Putting What We Currently Know About Sugar into Perspective
I'm sure you've seen the media reports on sugar lately. Too much of it can be bad for you. But the media can sometimes oversimplify. In fact, there are a lot of misconceptions. This week I got...
Eating Healthy While on Vacation- Five Uncommon Tips
Healthy food selection takes every vacation to another level of rejuvenation and replenishment. The best part is when you eat good, healthy food, you feel better than ever. If you don't believe me, give these tips a try on your next trip and see for yourself. Clients...
Which is Worse: Fat or Carbohydrate?
A few weeks ago news was leaked that the Dietary Guidelines committee suggested we drop dietary limits on cholesterol. That announcement re-fueled the fire under a completely different debate over fat and carbohydrate that started last year. The debate over...
What the Change in Cholesterol Guidelines Would Mean for You
There are reports that the nation’s top nutrition advisory panel, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, will call to eliminate the longstanding limits on dietary cholesterol (1,2). The Committee's decision will be used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Craving: What is Your Body Really Trying to Tell You?
Welcome to our Healthy Holiday Trilogy: Episode 2 - Cravings This is a video from our live webinar held over the holidays. The sweet craving is in our genes. Sugar provides immediate energy, and when we need energy, of...
Stress Relief Over the Holidays
Welcome to our Healthy Holiday Trilogy: Episode 3 – Tamping Down the Stress The above video is taken from a live webinar. (Edit as of 12.2016: Hi guys, I can't believe I didn't catch this but I made a mistake in the first...
Sweet Temptations and Holiday Sugar Overload
Welcome to our Healthy Holiday Trilogy: Episode 1 - Sweet Temptations This video is taken from a live webinar. In this episode we’ll give you tips on how to have fun maintain your weight with ease and avoid sugar overload If you're...
Five Rules For Looking and Feeling Great through the Holiday
The holiday season is here. While you're putting in the extra time and energy to make the season bright for family and friends, you mustn't forget about yourself. Here are five simple rules to remember to maintain your energy, your weight and your...
A Little Halloween Candy is OK
Here's a fun Post-Halloween question for you: how do you think the calories compare between five Halloween candy pumpkins and one cup of sugar snap peas (shown below)? That's one serving of each, by the way. A few days ago I had the pleasure of being...
Eating Italian Food in Italy (Italian Riviera)
I just spent some much needed vacation time on the western coast of Italy - the Italian Riviera. Since my last post was on carbohydrates, I thought it would be a great time to share a bit about the food experience in Italy. Many people associate "Italian Food"...
Bad Carbs, Or Bad Way of Eating Carbs?
Low carb diets are all the rage again, and authors are selling books by the millions claiming that people will "be healthier" if they eat more meat, load up on fats (to include saturated fats), and cut out certain fruits and vegetables. I've been hearing...
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too – Skip the Sugar Detox Diets
The sugar discussion has gotten too extreme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rNYUUCOAwg&index=9&list=PL9C_W_Ni5C376hc_PYfCYkLoBQ7ctA_a0 It's so extreme that people in the media are talking about cutting back on fruit because it contains sugar. With the last few...
What’s Your Sugar Limit?
Sugar has addictive properties. There is evidence that high sugar intake increases inflammation. The percentage of adults that have type-2 diabetes and the percentage of...
Your Relationship to Sweets Started in Childhood
Ever stop to think about how your relationship to sweets was formed when you were a child? Did you get sweets as a reward when you were growing up? Do you reward yourself, or...
What’s the Scoop on Saturated Fat?
Yesterday good friend of mine asked me whether what we know about saturated fat has been turned on it’s head in the last few days.
Healthy Holiday Party Ideas
This year I held LuciFit, LLC's first company holiday party. Of course, I served healthy food that was also delicious! I recorded myself before any of the guests came to show you some of the foods we had at our table. My...
What to Do when you’re Craving Sweets or Craving Salt and Junk Food
Find out one of the biggest reasons we crave food that’s not good for us and one of the first things you should do when it happens.
Calories in Sugar and Other Things You Should Know About Natural Sweeteners
When it comes to those sugary sweet temptations, are they healthier if they’re made with honey, or agave, or brown sugar?
Healthy Food and Healthy Snack Ideas for Busy People – Google Hangout
Last week Diana Siepmann and I held our first, cooperative Google Hangout on Healthy Food Ideas for Busy People. It was a huge success. If you have some time, watch the replay of the live event. We ended up giving many...
Sports Drinks – Safe to Drink?
The following post is by Jacques Delorme, founder of ViSports at http://visportsnutrition.ca. Jacques is a certified coach with a background in nutrition. He has 30 years of experience in coaching multiple sports to include but not limited to baseball,...
