Crafting a good diabetic meal plan — and sticking to it — takes more than just switching out animal proteins for plants and eggs. A good diabetic meal plan consists of everything your body needs to function optimally and to prevent your blood sugar from spiking. Those needs are different for everyone, which is why the “best” meal plan is, too.
Carbs aren’t exactly an essential macronutrient — your body can function fine without them. But when used correctly, carbs can play a role in helping you meet your fitness goals. For instance, carbs replenish the glycogen that your body needs to store and use energy. They also promote serotonin release in the brain, which is essential for recovering from…
Carbohydrates are typically classified as good or bad, but those labels are misleading. Carbs are neither inherently good nor bad; they’re not essential, but they don’t harm your body by themselves. That being said, some carbs are of a much higher quality than others, making them more valuable to your health and well-being. First, let’s…
You have to plan a lot of things around your cycle, but did you know that includes your health and fitness routine? If you’re physically active, then the complex hormone changes you experience each month can pose several unique nutritional and training challenges. The menstrual cycle is 28 days of your body preparing an egg…
Regardless of your ultimate health and fitness goals, your diet will help determine your success or failure. But a healthy diet isn’t just about restricting certain things. That’s why most fad diets cause more harm than good — they deprive your body of what it needs as much as what it doesn’t need. Fortunately, more…
Everyone wants to have a healthy brain that functions optimally. We all want to improve our focus, clarity, memory, and ability to learn and process new information. We also want to decrease our risk for depression, memory loss, dementia, and mood disorders. On a larger scale, our quality of life depends on our brain health….
Hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, thyroid, cortisol, and insulin are invaluable chemical messengers that affect many aspects of your overall health. The glands and organs that make up the endocrine system, including the thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, ovaries, testicles, and pancreas, are in charge of secreting and controlling these hormones, and if just one part of…
Stress is your body’s built-in survival mechanism. Our ancestors tapped into this response to fight or outrun predators, and today, our bodies are still primed to survive emergency situations. The problem is that stress today isn’t the same as stress so many years ago. Today, we get stressed from things like deadlines at work, arguments…
The majority of people looking to lose weight tend to get caught up on a few pieces of the puzzle while never seeing the big picture in its entirety. I am in a unique position where I get the opportunity to work with elite-level athletes as well as clients from the general population. While there…
When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need. — Indian Proverb I’ve been very fortunate to carve out a career working with high-level athletes. Many of the players I work with were lucky enough to win the genetic lottery — meaning they did a great…