14 Swaps for Healthier Halloween Treats
Halloween is a treat-filled holiday tradition that kicks-off the fall season. Staying healthy and avoiding food allergens shouldn’t put a damper on the fun though. Try these 14 healthier Halloween treat swaps to keep the holiday enjoyable and healthy! Water Instead of sugary punch or sodas, say yes to water. If you want, zero-calorie sparking […]
How to Build Your Network as A Nutrition Professional
Starting your own business as a nutritional professional is exciting. You get to set your own hours and help your clients make lasting positive changes in their health. You are also doing it solo, which can make drumming up business and networking a bit intimidating.
5 Places That Are Hiring Health Coaches
In the ever-evolving landscape of health and wellness, the role of holistic health coaches stands out as both unique and indispensable. With an approach that marries scientific knowledge with the art of human connection, these professionals guide, support, and empower individuals on their journey to optimal health. As the health paradigm shifts from treating illnesses […]
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Micronutrients: Their Importance and The Best Sources
If you’re concerned about eating the right foods for optimal health, you’ll need to do more than count calories. In our previous article, we touched on the topic of macronutrients and the ways you could maximize your meals to take advantage of them. Here, we will talk about micronutrients; nutritional compounds that are equally important […]
The Science of Orange-Colored Fruits and Vegetables
When fall rolls around, the color orange suddenly seems to be dominating our spaces. From the parks with orange and yellow-colored trees to our porches and homes decorated with orange pumpkins and fall decor to even our refrigerators, orange-colored produce is a favorite for fall recipes.
5 Steps to Determine if You Need a Holistic Nutrition Certification
If you’re already practicing clean eating, or following a Paleo, vegetarian, or whole foods diet, you already know your food choices have a big impact on your health. But not everybody does. About 76 percent of adults don’t eat enough fruit, and about 87 percent don’t get the recommended amount of vegetables, according to the […]
6 Healthy Herbs and Spices and How to Use Them
Fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, and meats can taste wildly different depending on where in the world they’ve been prepared. If you’ve ever tried collard greens from both Brazil and the south of the United States, you know that they taste very different.
4 Hormones that Contribute to Osteoporosis in Women
Osteoporosis literally means boneporous, from osteo (bone) and porosis (porous). Healthy bones look like honeycombs under a microscope. They have small holes and pockets of space throughout them, which make them both strong and lighter in weight. Osteoporotic bones look more like cobwebs, with much larger holes throughout them.
Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches: Can They Improve Your Client’s Health?
It wasn’t all that long ago when all “wearable fitness technology” meant was a simple pedometer—capable only of measuring an individual’s step count. But now? Technology has advanced so significantly that there are two separate categories of wearables:
Want to Earn Your Sports Nutrition Certification Online? Here’s What to Know
Are you interested in working with athletes to optimize their performance using food and nutrition? If so, consider becoming a sports nutritionist. Getting a sports nutritionist certification will give you the education and credibility to start working with professional athletes, school athletes, and fitness enthusiasts to help them identify and reach their goals. What Does […]