by John & Heather Robertson | Jul 24, 2017 | Education, Nutrition
When it comes to mortality rates, heart disease is the leader in this category. Statistics show that 1 in 4 deaths is attributed to heart disease and almost 1 million people die annually from it. Some of your more common kinds of heart disease are coronary artery...
by John & Heather Robertson | Jul 10, 2017 | Education, Nutrition
There is a lot of talk today in the fitness community and medical world of utilizing fat as fuel. If you do a quick google search you will come up with tons of research on this topic. Obviously the number one thing to include in this approach is individuality. It is...
by John & Heather Robertson | Nov 8, 2016 | Education, Nutrition
MyPlate is a nutrition guide provided by the USDA that replaced the MyPyramid in 2013. It is a basic guide on what percentage of your diet should come from carbohydrates and protein. Many of us can remember the food guide pyramid that started in 1992 that was very...
by John & Heather Robertson | Oct 16, 2016 | Education, Nutrition
Most of us have heard the terms disordered eating and eating disorder. Are they related? What do they mean? Are they preventable? This blog tackles both of these topics and how to keep yourself on track for healthy eating habits. First, let’s start with...
by John & Heather Robertson | May 17, 2016 | Fitness, Nutrition
The supplement industry is a billion dollar industry with products that can be found almost anywhere food is found these days. Does the average person need to take supplements? If you are in optimal health and eating a diet with plenty of lean meats, fats, fruits,...
by John & Heather Robertson | May 3, 2016 | Education, Nutrition
It is quite obvious by now that the one food group you should be consuming the most of are vegetables. It is also the one food group I can think of that gets no bad press either! The diseases that vegetables prevent would not fit into this blog there are so many. I...