Tag: health
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Just How Many Fruits & Vegetables Should You Be Eating?
You’ve probably heard it your whole life, from doctors, parents, teachers, etc. “Eat your fruits and vegetables!” While it’s great that this has been instilled in us from a young age, this is obviously pretty vague. How much exactly are we supposed to be eating? Are we actually getting enough? And why is it so…
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The Two Types of Fiber
When most of us think of fiber, we think of foods like whole grain bread and oatmeal. We think of them as ways to get our GI tract moving more quickly, foods great for when you have constipation or other stomach issues related to that. While all of this is true, fiber is actually a…
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What are Hemp Seeds? What to Know About this Nutrient-Dense Food
I’m always on the hunt for easy ways to add variety to my meals, whether it be something to mix into my yogurt, toss in a salad, or add to a snack dip. Because I study nutrition, I’m constantly learning about the role nutrients have in our overall diet. One of the healthy foods I recently…
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Why You Shouldn’t Attempt the Grapefruit Diet
With bikini season just around the corner, there is a lot of pressure to have a perfect figure. People will do just about anything to reach their weight-loss goals, whether it be exercising for obscene hours at the gym, taking diet pills, or eating next to nothing. As the generation with the world of knowledge at…
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What to Know About Detox Diets
The term “detox diet” is thrown around a lot in this day and age, and especially around this time of year with New Year’s resolutions and the desire to “cleanse” after a long holiday season. Many of these diets involve a period of fasting and/or strict dieting, which often consists of raw fruits and vegetables,…
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Snack Tips For Traveling
Almost everyone is traveling this time of year. Whether you’re going back home for the holidays, visiting out-of-town relatives, or crashing with the in-laws, you’ve probably been in a car, bus, train, or plane recently. Choosing to go to college halfway across the country has made me all too familiar with the struggles of traveling.…
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2018 Christmas Gift Recommendations!
Christmas is right around the corner! So I wanted to share some of my favorite new products with you all, in case you were looking for some gift ideas. These gifts may be totally not your style, and that’s ok! They’re certainly not for everyone. It takes a specific type of health/sustainability junkie to put…
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6 Nutrition Experts Give Their Opinion on Collagen Peptides
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about collagen peptides. Me being the curious nutrition student that I am, I wanted to learn more about what they are and why everyone is so interested in them. After doing some research, I felt like I understood a little bit more about what collagen peptides are. So…
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10 Ways to Combat Winter Blues
With daylight savings time ending and the needle on the temperature dial getting lower and lower, it’s common for people to be feeling more down than usual. I know I’ve experienced it recently, and if you have too, keep reading. For this post, I’m focusing more on overall wellness rather than specifically nutrition. I want…
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3 Ridiculously Simple Thanksgiving Recipes
With Thanksgiving coming up this week, it can seem like an impossible task to eat healthy. It’s undeniably more difficult, that’s for sure. While it’s certainly ok to treat yourself a bit during the holidays, it’s important to make sure you’re still eating nutrient-dense foods. Whether you’re hosting this year or simply bringing a dish…