if you know you should be drinking more water, then you’ll want to check out our dietitians’ best tips for staying hydrated. In fact drinking enough water consistently is a great way to improve your overall health. Why is water important? Water is essential for life. It helps rid our body of waste through sweat …
Many of our patients tell us, “I don’t like the taste of water, but I know I need to drink it!” Why is it so important to drink H2O year-round, not just during the 115 degree days of summer? Water makes up roughly 60% of your body weight. Every system in your body relies on …
Knowing the Differences Eat more plants! This is a typical recommendation we make for our clients. The nice thing is that our culture has been leaning more toward a plant-forward approach. While it is not necessary for health to be completely vegetarian or even vegan, including more plant-based foods in your life can bring in …
Over the years, what we are told about dietary fat varies from year to year. Fat is good for you, fat is bad for you. Buy foods that are fat-free; no, buy low-fat; actually, we want to consume foods that are full-fat… what is accurate?! What are the benefits of dietary fat? Most importantly, what …
In today’s lifestyle, it’s no surprise that you often find yourself in a rush to work, drop off the kids in school, pick them up from practice, run errands to the grocery store, and much more. This rush can often make you forget about eating at all, eating healthy, or just resorting to non-healthy fast …
What’s the deal with inflammation? Reducing inflammation has always been a hot topic in the wellness world! Our bodies have natural mechanisms in place that promote healing and the fighting off of infections – inflammation is one of these mechanisms. Infections causing inflammation inside of our bodies could be from wounds, germs, or allergens. For …
We are excited to join with EatRight’s National Nutrition Month® theme of 2021: Personalize Your Plate. This takes away some of the rigid rules of an optimal plate or food pyramid and individualizes it to YOU, your preferences, lifestyle, and more. We help to tailor it in a way that supports your preferences while also …
Emotional eating, stress eating, and boredom eating are a big struggle that we see our clients deal with. Get the help you need to find new ways to cope!
It can be a challenge to feed your family, especially when everyone wants something different! And it doesn’t seem to matter whether your kids are young or older. Toddlers are preferential and finicky by nature. Meanwhile Tweens and Teens are seeking out fast food and saying “Not THAT again!” Usually, when given a choice, everyone …
And when we say “quick” breakfast, we mean quick! If you’re like many of our clients, you’re constantly on-the-go and really don’t have time to put breakfast together. Many times you may end up skipping a meal or purchasing a drive-thru breakfast sandwich. You may then struggle with the 4:00 crash or the nighttime hunger. …
Simple Food Swaps to Help you Reach your Health Goals Faster Did you know there are several easy and simple ways of changing up your diet right now? These things will give a bit of an edge on reaching your health goals faster. It’s simple: switch some everyday food items with something else that is …
Breakfast or not? It is common to hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Most of us may agree because breakfast gets us fueled for our busy day. However, a shocking 1 out of every 3 adult Americans actually take the time to eat a meal in the morning, with the …
