Mindfulness

An important addition to include to your daily routine. What’s not to love about bone broth? Warm and comforting, bone broth also boasts many benefits at all stages of life. It can be the base of any delicious homemade soup, can be used in baked goods as a substitute for other liquids like milk or water, or can be had simply on its own with a bit of salt...

How do you go about your eating when you’re away from home? You’re on the beach relaxing. You’re in the lodge taking a break from skiing, or on a weekend getaway to a city you have always wanted to explore. You forgot about that three week cleanse you had been on because you are now on vacation. It’s easy to fall into the mindset of “who needs to be conscious of food...

This debauchery day is probably compromising your progress, and the problem has nothing to do with mathematics. Have you ever found yourself wondering if you should do a cheat day? In other words, take a “break” from your healthy eating and just eat whatever you want, worry free? Maybe you heard that it’s a great idea to boost your metabolism. Or you just want to create an opportunity to eat something you really love — but you avoid eating...

What should you be eating for recovery? Whether you’re someone that has just begun their health journey or a top athlete — nutrition is an important factor that should be taken just as seriously. Today I am going to address a few key ways that nutrition can influence recovery from injury, recovery after intense exercise, and how diet choices can be part of your injury prevention plan. During recovery from injury, or simply wanting to prevent injury during exercise, proper nutrition is crucial. Nutrition is fuel for our bodies, and mindful nutrition for recovery,...

If everything we do should be mindful, how do you incorporate that into your mealtimes? It feels like everywhere we look we are being told to be mindful. Meditate! It makes you mindful. Be mindful when you eat! “Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it”, says Sharon Salzburg. Right, along with the 50 other things on my “could do” list that I’m trying to do while I eat my lunch. But...

How do you measure weight loss progress? In the current and ever-growing situation of nutritional terrorism, it seems like second nature to label foods as good or bad, right or wrong, healthy or unhealthy — even fattening or slimming. There are few people who do not feel guilty or embarrassed about eating chocolate, ice cream, and, or a slice of birthday cake — especially if it’s outside of the “socially acceptable”...

Do you remember everything you eat? Or do you take the time to journal it? Well, I am going to address the importance of tracking or logging food, on a daily basis, as not only a very effective way to maintain and attain health, weight loss, strength gain, or whatever your goals may be, but also how documenting our food through photography can help us create a more thoughtful mindset about food by helping us...