Sustainable Nutrition  Blog...

Snacking is like napping. It helps sustain your energy throughout the day because it's a great way to manage your blood sugar.  

If you hit a 3pm energy slump, find yourself overeating at night, are managing diabetes, or feel ravenous after workouts, then you need healthy snacks during the day. 

I...

We live in a quick results kind of world. If we can’t do it fast, we just might as well not do it at all.  Our technology and tools are so advanced that they allow us to multi-task, while also getting jobs done in record speed. 

We are all living in the quick results mentality and forget that this ...

We have very few packaged foods in our home. I don’t say this to brag, but more of a - if we can do it with three little kids and two working parents, you can do it too!

Almost all the parents I have worked with over the last 10 years truly want their family to eat healthier and I'm sure you are no...

Spring is here with longer days and warmer weather.  It’s a great time to break free from the food rut.  It’s a perfect time of year to “spring clean” your diet, so out with the heavy fall and winter foods and get ready for some great springtime eats.    

Let's discover why eating with the season i...

There are many more foods than just gluten that can cause an allergy or food intolerance. There are actually 9 foods account for 90% of all food-allergic reactions and can cause significant inflammation in the human body. 

Do you suffer from stomach discomfort, gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation...

Who doesn't love a fresh cup of brewed coffee?  I know I do!!

Coffee is not bad for us, it's actually considered a healthy beverage.  It’s how we are drinking our coffee that is making it another beverage in our western diet that we should avoid. Well before I ask that you ditch your coffee, lets l...

One question many of my clients ask me is "Should I follow a gluten-free meal plan to feel better?" This is a great question to ask as the market for gluten-free products has exploded. This type of market makes gluten-free enticing for many to dabble with in the effort to improve health.

However, l...

We have lived through the low fat, high protein, and low carb craze.  Yet we still don’t know which craze we should be following with our nutrition.  Let’s stop over complicating healthy nutrition.  Start following these healthy principles 95% of the time, and your nutrition will taken care of.  You...

We’ve all been there, we are traveling and our nutrition choices turns into a free for all!  You are either starving, or completely uncomfortable because you ate too much at the restaurant.  Well, there’s a better way.   

Is “healthy nutrition traveling hacks” an oxymoron?  Some might think so, but...

As a health coach, I take pride in guiding clients in their creation of healthier lifestyle habits.  Sometime this is easier said than done.  I’ve been a part of many, many goal setting session with clients and over the years, the clients who went beyond just goal setting had greater results.  They ...

We are living highly stressful lives and the stress is impacting our nutrient absorption.  Your body is speaking to your through your gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea…are you listening?  These symptoms are not normal!

Implementing simple yet effective strategies will impact your nutrient absor...

Your Body Fat Percentage is an important measurement of health.  If you are carrying more body fat than muscle mass, this will impact your health by decreasing your metabolic efficiency.  We all have learned and know that if we can only increase our metabolic rate, we can lose weight and live health...