PROPER NUTRITION

My purpose is to provide you the correct nutritional guidance and education so you will never need to go on another fad diet, maintain a healthier lifestyle, and help your body correct itself!

What is a diet?

A diet is the food and drink that a person or animal consumes on a regular basis. This may change throughout the lifetime.

What is nutrition?

Nutrition is the process by which living organisms obtain food and use it for growth, metabolism, and repair. The stages of nutrition include ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, assimilation, and excretion.

Together, we will improve your overall health and it will be based on your type of diet, lifestyle, fitness goals, health needs, and income. There may be items added, eliminated, and/or modified to accommodate your lifestyle. I do encourage supplementation due to the lack of nutrients in our soil, food, and dietary choices. We all require at least 90 essential nutrients everyday. Together, we can accomplish your goal of a healthier you and I look forward helping you with your goal of feeling and looking better with nutrition!!!

What's your "Biggest Struggle" when it comes to improving your health with nutrition?

Fruits & Vegetables

Consuming organic fruits and vegetables are the best way for your body to receive your vitamins and minerals. The body will not be able to function properly without. Consume a wide range of different color fruit and and vegetable added benefit such as antioxidants and nitric acid. They are best in fiber and nutrients. Variety is important because different vegetables have different phytonutrients. Too many good things to say about so many vegetables! Cooking is preferable to raw for some vegetables as cooking can boost the absorption of certain phytonutrients. Steam for 8-10 minutes for cruciferous vegetables when eaten with a meal.

Healthy Fats

Choose the best fats that have a better ratio of omega 3 fatty acids to omega 6 fatty acids (3:1). A handful of a different variety of nuts a day can be great snacks. (unless allergic) Avoid cooking with oils and foods that contain any type of oil as best you can!! Cooking with oils, such as olive, coconut, soy, or peanut, oxidizes when air comes in contact with it and oxidizes faster when heated. When you eat oxidized oils, it causes inflammation, oxidation damage, and destroys tissues in the body.

The FDA actually reported the recommended daily allowance of trans fat is 0%! Look for and avoid anything the words shortening, hydrogenated, or pasteurized in the ingredients list.

Whole Grains

2nd best in fiber! Not bad, not bad! Best grains are organic and gluten free (don't let old dietitians tell you different. Ask those who are gluten free). Three servings of whole grains a day is best. Did I mention whole grain which has the total package of the nutrients? Avoid any grain products that contain high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), other sugars, and anything hydrogenated. Also avoid wheat, barley, rye, and oats. The body cannot break down nor absorb the gluten protein.

Amino Acids & Protein

Proteins are made up of amino acids. Nine amino acids—histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine are dietarily essential. The other amino acids are alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, glutamic acid, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine.

When on a plant-based, vegetarian, or vegan diet, ensure you are combining the right combinations of organic foods for adequate amino acids and proteins.

Meat and poultry must be organic, fed their natural food, and cooked properly for maximum benefits.

Protein is found in all real types of unprocessed food.

Note* (When people are allergic to a certain food, they are allergic to the protein found in that food).

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