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Preparing Nutrition for the “Million Dollar Challenge”
What does a nutritionist bring on a 7 day cycling trip? Well, luckily enough I get to ride the Million Dollar Challenge with the Challenged Athlete Foundation, so breakfast, lunch, dinner and SAG stops will be provided. But when we are expecting our bodies to...
Health and Nutrition Start in the Mind
Really, there is a physiological connection. Think about your favorite meal. Visualize, for a second, that meal: Close your eyes and see its color, its shape. Smell it when you take a breath. It may be a Thanksgiving dinner, or a favorite lasagna, maybe it’s a burger...
Get The Most Out Of Your Meal
So many of you are buying organic and grass-fed, nutrient dense food. GREAT! That is the first step for nourishing our bodies. The next piece is getting all of the nutrients out of this food. Here are two basic ideas on how to do that. First, we need to prepare our...
Inflammation
It seems that everyone is dealing with some sort of unwanted inflammation. We have even deemed it a bad reaction in the body. However, it is the body’s first response to injury, our innate response for protection and healing. Inflammation brings blood to the area of...
Feeding Thriving Kids
How do we keep up with the appetites of hungry teenagers? They are so busy but when they stop to eat, it is out of control! Every family knows the challenge of keeping enough food in the house for their active teenagers. To make it even tougher- we need to be sure to...
