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What Does it Mean to be “Obese?”

What Does it Mean to be “Obese?”

The question “What does it mean to be healthy?” is a much more comfortable conversation to have with ourselves if we understand the behaviors and measures that can help us reach our fullest health. Obesity is one aspect of health that is frequently discussed due to...

How to Choose a Virtual Nutrition Coaching Program

How to Choose a Virtual Nutrition Coaching Program

Regardless of how you feel about the “takeover” of technology, it’s clear it is serving us well in this era of social distancing by keeping us connected to family, friends – and much needed health services. Virtual Nutrition Coaching is helping many meet the...

How to Support the Immune System with Nutrition

How to Support the Immune System with Nutrition

Wash your hands, keep your distance, stay inside: the typical script we’ve been hearing from officials as ways to protect ourselves from viruses like COVID-19 and other pathogens. Physical barriers and germ-fighting efforts are extremely beneficial, however, our...

4 Strategies for Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

4 Strategies for Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted much of our daily lives, and with this comes uncertainty around how to maintain healthy fitness and nutrition habits to stay on track with goals – while still staying safe from the virus. However, just like the over-pouring of news...

What is “Essential Fat” and Why Do Women Have More?

What is “Essential Fat” and Why Do Women Have More?

Have you ever wondered why women tend to have higher body fat percentages than men? Are you a relatively fit woman who measured your body composition and were shocked that your number was in the mid or even high 20’s for fat mass percentage? Heather Huntsman, Ph.D.,...

Is Aging “Treatable?” What You Need to Know

Is Aging “Treatable?” What You Need to Know

New science is unveiling a different, though controversial, way to look at conditions related to the inevitable aging process. Experts have been uncovering the root of aging from a cellular level that can manifest in many of the diseases considered a “normal” part of...

The 5 Best Health & Wellness Apps to use in 2020

The 5 Best Health & Wellness Apps to use in 2020

Technology platforms that support fitness, nutrition and overall well-being are a multi-billion-dollar industry – no exaggeration. Apps and software that help track behaviors or provide education have grown in sales and user base, but which ones are actually proven...

Client Transformation: Gina E., Washington, DC

Client Transformation: Gina E., Washington, DC

Gina E, Composition ID Washington, DC client, had just started her macro journey when she spoke to us about her first impressions with challenging but flexible protocol. Read on to learn about her first takes on counting macros and what she recommends to keep on track...

Is it Possible to Build Muscle while Restricting Calories?

Is it Possible to Build Muscle while Restricting Calories?

There is a general consensus in science that creating a caloric deficit leads to weight loss. However, not all weight loss is treated equally, metabolically speaking. Maintaining muscle mass is important for overall health, so how do we avoid losing muscle while...