Health and Lifestyle, Health and Wellness

What does your doctor know?

About nutrition, that is. The foods that we eat play a large part in how healthy or unhealthy we are so, in my mind, nutrition is a really super duper important thing to learn if you're going into the healthcare field. If you don't know this about me, you should read more of my blog… Continue reading What does your doctor know?

Health and Lifestyle, Health and Wellness

Plant Powered COQ10?

First, let's talk about COQ10. What the heck is it? It's an antioxidant but its job is way more involved than just that. It's also a necessary energy transformer in cell mitochondria that aids ATP (cell energy transport). Mitochondria are these little power centers of activity in all cells to provide "respiration" and energy. They help… Continue reading Plant Powered COQ10?

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Always Judge Food by Their Labels

Oh, the slight of hand is real with our food. No worries, I'm here to help you out a little. First, though, here's some stuff that you might not know about your food labels: If it's labeled "100% Organic" all that means is that it must contain AT LEAST 95% of organic ingredients. Yeah, 95%… Continue reading Always Judge Food by Their Labels

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Your Brain on Breakfast

I'm sure you hear it all the time: "breakfast is the most important meal of the day". So, people eat breakfast. What's not being said is the crucial bit about what they should be eating for breakfast (that bowl of Cocoa Puffs™ or those Poptarts™ are definitely not it). Let's take a look at what… Continue reading Your Brain on Breakfast