nutrition

Favorite New Products

March 21, 2013 · 3 comments

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Are you a fan of YouTube favorites videos? A favorites video is a showcase of products, typically beauty or fashion related, that YouTubers discovered, fell in love with or have been using regularly that month. It is usually posted a week after the month ends, so a March favorites video would come out in early [...]

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Ever since I discovered Life Alive, I have made my salads a bit different. Since then, I’ve become obsessed with including avocado, seeds, sprouts, hummus and beets in everything. Dried cranberries and raisins are also popular favorites that I typically throw into the mix. I know you are supposed to slowly reintroduce foods back into [...]

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A 2012 Kona Ironman recap post will be coming tomorrow! I did however want to share some of my healthy travel activities from the week. I have probably the most important video shoot in Los Angeles next week so while I was here, unfortunately I was not able to partake in the fruity cocktails. It [...]

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At Expo East, I made sure to grab a few samples from one of my favorite companies, Vega. I tried one of the nutritional shakes the other day and was surprised at how good it really was. I tried to All-In-One Nutritional Shake in French Vanilla. The shake had a green tint to it which [...]

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In High School, the macronutrient I always looked at on a nutrition label was fat, thanks to the low-fat diet craze. In College, it was fiber and carbs courtesy of Weight Watchers and Atkins. Post college I studied nutrition and fitness more, getting certified to be a personal trainer and reading countless articles in Oxygen, [...]

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I did not start incorporating protein into my workout routine until about 2 years ago. I heard about post workout nutrition but assumed it was for athletes and bodybuilders. Protein supplement education has come a long way, and now as a personal trainer I understand the science and benefits behind it. Despite numerous blog and [...]

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“What is up with the protein love affair?” a Facebook user posted on my Fan page after I shared a link to a recent post, “How much protein do you really need?” Research shows that 60% of the US population is trying to increase their protein intake. From general health and wellness, to sports nutrition [...]

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I recently had blood work done and it came back that I am in the top 1% of healthiest people in their database but I also have high cholesterol. “How can this be?” I wondered when I saw my results. I had to wait only a few hours before I was able to talk to [...]

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I’m going to let you all in on a little secret I have.  It’s rather personal but I like sharing, isn’t that why I’m a blogger? I battle irrational decision making when I have PMS.  I tend to make life altering decisions the week before my period.  This causes more than just being called a [...]

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Buying groceries is stressful.  Even the grocery lists provided in magazines for weekly meal planning seem exhausting.  It would cost a fortune to follow to those things to a T.  I mean really, do you need fresh parsley, dill and cilantro?  Sure if I could buy one serving, but that is rarely the case.  Come [...]