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Here is a profound and mind-boggling thought: You can’t control the scale (your weight on the weight scale, that is). You ask, “You can’t control your weight? What?” [...]

When it comes to healthy eating and weight loss, is there a place for cheat meals? What about dealing with cravings? In my opinion and through my experience as a trainer, I have found that there [...]

People are thinking about getting back into shape now that the stay-at-home order has been lifted. Some people took advantage of the lockdown to get more active. However, I suspect many, if not [...]

I like numbers. Naturally, I was intrigued when I came across the statistic that the average American score on the Healthy Eating Index is 59. What is the Healthy Eating Index? How do you [...]

The end of 2020 is the perfect time to organize your eating plan. Most people start off the New Year with good intentions to take better care of themselves. A big part of the success of taking [...]

Whether you want to lose fat or gain muscle, you need to eat protein. You may have heard about low-carb diets, low-fat diets or high-fat diets. One macronutrient that is non-negotiable, however, [...]

I had this conversation with myself the other day. After seeing my clients’ results and my own results, I thought, “Being healthy and fit is not that hard: You do the workouts, eat [...]

In Overcoming A Sugar Addiction – Part 1 we recognized that while there is no clinical diagnosis for sugar addiction, there is evidence that highly palatable foods can influence the reward center [...]

Do you have a sugar addiction? I realize “addiction” is a strong word in the clinical sense of its definition. Psychologists are still studying to determine if food addiction or sugar [...]

We hear and read “eat healthy fats”. What are healthy fats? What are unhealthy fats? Why does it matter? Here is what you need to know. Fats are important In digestion, our bodies [...]