We Have To, At Some Point, Say – But Is It True?

It’s Sunday and I’ve been catching up on some reading! And...while watching Brandon Burchard on one of Marie Forleo’s episodes of MarieTV, I couldn’t help but relate so much to something he said. It resonated so much with nutrition/exercise/science, my blog, and the mission I hope to serve with my content that I had to...

Warning Signs That You’re Being Fed Junk Nutrition Science

Do you sometimes find it difficult to navigate the world of nutrition information without knowing what is real? If so, you are NOT alone. There is A LOT of information being presented to us every day - some accurate, some not. It's hard to keep up! "Finding health information online is easy. Cutting through the...

What Happens When You Eat a Cookie

This is so true...so I wanted to share it with you! Thanks to @meowmeix and @nessasphere on instagram for sharing this cookie comparison. I think this visual is great because... It is simple It provides context: what we might typically think when we eat a treat (oh the drama!) vs what that small treat actually...

Endurance Exercise, Immune Function, and Older Age

Let’s add this to the list of conditions that exercise might protect against as we age! The results of a research study published in the journal Aging Cell showed that older cyclists who had cycled throughout their lives maintained some features of younger (twenty-year old) immune systems. “If exercise was a pill, everyone would be...

How Would You Build a Pyramid?

This figure is a great visual for how many athletes (amongst others) look at their diets. 👏🏼 Marketers would have you believe that supplements should provide the majority of your nutrition (the base of your diet). (I mean how good are some of those ads? 🤷🏼‍♀️) However, a balanced whole food diet should form the...

Energy Drinks: Are They Safe?

Hello to all my caffeine loving friends on this lazy Sunday (or Monday if you are in Europe or places farther East!) How many of you are caffeine lovers? Yay - me too! But, did you know that there is such a thing…as too much caffeine? Sigh. And, unfortunately, this is especially true when caffeine...

“Health” Isn’t a Passive State of Waiting for Disease

I love this quote. This was the wisdom Christiane Northrup, MD shared during a interview about health and aging. A board certified OB/GYN & New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Northrup is an internationally respected author & speaker. (I have been a fan of hers ever since I read her first book - “Women’s Bodies,...

USDA: Pesticides levels DO NOT pose risk to consumers’ health

Concern over our pesticide intake is nothing new. And that fear often drives many of us, as consumers, to purchase organic food products. But just how often are pesticide residues found on our produce / in our food? Not often per the most recent Annual Summary from the Pesticide Data Program (PDP). Data reported from...

Ignore Your Health and it Might Just Go Away

Sometimes we can feel as if we or someone we know can do everything "right" in terms of his/her health and it still wouldn't matter. We all know or know of individuals who worked out a ton and ate "right" (amongst other healthy behaviors), but still had a heart attack or got into an unfortunate...

Cow’s Milk or a Plant-based Milk: Which is More Nutritious?

Nowadays, plant-based milks are all the rage. And rightly so given that more people need alternatives to cow’s milk because of milk (or lactose) intolerances, milk allergies and individual preferences for vegan and vegetarian diets and environmentally friendlier dietary choices. But, although these plant-based milks (or non-dairy alternatives) are advertised as healthy and wholesome and...