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How to Create a Balanced Meal Plan That Fits Your Lifestyle

If you’re like most people, you already know that achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can feel like pushing a boulder uphill. Maybe you’ve struggled with endless fad diets that lead to more frustration than results, or you’ve found yourself facing menopausal...

Understanding Macronutrients: Finding the Right Balance for Your Body

Macronutrients may not be the first thing you think of when you consider your ongoing weight loss journey, but they are at the heart of every truly effective weight management strategy. My name is Marti Burton, and I have spent nearly three decades transforming lives...

Top Myths About Metabolism: What You Need to Know

When people talk about weight loss, it’s all too common to hear about “metabolism.” Some individuals blame a sluggish metabolism for stubborn belly fat, while others pin their rapid weight fluctuations on an overactive one. Often, information around this essential...

The Science of Gut Health: How It Impacts Weight Loss and Overall Wellness

When it comes to achieving sustainable weight loss and improving overall health, most people focus solely on calories, exercise routines, or even trendy diets. However, there’s one often-overlooked factor that has a monumental impact on your journey: gut health. Over...
HEALTH TIPS FOR DADS

HEALTH TIPS FOR DADS

So many of the health and weight loss tips we hear are geared toward women, but this post is packed full of health tips for dads! DON’T SKIP YOUR ANNUAL CHECKUP Men are over 30% more likely to skip their annual checkup than women. The excuses range from being too...

DO YOU REALLY GAIN WEIGHT DURING MENOPAUSE?

DO YOU REALLY GAIN WEIGHT DURING MENOPAUSE?

With each season of life comes a variety of biological changes that require us to adjust how we manage both our health and our weight. One such change is the hormonal fluctuations that occur during menopause. If you don’t learn how to properly manage these...

OZEMPIC AND WEIGHT LOSS

OZEMPIC AND WEIGHT LOSS

Ozempic is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It belongs to a class of drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists. Ozempic is administered as an injectable medication and helps lower blood sugar levels by increasing insulin production and reducing glucagon...

COMMON NUTRITION MYTHS

COMMON NUTRITION MYTHS

One of the biggest roadblocks to achieving your health and wellness goals is that there are a lot of nutrition myths that we turn to in order to improve our health. Although much of the dietary advice out there is based on data and scientific research it is often...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EAT CLEAN?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO EAT CLEAN?

There are so many dietary buzzwords out there that it can be difficult to keep up so you might be wondering what it means to eat clean? Clean eating is not a diet but a return to eating real and whole foods. This means more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy...

HOW DIGESTION IMPACTS HEALTH AND WEIGHT

HOW DIGESTION IMPACTS HEALTH AND WEIGHT

Does it seem like everyone is talking about digestion? It’s because our digestive system plays a vital role in our whole-body health. If our digestion is poor our health will suffer and if it is regular, we will feel our best—from the inside out. Here are just a...

HOW NOT TO BLOW YOUR HEALTHY HABITS DURING THE HOLIDAYS

HOW NOT TO BLOW YOUR HEALTHY HABITS DURING THE HOLIDAYS

You have worked hard to create healthy new dietary habits that leave you feeling better than you have in years—but now the holiday season is here. Here is how to indulge without completely blowing your routine. PLAN YOUR CHEAT MEALS Holiday meals are about tradition...

WHY YOU REALLY FEEL HUNGRY

WHY YOU REALLY FEEL HUNGRY

Have you ever found yourself feeling ravenous just an hour or two after eating? Food is fuel so you should be able to make it from one meal to the next with nothing more than a small snack. Here are a few things to consider if you feel hungry shortly after eating. YOU...

2020 HEALTH AND WELLNESS GOALS

2020 HEALTH AND WELLNESS GOALS

The New Year is a fresh start and an excellent time to set a few personal goals. The problem with standard resolutions is that most of us set the same generic goals each year, which we abandon about 6 weeks in. Below are clear, specific, and measurable health and...

HOW TO GET HEALTHY EVEN IF YOUR WEIGHT IS SPOT ON

HOW TO GET HEALTHY EVEN IF YOUR WEIGHT IS SPOT ON

Just because you have rarely or never struggled with your weight doesn’t mean you are healthy. Too often we confuse weight with health, but being thin or within your suggested weight range may be giving you a false sense of security. If you are often tired, sluggish,...