Chew on this

I often find that vegetables are the first thing to go out of our diets when we feel that we don’t have enough time to prepare healthy meals. Veggies don’t tend to be as portable as a grabbing a piece of fruit to go and definitely aren’t as sweet but they are a nutrition powerhouse and essential…

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What does Your Gut Have to do With Your Butt???

What does your digestive system have to do with your weight? In a word, everything. In fact, you can say that what’s on your hips essentially begins with what’s in your mouth, but even more so, the integrity of your digestive system and the health of your gut flora (intestinal bacteria) influences the number of…

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Is Stress and Adrenal Exhaustion making it impossible for you to lose weight?

Chronic Stress & the Adrenal Connection The adrenal glands are primarily known for the production of our stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline.  But they are literally a hormone factory and significantly affect the function of every tissue, organ and gland. They produce our anti-aging hormone DHEA, our reproductive hormones: estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, as well…

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