There’s more to chewing than you might think. It’s arguably the first digestive activity that we bring to a meal, and unlike the chemical processes that occur in our gut, chewing falls under our conscious control. Except of course, when we go a bit unconscious and inhale our food. But…
When You Eat is as Important as What You Eat
Rhythm is everywhere. Each particle of our being moves and pulsates, dances and sings, and keeps to the beat of a brilliantly conceived symphony. The whole of our biology is a fantastic clockwork of precise chemical and hormonal rhythms whose timing is critical for our survival and well-being. Your heart…
5 Steps to Make People Eat Exactly What You Want
Here’s some good news. If you’re a health coach, nutritionist, dietitian, parent, or any food enthusiast who wants to have others eat precisely what you want them to eat, I think I can tell you how to do it. Of course, we’re doing this for a very good reason –…
5 Unexpected Healthy Superfoods for Your Heart
Did you know that heart disease claims the lives of men and women more than any other disease, and is even more deadly than all forms of cancer combined? The simple truth is that our hearts need some help. And that’s likely why you’ll hear many of the leading natural…
8 Highly Unique Ways to Lose The Last 5 pounds
It seems that “the last 5 pounds” has become far more famous and noteworthy than “The Last Supper.” We approach this final frontier of fat-loss with a religious fervor that would make any good preacher jealous. As a teacher and practitioner in the fields of nutrition and eating psychology, I’ve…
A New Definition of Metabolism
Many people use the word metabolism, but few know what it actually means. Indeed, if you asked a room filled with a hundred doctors and nutritionists, “What’s the definition of metabolism?” you’d likely hear a hundred different answers to the topic metabolism definition. It’s no surprise, then, that the rest…
Is There Anything New In Nutrition Worth Talking About
If you have an interest in nutrition and enjoy reading up on the latest information and trends, you’ve likely noticed that there’s a certain blueprint for how things work in the field of food and health. Correct me if you see it differently, but most of the articles or books…
Five Unexpected Tips for High Energy Nutrition
Have you ever noticed that the field of nutrition can sometimes be a little stale, repetitive and boring? That’s why I love the unexpected, especially when it comes to dietary advice. Perhaps one of the most common desires I hear amongst those interested in better nutrition is “how can I…
Symbolic Substitutes
There’s a fundamental paradox in human nature that you may have noticed by now: a part of us wants inner peace, and another part of us actively fights against it. We want to eat right, but we also want to break all the food rules. We want love, but we…
The Metabolic Power of Vitamin A – Awareness
One of the most unusual scientific revelations of the last century is the mathematical proof that the act of observing any phenomenon in the universe – be it the flight of a bird of the rotation of the planet – has a direct influence upon that phenomenon. According to the…
