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  • Unveiling the Palate Pleasers: 2024 Food Trends We're Loving!

    As we are about to cross the half way point on 2024, it's time to explore the world of food trends that have dominated our plates this year. Thanks to the power of social media, particularly TikTok, we've got the inside scoop on what culinary delights have been capturing our taste buds. So, grab ...
  • How to Get Started

    Where the heck do I start? We are certainly not the only ones asking this question regarding things like the gym, eating healthy, forming new habits, changing a lifestyle, etc. We see all over social media the progress people make on their journey towards being their best selves or the results of...
  • What and When To Eat?

    What and When to Eat?  How much fuel our body needs depends on a multitude of factors. Our age, height, weight, type of exercise we engage in, duration and frequency of exercise, the intensity level of these workouts, activity levels outside of purposeful exercise, and our lifestyle goals are som...
  • 5 Tips To Not Overindulge During The Holidays

    Ahh, holiday time is back again. Some may consider this the best time of the year, while others may dread it. Holidays are usually associated with yummy treats like cookies, pies, holiday drinks and desserts. How can you not try some of everything!? Well, you TOTALLY can! But we have some helpful...
  • Sleeping For Better Snacking

    Winding down at night can be ritualistic and oftentimes includes late night Netflix’ing with a glass of wine, a sweet treat, or maybe crunching on some salty snack foods like chips or popcorn. The following day snack time looks something like this: a three o’clock visit to the vending machine at ...
  • Can a keto diet help you lose weight?

    Before the discovery of phenobarbital to control epileptic seizures, a ketogenic diet was often implemented to treat epilepsy. This high fat, low carb diet lost its popularity when treating epilepsy with drugs became more widespread. However, in the early 1990s as parents looked to find more natu...
  • Low Sugar Foods

    Sugar finds its way into our diet every day without us even realizing it, and before we know it the sheer quantity is astoundingly high. Hidden in multivitamins, condiments, added to dried fruit, and more recently the addition of ingredients deemed “healthy” like coconut sugar and maple syrup are...
  • Drinks That Can Boost Metabolism

    Our Registered Dietitian friend, Aimée explains what drinks can boost metabolism. Buyer-beware when it comes to weight loss or detox “teas.” Ingredient lists may include several different forms of caffeine, herbal stimulants such as guarana, laxatives, and even more harmful chemical additives. Pu...
  • Is Stretching Really That Important?

    It’s sort of stealthy, this idea that we all need to stretch. You probably don’t remember who first told you that stretching was important. And most of us don’t know how much we’re supposed to stretch, or when, or how. And if stretching is really that big of a deal, why aren’t more of us doing it...
  • Easy Tips for Improving Your Posture

    You know good posture is important. Right? You know it, but that doesn’t mean it’s always at the forefront of your mind. And you’re not alone. So many of us are slumping and slouching our way through the day. This issue is only being exacerbated by the fact that a lot of us spend our time hunched...
  • Distance v. Pace: Leveling Up Your Runs

    Whether you’re doing your first couch-to-5k or you’re an ultramarathoner, you’re probably running to get at least a little bit stronger and faster. There’s something about besting your PR that’s super sweet. But that begs the question: which PR should you be trying to beat? In running, there are ...
  • What’s the best thing to eat before a workout?

    What’s the best thing to eat before a workout? Finding the right food to eat before you workout is almost as important as your workout itself. You don't want something too filling that may cause you to cramp up or feel sick, but you do want fuel to give you energy to push through your workout. We...