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Food journaling is not really as awful as it seems though it does truly take a bit of effort especially in the beginning. It is important to create a habit, they say 3 weeks is a good start but 66 days makes a habit, here …
Applied Clinical Nutrition…what does that mean? When I was looking for a Masters Program in Nutrition I wanted to make sure that I was in a program that looked at the person as a whole and focused on getting to the route cause of symptoms. …
“I need you to keep a food journal”…this statement seems to cause even the most well intended person to stop dead in their tracks on the journey towards wellness. The Food Journal is quite possibly the most important tool to not only your Nutrition Practitioner but also to you personally. By tracking everything that you are putting in your body you gain a deeper insight into possible food sensitivities, trigger foods, hidden sources of sugar in the diet and even emotional triggers that may be causing you to eat. The food journal also makes you aware of not only how much you are eating but is a good place to track any symptoms that occur after each meal such as bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort etc.
Though the idea of a daily food journal can seem daunting and like an invasion of your privacy it really should be seen as a useful tool. I can tell you from personal experience once you start paying attention to what you are eating your choices get better. Knowledge is power, with awareness comes change and growth, the more self aware we become the farther we are able to progress on our journey to our become our best selves. Don’t be afraid of the Food Journal, as a practitioner I am on my own journey to my best self and am not here to judge…rather I am here to support and guide you in making better choices that will benefit your health and help you on your own journey to wellness. Follow this link to a Food Journal Form and start your journey today, write everything you eat as you eat it, don’t worry about neatness just write it down as it goes in your mouth. Happy Food Tracking!!
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I LOVE Halloween, all of it!!! Decorating the house, carving pumpkins, costumes, the smell of fall in the air, memories of trick-or-treating as a child. I love seeing families together with their children roaming the neighborhood in search of treats and I love taking my …
I have been doing an heart open yoga practice for the the last couple week and it has me thinking…do I really want to open my heart in these tumultuous times? It can be scary to let yourself become more mindful and open, it is …
I am a work in progress, I will be the first to admit, like many of you I am consciously making an effort each day to become my best self – happy, healthy, fit and fabulous in my 40’s. Today is a beautiful fall morning and I decided to go for a run…well rather a run/walk. I have always relished the idea of being a runner and will some day but it is not easy for me. I hear that there is a runners high…I have yet to achieve it but refuse to give up. As a busy mom the goal of being able to knock out 3 miles in 30 minutes is super intriguing to me. However before I ever run far enough to get to the high… my mind takes over and says…you “know no one is chasing you…you can walk” and so I do. The lure of the “quick” run before starting a busy day is filled with promise, it is “quick”, it’s cardio, and best of all it gets me outside in nature which is like church for me allowing me to feel one with nature in God’s beauty (a walk, bike or hike can do this also).
This morning as I was running through my neighborhood on my short jaunt I saw 2 lawn care trucks, BUT even before I saw them I knew they were there because I could smell the lawn treatment. I ran past one man spraying the lawn across the street and could taste the chemicals as I ran past, I tried to take shallow breaths so as not to inhale as much of whatever it was he was spraying but this is difficult when you are gasping for air as I do when I run. Anyway- this made me think…how toxic are we? Sometimes I think…I eat pretty well, buy organic as much as possible, use whole food supplements and am not on any medications why would I need to detox…then I ran this morning. We are constantly being pummeled by toxins in our environment whether we are aware of it or not. This mornings run reminded me how important and beneficial detoxing can be from an environmental perspective. We are exposed to pollution in many ways: ingesting from the foods we eat, medications we take, the indoor air quality in our homes (paint VOC’s, carpeting, furniture etc) and outdoor pollutants. As we are heading into fall it is a good time to think about detoxing our bodies. Think you may need to detox? Take this quick toxicity quiz and see how you do. Toxicity Questionnaire. Interested in a detox let me guide you through it with a gentle, whole food gentle 21 day detoxification from Standard Process Purification Program. Happy Fall.