, low-impact fitness class. An apple and a hard-boiled egg…
Read MorePre-Workout Fuel for Your Next Workout
You’ve probably heard this before, “abs are made in the kitchen”. This is true for the overall results not just the abs. Your performance in the gym is greatly affected by the “stuff” that goes in to the your body; this means drinks including alcohol, smoking, quantity and quality of food including processed foods may…
Read MoreJump into summer with these 5 superfoods
Superfoods have a reputation for being similar to super heroes – endowed with super powers! A superfood has elevated status in the food world because it is more nutritionally dense than other foods and should play a starring role in your wellness. How do we decide which are best for us? While food manufacturers depend…
Read MoreHidden Sugars
We know that too much sugar is bad for our teeth but what does too much sugar do to our body? Too much sugar can cause weight gain, abdominal obesity, decreased HDL and increased LDL, elevated blood sugar, elevated triglycerides, high blood pressure and it increases your uric acid levels. Effects that consuming too much…
Read MoreHelping Your Clients Navigate the Gluten Debate
By Angela Wallace, MSc, RD What is gluten? Gluten is a type of protein made from two molecules known as gliadin and glutenin. Gluten is found in rye, wheat, barley, spelt and is responsible for the sticky elastic texture found in grain products. Think about mixing batter for muffins, bread, or even pizza dough –…
Read MoreGMOs: Good, Bad, Ugly?
By Tonda McGillis GMO – Genetically Modified Organism.What is it?Wikipedia describes GMO as “Foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. Genetic engineering techniques allow for the introduction of new traits as well as greater control over traits than previous methods such as selective breeding…
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