Nutrition

The what, why, and how much to eat around your body type

The what, why, and how much to eat around your body type Health and fitness goals are fabulous but where do you start. You’ve read a lot of information and wonder what body type you have. Most often you won’t have just one or another body type, instead a mixture of them. So now you […]

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FDA Making Food Labels Easier to Read and Understand

The FDA is making food labels easier to read and understand. Changes make finding information easier with larger print on needed information. I’ve noticed finding serving size and calories easier for many products already. All companies are required to make these changes by 2020 (10 mil plus) to 2021 (less than 10 mil) based on

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Train Your Metabolism for Flexibility

Can you train your metabolism to be more flexible, or more active, perhaps super efficient? Countless articles, influencers, or diet protocols claim their plan is the secret to weight loss and better health, yet, they don’t always work. Let me correct myself, they do work, just not same for every person. If you are one

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Get Fit with these Fat Loss Life Hacks

Secrets to Fat Loss   If you want to know how to burn fat, pay close attention. It will save you time and get you far better results from your workouts! Just hopping on the exercise equipment and working in the described “fat burn zone,” the chart won’t guarantee you’re burning fat; the chart is

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Energy, Calorie Intake, and Daily Burn

Energy, Calorie Intake, and your Daily Burn As a nutrition coach, I’ve spent years studying nutrition and exercise. The science behind energy balance seems like simple math (calories in vs calories out), in reality, there are many variables to confuse the math. It’s those variables that frustrate and confuse us. When it comes to the

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ETP, Hydration, Women’s Issues with Jeff Rothchild

ETP, Hydration, Women’s Issues with Jeff Rothchild, Mike T Nelson Phd, and Brad Dieter, Phd I’ve been enjoying the series of Podcasts done the Eat to Perform and sharing them whenever possible. This ETP podcast with Brad Dieter, and Mike T Nelson Phd discusses Hydration, Women’s Cycles, and Bloating with Jeff Rothchild from EatSleep.fit. The

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Bodytype Workout Nutrition

Foods to eat around your workout based on body type

The what, why, and how much to eat around your workouts The following info-graph, by John Berardi and Brian St. Pierre of Precision Nutrition, outlines workout foods and timing based on body type. Nutrition timing isn’t needed for everyone but worth a try if you’re at a sticking point with your program goals. Ectomorphs typically

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Foodborne Illness Char

Foodborne Illness Chart

This Foodborne Illness Chart shows: organism, onset after eating, signs and symptoms, duration, and food source. Thankfully, our family is rarely sick, injured perhaps, physically ill almost never. However, there are times when we are  feeling run down and ask ourselves if it’s something we ate. While researching various maladies, I came across this Foodborne

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The Math of Macro Tracking

The Math of Macro Tracking Macro Tracking has a tetris effect, it can be as mesmerizing. I typically base my eating on my height, weight, and activity level. The easiest way I’ve found it to use a food tracker, pick one that syncs with a wider variety of aps. I’ve been food tracking long before

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