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Micronutrient Spotlight: The Mighty Vitamin B12
There is so much to consider when it comes to nutrition, from calories and macronutrients, to vitamins and minerals. Learning what it takes to establish a well-balanced diet takes one step at a time. Our in-house scientific contributor, Heather Huntsman, Ph.D. CSCS,...
5 Tips to Optimize Rest & Recovery
Feeling the need to jump back into a fast-paced, active, and productive lifestyle after being cooped up for a year? We get it. However, too much bouncing back can leave little time for necessary processes the body needs to stay healthy: rest and recovery. And it’s not...
How to Use RMR Data to Change Your Body Composition
Metabolism: the driver of energy balance in the body. It controls how food is processed into energy or stored in the body for future fuel. It also directly factors into body composition, or the proportion of fat mass versus lean muscle mass in the body. Metabolism can...
Make These 5 Small Changes to Your Routine to Rev Up Your Metabolism
True or false: your metabolism is fixed. The answer is actually a bit complicated. While much of our metabolism is dictated by genetics and age, we may have some influence on how our body processes energy. These five small tweaks to your healthy lifestyle can add more...
How to Optimize Your Nutrition to “Reset” Your Health
How do you get the biggest bang for your buck with nutrition? Our scientific contributor, Heather Huntsman, Ph.D., CSCS, sheds light on common nutrition myths and how to instill one tenant of truth into your diet to finally optimize your nutrition to improve overall...
How to Bounce Back from Quarantine with Nutrition Coaching
For many of us, quarantine meant a departure from our well-established routine of healthy nutrition and exercise. So, how do we bounce back? Enter: Nutrition Coaching. We have all been in a shared experience of isolation and a pausing of normalcy over the past year...
How Do Nutrient Deficiencies Affect Body Composition?
Nutrients play a significant role in maintaining a healthy body. But how do we know if we are deficient? And can a deficiency have an impact on body composition? Our scientific contributor, Heather Huntsman Ph.D., CSCS, provides insight into the link between...
3 Most Common Nutrition Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Nutrition is hard, most of us can agree on that. With all of the noise in the industry and promises of results from extreme dieting protocols, how can we navigate what “works best?” Heather Huntsman, Ph.D., CSCS provides an overview of common nutrition mistakes people...