It’s about more than just the calories! While the body doesn’t store alcohol in the same way it stores nutrients like carbohydrates or fats, alcohol metabolism can impact the storage of other macronutrients.  Here’s how alcohol consumption can contribute to the storage of body fat: Caloric Intake: Alcohol is relatively high in calories (7 calories […]

Protein is present everywhere in the body: in muscles, bones, connective tissue, blood vessels, skin, hair, and even fingernails. It’s always being broken down as a result of normal physiological processes and therefore, must be consistently replaced in sufficient amounts. Protein also regulates hormone secretion, maintains the body’s water balance, transports nutrients in and out […]

  This smoothie is so sweet and tasty that no one will believe you when you tell them it’s super healthy and cleansing to the liver! 1 cup (about 2-3 average sized beets) *I like to cook mine in the slow cooker first, but you can throw them in your high-powered blender raw 1 cup […]

Stressor:  noun any agent of, or anything that causes damage, trauma, malfunction to an organism; pressure or tension exerted on object; can be in many forms; physical, emotional or mental. high level athletic training illness, disease, surgery grief, sadness, trauma worry, stress environmental toxicity sleep deprivation poor nutrition Mitigate:  verb to make less severe or […]

This painful inflammatory skin condition can result from:   FOOD SENSITIVITIES: Most common being wheat and dairy. Soy, chocolate, citrus, eggs and peanuts also common culprits. NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES: Zinc: beef, pumpkin & sesame seeds, lentils, chickpeas Selenium: tuna, shrimp, poultry, cod, salmon Vitamin A: sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, kale, collards& other greens EFAs: fish oil, […]

  Goodbye store-bought dressings! There’s just no need for them. You can whip up a flavorful dressing in seconds and know exactly what is and what isn’t in it. Bye-bye preservatives and other gunk you don’t need or want to build your best body. The basic formula is 3:1 Oil to Acid/Vinegar For example, a […]

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. It is a primary building block of skin, hair, nails, bones, tendons, joints, and cartilage. In fact, it comprises about 90% of organic bone mass, and up to 70% of our skin is made up of collagen. It also supports our internal organs. It is, essentially, […]

  Another easy to make and easy pack-to-go homemade protein bar. I used buckwheat flour for this one (instead of almond flour) to try it out for those who have nut allergies, and chia as an egg-substitute.   2 chopped apples 2 scoops vanilla protein powder 1 cup buckwheat flour 2 tbsp coconut flour 1-2 […]

Gelatin is the purified protein derived by the hydrolysis of collagen-rich connective tissue or bones of animals.  Sounds kinda gross, right?  If you can forget about what it is, and focus on what it does for your health, you will love this amazing high protein powdered supplement — up to a whopping 11 grams per […]

  Fill in the blank. For me it could’ve been one more: glass of wine bout of stomach pain and vomiting day of worrying for my children’s wellbeing loved-one’s suicide abusive phone call sinus infection day of struggling with body image round of antibiotics betrayal of trust by an addict episode of emotional binge-eating day […]