Author Archive: Coach Kim
Five Things You Can Learn from the Mediterranean Diet
Diet trends come and go, but one way of eating that is perennially recognized for its healthy ways is the Mediterranean diet. Unlike some diets that require you to purchase expensive supplements or follow complex rules, the Mediterranean diet is really more a way of eating than it is a prescribed diet. Nutritionists and physicians […]
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Health Trend Investigation: Everything You Need to Know about FODMAP Diets
Perhaps you have seen the funny looking acronym pop up on your Pinterest homepage, or maybe you’ve had friends or family members mention their efforts to stay away from high FODMAP foods. But beyond a vague familiarity with FODMAP, most of us aren’t exactly sure what FODMAP is. Read on to find out what the […]
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Breaking the Sugar Addiction: Why Tapering Off May Be Your Key to Finally Succeeding at Sugar Detox
By now we all know refined sugars are bad for more than just our waistlines. Sugar consumption is a major contributing factor to a multitude of diseases, inflammation, skin problems, decreased energy, and much more. Yet with all the negative effects sugar can bring upon us, it can still be hard to break the habit. […]
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Brrr! Top Tips for Making Fabulous Freezer Meals
Regardless of how much you may enjoy cooking, there are times when it is nice to be able to just open your freezer and pull out a fully prepared meal that needs only to be reheated before you and your family can enjoy it. A freezer stocked with plenty of meals doesn’t just happen without […]
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Breakfast Foods You Should Be Eating
Three Foods that Aren’t on Your Breakfast Table…But Should Be! Tradition defines much of what foods we choose for breakfast. Foods like bagels, pancakes, processed meats, and more are all parts of a conventional breakfast. Yet just because such foods are a common staple on many breakfast tables, it does not necessarily mean they are […]
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Cookware Showdown: Our favorite healthy cookware options
These days greater attention is being paid to the quality and nutrition of the foods we eat. While this is definitely good news, it is only part of the equation. To truly keep our food free from harmful chemicals and contaminants, we must also look at what we are cooking our foods on as well. […]
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Benefits of Beets: What You Need to Know about This Wonder Food
Their distinct deep red color makes beets hard to miss, but many more of us are more familiar with the dark hue of beets than we are with how to make them a regular part of our diets. If you aren’t including beets in your diet, read on to find out what’s so remarkable about […]
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More Bang for Your Buck: Top Nutritious Foods that Don’t Carry Steep Price Tags
The importance of eating healthy, whole foods, has been drilled into all of our heads, but when it comes time to pay for those nutritious foods, the price tag can seem prohibitive. Don’t let this perception deter you; there are many nutritious super foods that can fit into any budget. Bananas. Bananas have potassium, fiber, […]
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Miracle in a Bowl? The Total Lowdown on Bone Broth
You’ve probably heard a well-meaning mother or grandmother to advise you to drink some chicken soup to help you get better when you’re sick. Mom and grandma may not know the nutritional science behind that recommendation, but it turns out they know what they are talking about! The magic isn’t in the chicken soup per […]
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Food as Medicine: Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods
It is easy to see when something on the outside of our bodies becomes inflamed. Offended areas become red, swollen, and sensitive. Inflammation can happen inside our bodies as well as externally though. While we don’t have visual cues to alert us to internal inflammation, it doesn’t mean we aren’t experiencing the effeccts. Painful joints, […]
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