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What Is Biofeedback?
If you google biofeedback, for me the Mayo Clinic definition popped up first saying biofeedback is "a type of mind-body technique you use...
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Top Ten Reasons Why You Can't Lose Weight
In my last two blog posts, I explained the body's various metabolic processes and how the body's metabolism down regulates and adapts...
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Is Starvation Mode A Real Thing?
You'll hear some people who strongly believe the body can go into "starvation mode" and others on the complete opposite end of the...
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Your Metabolism Explained
Build your metabolism Broken metabolism Boost your metabolism Improves your metabolism You've heard all of these before I'm sure but what...
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Water Sustainability at Home and Beyond
Being surrounded by the Great Lakes may make it seem like we have water to spare. The average Michigander uses 79 gallons of water a day,...
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6 Ways to Live Sustainably
1. Educate yourself! Then you can effectively do your part to help the environment. You can do this by researching and voting for...
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What is Sustainability?
When we think of what sustainability means, many people think it's recycling and being mindful of the environment. While that's...
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Climate Change and Global Warming
In the United States, April celebrates the outdoors with National Garden Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, and National Wildlife Week...
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My Thoughts on the Keto Diet, From a Registered Dietitian
I recently researched and reviewed the Carnivore Diet so I thought it would be fitting to research and review its big brother, the Keto...
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Can You Really Be Addicted to Food??
I was asked "Should the concept of food addiction be discussed or addressed within eating disorder treatment? Why or why not?" After...
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Weight Bias Contributes to Weight-Related Health Issues
We've discussed what weight bias is, now it's important to consider how weight bias can contribute to weight-related issues. Because a...
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It's Dietitian, Not Dietician and We Are More Than A Nutritionist
In honor of National Nutrition Month and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day on the second Wednesday of every March, I wanted to dive...
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Lactic Acid Build Up
So we've all heard the painful stories behind the so-called 'lactic acid build up' after a tough workout. But how true is that statement?...
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How Your Body Makes New Energy
It's called gluconeogenesis --> gluco-glucose, neo-new, gensis-formation of = formation of new glucose! This process forms new glucose...
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Signs of Hormonal Imbalances and How to Combat Them
Our hormones are regulated by a complex network of glands and organs called The Endocrine System and it includes our hypothalamus, pineal...
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The Gut Explained
When people refer to 'the gut' they're most likely referring to the small and large intestine, maybe the stomach too. The gut is actually...
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Are Humans Still Carnivores?
After a confusing debate of sporadically placed comments and tags from an adamant carnivore on social media, I decided to jump into the...
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What Is Weight Bias?
Also termed weight stigma, these are the negative weight-related beliefs, attitudes, assumptions and judgements towards people who are...
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What Even Are Natural Flavors?
Have you ever read an ingredients label and saw "Natural Flavors" or "Artificial Flavors" and wondered what the hell that even means? Why...
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What Really Is Diet Culture?
Diet culture isn't the girls you see posting swipe video workouts or the large bodybuilding teams on IG (although they are most likely...
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