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The Role of Inflammation in Weight Gain (And How to Reduce It Through Diet)

When most people think about weight gain, they immediately focus on calories, carbs, or lack of exercise. But there’s another factor that plays a powerful — and often hidden — role in unwanted weight: inflammation. At Personalized Nutrition Concepts (PNC), we help our...

Integrating Mental and Physical Wellness: The Mind-Body Approach to Health

When it comes to achieving lasting health, we often think about what we eat, how much we exercise, or which supplements we take. But one major factor is frequently overlooked — the health of the mind. At Personalized Nutrition Concepts (PNC), we know that true...

Debunking Menopause Myths: The Truth About Weight Gain

For millions of women, the first hot flash is not as unsettling as the creeping feeling that their favorite jeans suddenly shrink overnight. If you are watching the scale climb while your hormones shift, the frustration can feel like betrayal: you are still eating...

Can Exercise Alone Combat Menopause Belly Fat?

You lace up your sneakers, cue your favorite playlist, and log another five mile run on the Scottsdale greenbelt. The sweat feels cathartic, yet the stubborn roll around your midsection barely budges. If this scene sounds familiar, you are not alone. After nearly...
Debunking Menopause Myths: The Truth About Weight Gain

Debunking Menopause Myths: The Truth About Weight Gain

For millions of women, the first hot flash is not as unsettling as the creeping feeling that their favorite jeans suddenly shrink overnight. If you are watching the scale climb while your hormones shift, the frustration can feel like betrayal: you are still eating...

Can Exercise Alone Combat Menopause Belly Fat?

Can Exercise Alone Combat Menopause Belly Fat?

You lace up your sneakers, cue your favorite playlist, and log another five mile run on the Scottsdale greenbelt. The sweat feels cathartic, yet the stubborn roll around your midsection barely budges. If this scene sounds familiar, you are not alone. After nearly...

Navigating Holistic Wellness Post Menopause

Navigating Holistic Wellness Post Menopause

When the last menstrual cycle fades into memory, many women experience a curious combination of relief and uncertainty. Hot flashes may subside, yet a new landscape of priorities emerges: joint resilience, mental clarity, skin vibrancy, and that stubborn belly fat...

Redefining Body Goals: Health Over Aesthetics

Redefining Body Goals: Health Over Aesthetics

For decades the wellness industry has shouted a single refrain: thinner equals better. Magazine covers, social media feeds, even some medical conversations reduce health to the circumference of a waist or the silhouette of a thigh gap. Yet as someone who has spent...

The Role of Fiber in Weight Loss and Digestive Health

The Role of Fiber in Weight Loss and Digestive Health

Anyone who has ever embarked on a quest for sustainable weight loss recognizes the importance of finding strategies that actually work long-term, rather than jumping from one diet fad to another. As someone who has been in the industry for almost 30 years, I have...

The Connection Between Stress, Cortisol, and Weight Management

The Connection Between Stress, Cortisol, and Weight Management

Stress is often thought of as a byproduct of modern living something everyone faces but few truly understand. The daily hustle of balancing work, family, and personal responsibilities can feel like a never-ending cycle. Despite best efforts, including rigorous...