I haven’t even run a half marathon yet, but I just hit the half way point of my 12-week training plan and July 7th will be here before I know it! This will be my “half marathon training for beginners” overview where I’ll [...] Continue Reading…
You may have heard good things about both fish oil and flaxseed oil because of the high concentration of omega-3 fatty acids. So is one better than the other?
A little lesson on omega-3 fatty acids
This is the gold mine of fat. Our brain tissue is made up of ~60% fat (lipids), [...] Continue Reading…
If you haven’t tried an avocado, I hope this post will change that. If you love avocados, I’ll give you even more reasons to love them. You may feel conflicted because you’ve heard avocados have good fat but they’re still high in fat. Both are correct, [...] Continue Reading…
my momma and Gma
Happy mother’s day to all the moms and soon-to-be moms! My sisters and I brainstormed for this post and pulled together some unique cooking tips we learned from our mom. On one hand, my mom doesn’t have a recipe for many of [...] Continue Reading…
I’ve talked about misleading health claims a few times but the one that irks me the most is the claim “Trans Fat Free” you’ll see on almost every package of food. Trans fat is the worst fat you can put in your body. It’s a man-made fat that occurs [...] Continue Reading…
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“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
How many times have you gone on a diet? How many pounds have you lost and then gained back? How [...] Continue Reading…
I shared a little about the employee worksite wellness initiative I started up at the health department a couple months ago. I decided that it was very fitting to try out a wellness challenge during March since it was National Nutrition Month. It was received well and I heard [...] Continue Reading…