by Cassie | Jan 24, 2013 | Healthy Changes, Hot Topics, Start Here
You may have read, The Big FAT Lie, and now know the importance of eating fat for weight loss, blood sugar stability, disease prevention, mental focus and overall health and energy. This post is intended to give you some practical, simple ways to start incorporating...
by Cassie | Jan 21, 2013 | Disease Prevention, Healthy Changes, Hot Topics, Start Here, Weight Management
Is fat making me fat? Ever since the late 1970s, we’ve been obsessed with low fat foods. The media is still supporting this message through its marketing of “low-fat,” “lite,” “fat-free,” and the one I love to hate the most, “skinny” products. We are still...
by Cassie | Jan 7, 2013 | Balanced Meals, Breakfast, Healthy Changes, Healthy Kids, Start Here
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That’s a common phrase we’ve all heard, and for good reason. The word “breakfast” literally breaks down into two words: “Break” and “Fast,” because breakfast is the meal that *breaks* your overnight *fast.*...
by Cassie | Jan 2, 2013 | Healthy Changes, Start Here
This is the question I get (or will get) from you when you’re ready to make healthy changes… but you aren’t sure where to begin! It can be overwhelming to know where to start, so let me help you by offering: Six Starting Points: 1) Start with Sleep....
by Cassie | Dec 28, 2012 | Healthy Changes, Start Here
Making our resolutions are certainly easier than keeping them. The hype and enthusiasm for becoming healthier always seems to die out after the first month or two of the new year. Don’t let that happen to you this year. These five suggestions will help you set goals...
by Cassie | Dec 17, 2012 | Healthy Changes, Hot Topics, Start Here
The other day, one of my Twitter followers asked me, “What is the #1 nutrition mistake you see people making?” I answered with the first thing that came to my mind, but the question has lingered ever since! It got me thinking of several common traps people fall into...