Intuitive Eating

Intuitive Eating

Intuitive eating is a movement toward food and body peace Research shows that most diets fail in the long term and can predict future weight gain, food preoccupation, weight cycling, and disordered eating behaviors. As researchers and health professionals search for...
Race Weekend Nutrition Guide

Race Weekend Nutrition Guide

Nutrition for Marathon Training  Every marathon runner needs a nutrition plan. How you fuel your body during training will determine how you perform on race day. It can be the difference between finishing the race or calling it quits. The main nutrition-related...
Nutrition for Marathon Training

Nutrition for Marathon Training

Nutrition for Marathon Training  Every marathon runner needs a nutrition plan. How you fuel your body during training will determine how you perform on race day. It can be the difference between finishing the race or calling it quits. The main nutrition-related...
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin

Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin

The “Sunshine” Vitamin The dangers and effects of Covid-19 have been on the forefront of everyone’s mind since Chicago went under lockdown in March.  With the constant threat of infection dominating most people’s health concerns, they are forgetting about the other...
Basics of Nutrition

Basics of Nutrition

The Basics of Nutrition More often than not, consumers only look at the number of calories listed on a product when they are deciding what to buy. Consumers are trained to believe that if there are fewer calories in a product it is healthier and more nutritious to...