From trends and specialty diets to indecipherable food labels. From expensive equipment in food reality shows on TV to ingredients in processed foods that have nothing to do with nourishment, it is remarkable how complicated food has become. Let’s bring…
Eat your Citrus Every Day – And the White Stuff, Too!
Eat Your Citrus – It’s Full of Bioflavonoids Hundreds of different bioflavonoids have been identified in fruits and vegetables in recent years, and are extra abundant in the skin of citrus. Given that we didn’t know much about them just…
Maintaining Stable Cells: Why Antioxidants are Important
We hear a lot about antioxidants and how we need to make sure to incorporate them into our daily diet, but why? What do they do that is so helpful for our bodies? Here are some reasons why antioxidants are…
Top 5 Tips for Better Digestion
People seem to like lists. They like short lists; easy to ‘check-off’ lists. And my comrades at Prescribe Nutrition and I like optimal digestion. So we thought what the hell, let’s marry the two. Why? Because good health starts with…
Instead of Carbo-Loading, Try a Ketogenic Approach to Athletic Fueling
A common sports nutrition phrase that you may have heard is “carb-loading” (or “carbo-loading”). This refers to filling the body with (often) very starchy, carbohydrates to top off glycogen stores to fuel a training or race day. While there is…
Training for an Event? Focus on These 5 Areas of Nutrition to Reduce Recovery Time
In the world of sports, nutrition is often an afterthought where many athletes instinctively grab a few sugary energy bars on their way out the door, fill bike bottles with fluorescent electrolyte water and excessively carbohydrate load before a big…
A Low-Sugar Fueling Approach for Athletes
Selecting an energy bar from the seemingly endless available options can be quite daunting. We see sports nutrition bars being sold with labels promising “energy” and “performance” despite containing over 20 grams (or 5 teaspoons) of sugar per serving. Not…
Stay on Track with These Healthy Travel Snacks
Planning a trip? Whether traveling by car or plane, our eating routines are often subject to whatever is available at the kiosk or drive-thru. Plan ahead and pack any of the following healthy travel snacks to make sure you’re getting good…
Why Organic Miso Paste Should Be a Staple in Your Fridge
Once upon a time, a girl had a recipe that she made for all her friends when they came to her house. She used it as a sauce, a dressing, a dip…the limits of this recipe were boundless. It included…
Kitchen Tools We Just Can’t Live Without
We’ve got another round-up coming your way, and it’s all about what keeps us sane in the kitchen. If you’re practicing any sort of whole foods diet, trying to save money, but also eat healthy, doing our gentle detox Prescribe 20…
What is the Best Way to Love Your Liver?
One of the most simple, yet effective ways to boost overall health is by giving…
