Visceral vs. Subcutaneous Fat - what’s the difference and how does it affect weight loss? I thought this would be a great topic to write about because sometimes we get calls from people who say that they are feeling better and seeing signs of improvement with their energy, sleeping, A1C numbers, etc but they are not seeing the difference on the outside just yet. This can be because subcutaneous fat and visceral fat react differently. Fat is just a fact of life and yes, there is such a thing as healthy body fat. Adults who are at an ideal weight for their height have around 40 billion fat ce...

Let’s talk fish…Most of us know that fish is full of omega 3 fatty acids and protein. And most fish is very good for you, with the exception of one…tilapia. Although it is fairly inexpensive and readily available at almost every grocery store you should definitely stay away from it. Tilapia is most often farmed, which means they are raised in small enclosures with poor diets. Being raised in such crowded conditions, the fish are more susceptible to disease, so they are given antibiotics to help prevent that. They are also sometimes treated with pesticides to combat a condition called sea li...

It is freezing here in Delaware, and I am thinking about how I can’t wait to get to the beach this summer. My favorite thing about the beach is going in the water. But nothing is worse than being in the water, having a good old time, and all of a sudden, you feel something brush your leg. If you’re anything like me, you freak out and scream, thinking that it is something completely unlikely, like a shark or an eel. 99% of the time it is just SEAWEED. And while we don’t like it touching our outsides, believe it or not, it can do wonders for our insides! Seaweed is a rich source of vitamins i...

Ingredient Labels…A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing An important aspect of staying healthy is reading labels. Unfortunately, a lot of them can be misleading. Food companies have the tendency to add words that make their products sound healthy, but if you look closely you will see that that is not always the case. Let’s look at foods that boast “natural flavors.” This term is VERY common in labels of foods that claim to be healthy. There is usually nothing natural about what goes into “natural flavorings”. Natural flavor is “made from a single plant or animal. It can be an extract, essence, disti...

Smoothies and/or shakes- what is good and what is bad? Let’s face it- we’re all busy and I’m sure we have all thought how easy it would be to drink a meal replacement shake and not have to worry about grabbing something to eat. Does this sound good and convenient? Yes. Is it good for our body? Not so much. Read more to find out why… Meal Replacement Shakes – Why they are bad: If you drink a meal and don’t eat anything else (like some diets ask you to) you may lose some weight, but you are likely losing muscle instead of fat. AND as soon as you go back to eating regularly (even if it’s healt...

I don’t know about any of you, but I have the tendency to walk around barefoot, even outside. Who would have thought that this was actually good for you? Earthing, which can also be referred to as grounding, is the practice of connecting oneself to the earth. This simple act has been found to be tremendously therapeutic. Now, many people consider this to be hippie nonsense but before you brush it off as something that crazy Aunt Sarah you have would do, ;) read a little more and consider stepping outside today to give it a try… Just as the sun gives us warmth and vitamin D, the Earth underf...