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 | 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...
by Cassie | Nov 27, 2012 | Healthy Changes, Hot Topics
Are Truvia and Stevia the same thing? Thanks to a false-advertising job well-done, many health conscious consumers have been tricked into believing that Truvia is the same thing as Stevia. The (disappointing) truth is that, despite the fact that Truvia is...
by Cassie | Sep 7, 2012 | Hot Topics, Start Here, Whole Body Health
Think of all the years you’ve been living on this planet. Now think of all the times you’ve eaten foods saturated with sugar, artificial sweeteners, trans fats, preservatives and pesticides. Think of the courses of antibiotics you were put on to kill the...
by Cassie | May 29, 2012 | Dietitian Cassie, Hot Topics, What Cassie Eats
With vegetarianism steadily becoming mainstream and embraced by many, chances are you’ve met a vegetarian, read something about it or at least wondered what the hype is all about. According to the Vegetarian Resource Group, the number of people following a vegetarian...