Highlighting coaches that use Ate to partner with their clients seeking to achieve their well-being goals. With the abundance of information circulating the Internet these days, you might wonder what value there is in using a holistic nutritionist to help you navigate your nutrition instead of just doing it on your own. Let’s talk about that. I think we can all agree that it isn’t necessarily a lack of knowledge that prevents us from doing certain...

There’s a meme floating around on revenge phone use — aka that time when it’s late at night and you know you should go to sleep, but you’ve spent all day doing things for other people, whether it’s your boss or your family, and you just. want. time. alone. to. do. what. YOU. want. The time passes so quickly, and...

Tired? Drink water. Digestive upset? Drink water? Want clear skin? Drink water. Brain fog? Drink water. We hear all the time that we need to drink more water but has anyone ever told you why it’s so important? Water has been proven to increase the metabolism, it supports every function in our bodies, flushes out toxins, and allows nutrients to be carried throughout our body and brain. We know that without water we’ll die, but without...

We make decisions largely based on our habit environment. These habit environments (physical, social, and emotional) are full of cues. Cues can be time of day, location, emotional states, a pattern of behaviors that you do consistently, or even other people. (That’s a lot!) It’s important to become aware of our habit environments and the associated cues, because once we...

Exploring the physical, emotional, and soulful cravings for chocolate For many, especially women, chocolate is a treasured food. Researchers have even reported that the number-one food craving for women is chocolate! It is important to differentiate between physical, emotional and soulful cravings and when it comes to chocolate we may crave it or desire it for different reasons. Physical Cravings On the physical level we may crave chocolate because...

We spend so much time focusing on what we are eating, but the environment in which we eat is often ignored and yet it influences how well we are receiving our food. One of the most important healthy habits we can create to compliment our great nutritional intentions is to create a sacred table and eating environment. A kitchen table...

Have you ever felt frustrated or overwhelmed when it comes to meal-prepping healthy snacks and meals for the upcoming week? Believe me, I get it! I’m no master in the kitchen. (Ask my roommate… I blew up our oven my first day in Mexico.) Regardless, I have been able to figure out the BIGGEST SECRET to eating healthier throughout the...