All About H2O: Why Water is the Most Essential Nutrient and How to Make Sure You Are Adequately Hydrated

All About H2O: Why Water is the Most Essential Nutrient and How to Make Sure You Are Adequately Hydrated

60% of the human body is made of water, most of it located within our cells: 90% of our blood is water; 75% of muscles and brain is water, 80%...
All about Adaptogens: What are they and do they live up to the hype?

All about Adaptogens: What are they and do they live up to the hype?

You’ve seen them on smoothie and coffee bar menus, as an ingredient in snack bars and gummies and even in specialty cocktails promising to reduce stress and anxiety, boost immunity...
The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners

The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners

I have said this before, but if your brain can’t recognize it, neither will your body. The most common artificial sweeteners today are Saccharin (Sweet n’Low), Aspartame (Nutrasweet, Equal), Acesulfame...
The Best and Worst Sweeteners

The Best and Worst Sweeteners

If you have one takeaway from this post, let it be that artificial sweeteners are the absolute worst sweeteners. The most common artificial sweeteners are aspartame (Equal), Saccharin (Sweet N’...
The Truth About Sugar

The Truth About Sugar

One of the most interesting things I have studied is the body’s behavior when ingesting sugars. Now, the body produces its own blood sugars, whether you are ingesting sugar or...