Are you ready to get your sweat on and conquer insulin resistance like a boss? I mean, who wants to be a prisoner to sugar cravings and those obstinate pounds that just won't go away? Certainly not me, and I’m guessing not you either! So put on your favorite playlist, choose your finest workout gear, and fasten those laces. Exercise is an incredibly powerful way to unlock the doors to insulin sensitivity and free ourselves from the shackles of insulin resistance, so let’s take a look at how to get it done! Before we start working up a sweat though, let's take a moment for a quick refresher on ..read more

Have you done all the things your doctor recommended you do after a diagnosis of depression? You faithfully take your antidepressant every day, you go see your therapist once a week to talk about life and what might be hidden deep inside causing your depression. And after all that, maybe even years of all that, you aren’t getting any better. Maybe your doctor has said that this is the reality of depression, that this is the best you can hope for. It’s faulty wiring that can’t be fixed. You’ll be managing your symptoms with medication the rest of your life. As if you weren’t depressed enough ..read more

Stress is remarkably damaging to our mental and physical health. Even though we know how serious it is, most of us can’t seem to find an effective way to get rid of it (or at least reduce it). Here are six all-natural, healthy, and highly effective ways to reduce chronic stress in your life. EXERCISE You’ve probably heard this one before, but exercise is a marvelous stress-reliever. Exercising releases endorphins, which are natural compounds in your body that reduce stress and pain. You don’t have to do strenuous or intense workouts to experience the benefit. Try to be physically active ev ..read more

As the temperature starts to get colder, the sneezing and sniffling noises surround us. Many of us are just expecting to get sick, feeling as if it’s unavoidable. If you eat the right foods and take the proper precautions, you could strengthen your immune system and avoid getting sick this year. Here are six powerful immune-boosting superfoods that can help your body fight off sickness and infections. GARLIC Garlic adds so much flavor to food, but you might want to use it a little extra during this cold and flu season. Once garlic is crushed, it produces a compound called allicin, which ha ..read more

This is a sensitive subject, so please try and keep an open mind and stay with me as we dive in. There is a huge movement right now around body positivity, body acceptance, and an anti-diet culture. On one hand, I’m for it. I do not think anyone should be judged for how their body looks and I do not think we should hate and judge ourselves because our body does not look like what society tells us it should look like. And, I am so sick and tired of the eat less/move more and calorie counting failed experiment we've all been enduring. That has seriously just got to go! Here’s where my concern c ..read more

When I mention the word fasting to clients, I get either a look of fear, a look of skepticism, or a look of anger. I get it, the idea of fasting can be scary and uncomfortable, and may even seem like a terrible idea for our health! We have been conditioned to eat, all the time. Most people now eat 5 to 6 times per day, many even grazing throughout the day and never really stopping. The idea that we need to snack was all clever advertising from the food industry. Pretty smart, right? Well, for them anyway. If we fast, or if we eat 3 meals a day, selling all that packaged food is hard! A few id ..read more

Have you ever heard the term “metabolic flexibility”? If so, do you even know what it is? It’s kind of a weird term that gets thrown around in certain circles, but I would venture to guess, most people have no idea what it is. Let me tell ya though, you want to know! Your body has two different fuel sources available to it, it can either use glucose/sugar or it can use ketones/fat. Metabolic flexibility is the ability to use either fuel source, whichever is available. When you eat, your food is turned into glucose which circulates in your blood as sugar providing you energy. When you don’t ea ..read more

The difference between enjoyment and addiction can be a very fine line. Let’s face it, food is delicious, and we all thoroughly enjoy eating it. But at what point does that enjoyment become an addiction? Prior to the ’70s, eating all the time was rare. In general, people ate 3 meals a day. They didn’t think much about it, that’s just what they did, and that is what they needed to feel and function well. Was the food good, of course! Were they obsessed, not at all. Today, it is common to eat up to 6 meals a day, and many of us never really stop, we’re always grazing. And food is always at the ..read more

If diabetes runs in your family, it might feel inevitable. But does it have to be? And with the rate we’re seeing people being diagnosed, is it just a given for all of us, is it simply a matter of time? It can sure feel that way! Being told you’re prediabetic or even worse, receiving a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, can be terrifying and devastating. Especially if you’ve been told you’ll have it for life and will have to manage it with medication, most of which come with horrible side effects. The thought of a disease that has the potential to impact your health in the way diabetes does, is pr ..read more

Do you ever feel that your desire for sugar is other-worldly? Like seriously, the ability to say no, or to stop once you start, is not a choice you make, it is simply something you MUST do! Guess what, you’re not alone! And the food industry knows it and takes full advantage of this desire. Sugar is like a drug in the way it causes our body to respond, it gives us a dopamine hit, an instant surge of energy and a feeling of happiness. Of course we want more! Who doesn’t want to feel happy and energetic? But this is exactly why it’s so dangerous. And the pervasiveness of it in our food, in our ..read more