The Dish on Detoxes: A Dietitian's Perspective

In my experience as a consulting dietitian as well as in everyday life, I come across many people who are trying to lose weight or change their body composition.  While their efforts are commendable, they are often doing themselves more harm than help in the way that they are going about changing body composition.  What [...]

At the start of the New Year, many Americans begin to reflect on the past year–the goals we set and whether or not we achieved them.  We also begin to project new goals for the New Year, although many times some of the goals are not so “new”.  According to a study completed by the [...]

I’m going to throw it out there and say that MANY people find exercise to be a necessary evil.  We know we should/need to do it, but that doesn’t mean we always want to.  It’s hot, sweaty, sometimes painful business.  And it never really gets easier.  The more you can do, the more you need [...]

Foodiemumma, Garrett’s mom, suddenly has a greater appreciation for missing practice.  No, I’m not a world class athlete, collegiate, or member of any formal team.  Just team”Get Fit.”  I changed my lifestyle a couple of years ago, because I was preparing to turn 60 and didn’t want to feel it, or be limited by my [...]

Coconut water is a refreshing beverage traditionally enjoyed in the tropics. It’s found in the middle of young coconuts, and is gradually replaced by coconut meat as they mature. Recently, coconut water has grown in popularity among athletes and foodies alike, for its numerous health benefits.
Coconut water is notably high in electrolytes – particularly potassium. [...]

Many women are afraid of lifting even a five pound weight, for fear that they will bulk up.  This is far from the truth! I try to tell female clients, that weight training will not bulk them up, but rather tone their muscles.  There are certain reasons why women won’t get bulky:

Women don’t have the [...]

As the last post in this series about body fat and lean muscle, I will be addressing gaining muscle without gaining body fat.   I previously discussed, it is very difficult to gain muscle and reduce body fat, at the same time.  It is important to reduce body fat and then gain muscle in most [...]

What experts say these days, is that the best kind of exercise to stay fit is interval training where you emphasize different parts of your body on different days. This and more can all be accomplished using your own body weight or with very minimal pieces of equipment.  You can really put your body through [...]

Well, its been about two months since I pulled my back out.  I know I was more nervous getting back into exercising because I actually hurt it, while doing my morning routine.  Even now, I feel like I am being extra cautious when I reach for something, stoop down, lean into the refrigerator.  I suppose [...]

Many clients or individuals that are on a weight loss journey complain of those terrible plateaus… most of you have probably experienced this in efforts to reduce body fat or lose weight. Typically individuals will lose weight successfully for the first month, or few months, and then hit a plateau [...]