Hectic but Healthy: How to Stay Well (Even Though You're Busy!)
Nutrition
July 16, 2014
Summer lends itself to many social gatherings from pool parties, to BBQs to baseball games and more. With all the mingling, it's too easy to loose sight of being our healthiest, but with a little planning, it can remain game on.
New York Time recently published an article regarding Exercise “snacks” to help control blood sugars. I read the article and thought, why not? For those of us who find it daunting or just can’t manage the time to spend an hour at the gym or go for a long bike ride on the weekend, this is a wonderful way to still get physical activity, manage your weight, as well as help control your blood sugars, without having to carve out a large chuck of your day to do it.
If you had to guess what's in the perfect meal plan, what would you throw out there?
Berries? Berries are probably good as they are loaded with antioxidants, nutrients, sweetness (!!), fiber and serve as a fabulous source of carbohydrate.
Spring is finally here, and with it comes lots of sunshine! You’ve probably heard before that Vitamin D is known as the “sunshine vitamin” (because we get it from sunshine) and that it helps us absorb calcium. However, Vitamin D does a lot more than just that. Here are a few ways that the “sunshine vitamin” can help you spring forward this April!
Most recently I posted an article written by a business counterpart about his 2 month journey on weight loss. Granted he is a Personal Trainer, you'd think he'd constantly be in top shape, yet, like Alex, I too have goals for my health including the number on the scale (and note, I like measurements more than a scale number).
By: Sarah Worah, RD
One of the key components to a diabetes management program can be exercise. Exercise can be beneficial for anyone with diabetes whether you have type I, type II, gestational, LADA, or
prediabetes, however many of us are afraid to start a program. How may have found yourself a month ago, making your New Year’s resolutions, telling yourself, this is the year that I am going to start exercising! But now it is February and you still haven’t started?
Tis the season for us to think about personal goals and health initiatives. Before you decide where you want to go, understand where you have been by asking yourself these questions:
Where would you love to be at the end of 2014? How could your life be better? How could you feel more in control of your health? This vision you conjure – hold onto it, and believe you can reach it. Why would you accept anything less? Make it your intention and your reason why your goal is important. Make it your motivation each day, and celebrate every day and choice that will get you there.
By: Sarah Worah, RD
About five years ago I volunteered with a holiday weight management program put on by a national healthcare company. The program was titled “Don’t Gain, Maintain!” Over the years, I have started to take this same approach with my clients during the holiday seasons and found it’s a great way to stick to healthy eating during the holidays without completely depriving your self.
When I first start working with clients, I look at what they are eating and assess if their meals and weekly intake is balanced. From there, I recommend things to remove/add to their routine, then address the quality of the ingredients they are eating, tweak their macronutrients to best, and most quickly, reach their goals and finally we discuss superfoods.