Fueling Fitness
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Marcia Bristow is an author. She is RD & certified specialist in sports dietetics. She helps clients to achieve weight, health and performance goals through diet and exercise.
Fueling Fitness
5y ago
Submitted by Amy Sercel MS RD CDEdited by Marcia Bristow MS RDN CSSD CD Five years ago, we published this blog with tips to help you integrate mindful eating into your lifestyle. Since then, mindful eating has become more and more prominent in the wider discussion of nutrition and healthy lifestyles. This past February, mindful eating even made an appearance in Canada’s updated food guide, reminding people to take time to enjoy their meals, pay attention to their hunger and fullness around eating, and make an effort to avoid distractions during mealtimes.1 Mindfulness is the process of brin ..read more
Fueling Fitness
5y ago
Submitted by Amy Sercel MS RD CDEdited by Marcia Bristow MS RDN CSSD CD Marijuana has recently been legalized for either medical or recreational use in many states. Many people are now exploring cannabis-derived products to treat a wide variety of conditions, including (but not limited to) anxiety, arthritis, chronic pain, inflammation, muscle spasms, seizures, and insomnia.1,2 People looking for something to help manage one of these conditions without the intoxicating effect of marijuana often turn to CBD. CBD, or cannabidiol, is the second-most prevalent compound in the marijuana pla ..read more
Fueling Fitness
5y ago
Submitted by Amy Sercel MS RD CDEdited by Marcia Bristow MS RDN CSSD CD “If some is good, more is better,” is an all-too-common trap, not least in the nutrition world. Many people apply this idea to their food choices, especially when they’re trying to use their diet to enhance physical performance. Many athletes include very large portions of protein-rich foods throughout the day to achieve muscle growth or boost their strength. It turns out that an extremely high protein intake is really not necessary to get the results you may be looking for. The average, minimally active adult needs ab ..read more