Meet Naiya. Naiya is my German Shepherd “baby” and has been for the past 8 years. When Naiya was little she was full of energy. Some of her favorite pastimes were searching on command for treats hidden strategically throughout the house and also flipping her metal water dish upside-down and kicking/chasing it all around the [...]

It is time to eat. Your tummy is grumbling. You are so hungry all you can think about is food. You are just about salivating because you are so excited to finally eat. You sit down and begin to dive into your meal. As you eat, you also do one of the following:

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We’ve all been there. You wake up one morning and suddenly feel like you have been run over by a Mack truck. Your head is pounding, your throat is raw, your body is aching, and your sinuses are blocked like the Hoover Dam. But being the classic type-A overachiever that you are, you will yourself [...]

Now that we have covered protein, in Part 1, and carbohydrates, in Part 2, we are going to move on to fats. First things first - most people have a very misguided understanding of fats. Fats provide us with energy and are an essential component of cell membranes, blood clotting, absorbing vitamins, and insulating and [...]

“I don’t eat breakfast because I am not hungry in the morning.”
“I get busy so I don’t eat. I am not hungry anyway.”
“I just am not that hungry, so I don’t eat that often.”
“…but I can’t figure out why I am not losing weight!”
DING, DING, DING. We have a fat loss road block winner. When [...]