Should you try Intermittent Fasting? Holy smokes, there is a lot of information out there on fasting. Animal studies, human studies, time-restricted eating vs calorie restriction, long fasts, short fasts, women and men, athletes and Joe-the-plumbers, pros and cons… To dive into all of it today would be a little overly ambitious, and likely… Read More
What is health to you? This question is an interesting one to me based off responses I get… It seems simple, but honestly it has some layers and areas that are WAY more important to some than others. My impression of health for SO long was a balance of eating healthy and exercising so I… Read More
When I was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at 14 years old, I thought artificial sweeteners were God’s gift to diabetics. I couldn’t have much sugar anymore (or at least needed to cut way down to make life easier), yet there was this miraculous way to still have sweets without the calories or blood sugar… Read More
I gained 10 lbs in January. Honestly, I don’t really weigh myself because I am particularly triggered by weight stuff and don’t believe it to be a great gauge of how physically well I am. However, I went to the Dr. office and the number “slipped out”. I wasn’t entirely surprised in the change (it… Read More
Supplementing with Branched Chain Amino Acids has been around the health and fitness industry for quite some time. I know I have heard about supplementing with them since getting into this field, but didn’t really know their functions and benefits, or how to use them for a very long time. In fact, I really didn’t… Read More
Cholesterol, you poor, poor, misunderstood victim, you. Cholesterol has long been quite the culprit when talking about heart disease risk. Considering heart disease affects about 85.6 million Americans and is a LEADING cause of death in the United States (1), this gives many reasons why we need to address the possible correlation. It is also… Read More
Our bodies are complicated, fascinating machines composed of human and non-human parts that come together to make us these super-organisms. Your body performs a bazillion (ish) functions every minute! I’ve always thought it is a wonder more things do not go wrong… “Wait, back up T – did you say my body has NON-human parts?”… Read More