A Study by the Journal of the American College of Nutrition: Types of Dietary Fat and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Types of Dietary Fat and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease High intakes of trans fat can contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Increases LDL and triglycerides while lowering the HDL High intake of trans fat can promote insulin resistance in humans. 1987 Study: Margarine was associated with a 50% increase in heart disease. Butter, beef, pork, and

The past several decades the focus has been on reducing fat intake. A Study from Journal of the American College of Nutrition: Types of Dietary Fat and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Critical Review. The following was noted: “Dietary fat” has been synonymous with obesity and heart disease. “Low fat” and “fat free” have been synonymous with heart health. Food industry has produced commercial products that are low fat and fat free but high amounts of refined carbs and sugar.

For so many years, salt has been vilified, but for no good reason! A 2011 Study from the Journal of the American Medical Association found: “that low-salt diets increase the risk of death from heart attacks and strokes and do not prevent high blood pressure…” “that the less salt people ate, the more likely they were to die of heart disease.” “Those eating the most salt had a slight increase in systolic blood pressure, they were no more likely to develop hypertension.” “Lower

When it comes to your workouts, you shouldn’t be destroying yourself to the point where you can’t get your “movement” session in the next day. First, I hate the word workout. Every day should be an opportunity to move. Your training structure will change depending on what your goal is, but the overall load needs to change so that you can be consistent. If you want to structure your own workout, below is a template to help: How I like to structure my own program is below (if I

More than 80 diseases occur as a result of the immune system attacking the body’s own organs, tissues, and cells! Why does this happen? Often, someone's genetic makeup (but, not always)! Epigenetic exposures are generally required to trigger the expression of the autoimmune disease process. Cross-reactivity (foods or other environmental exposures and or bacteria, virus, etc). Epigenetic exposures include: Diet Physical activity medications aging sleep environmental chemical

Inflammation is generated by the body’s immune system. Our immune systems are very smart, but when out of balance, there are diseases and symptoms that can occur.. One huge impact to our immune system is our nutrition! Here are some dietary things that impact the immune system: Insufficient fiber: Not enough to support a healthy microbiome Imbalanced macronutrients: fats, proteins, and carbs Inflammatory foods: processed, refined, additives, preservatives Micronutrient cofact

Did you know that nutrition needs to have a bio-individual approach and just because your best friend does well eating a certain way, does NOT mean it is right for you! Some individuals have trouble digesting sugars or specifically lactose or fructose. Some individuals may be sensitive to certain carbohydrates Some individuals may struggle to digest fat Some individuals may be sensitive to specific amino acids Some individuals may be sensitive to oxalates, sulfur, or salicyla