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The idea is that they can't lose weight because they have a genetic predisposition to being overweight. But is there really such a thing as a “fat gene”?...

02 July, 2020 /
Halloween can be a nightmare for parents who are concerned about their kids’ health. The most important thing to remember is that this holiday needs to be FUN! There’s no need to stress out about your kid’s sugar overload if you’ve trained him or her to have a healthy relationship with food. Here are a few ideas from Natalie, a nutritionist and seasoned mom, about how to take the worry out of the witchcraft and enjoy Halloween with your kids.
29 October, 2018 /
When you look at a flight of stairs, do you feel a lumpy dread hit your stomach? Do you pull out every piece of clothing you own each morning, just looking for something that fits and doesn’t make you feel chunky? Does your morning routine include handfuls of pills that only mask symptoms that plague you every day? Finally, does your doctor look over your charts with worry and plead with you to make changes?
03 July, 2018 /
As a society, we really like to measure things. We like to compare our own situations to the national average, our friends, or even imaginary ideals that are seriously impossible to reach. The weight loss industry capitalizes on this. Look around! They tell you to be within a certain weight range for your demographic. To lose it all because Marie Osmond could, or because the results on the Pinterest image are soooo impressive! That could be you--that ought to be you, right? No way.feet on a bathroom scale Many different methods have been developed for measuring your overall fitness. One of them, the Body Mass Index (BMI), categorizes you as healthy, overweight, or obese based on your height-to-weight ratio. This index has been pretty widely accepted, but there’s a problem: it’s WRONG.
25 June, 2018 /
Mindless eating is a major culprit in the obesity epidemic in the United States.toy teeth eating food Picture this: If you are tired, bored, stressed, anxious, mad, lazy, sad or even happy, you probably reach for the bag of potato chips that has been calling your name all afternoon. You decide to eat it while watching TV and before you know it, you’ve eaten a whole bag of Cheetos! Cheetos Sound familiar? You are not alone! Many people emotionally (over)eat (triggered by hormones) and don’t actually listen to their physical cues for hunger, such as needing fuel to begin your day, energy to have a productive day at work, and nutrients to power through your workout.
13 June, 2018 /

[caption id="attachment_1746" align="alignleft" width="150"] by Melenie Dunn, NMD[/caption] You hear about it on commercials and in magazine ads for new medications and supplements. Cortisol … belly fat… the latest big, bad...

30 August, 2016 /

by Melenie Dunn, NMD   It’s summer! And the living is easy… or so the song goes. The truth is many of us deal with some degree of depression. The medical community...

13 June, 2016 /

by Meghan Doherty Nutritionist, Certified Fitness Instructor   After one year of holding the nutritionist position at Prolean Wellness, and years of experience in the health, nutrition, and fitness field, my passion for...

05 March, 2016 /