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Ask the Expert: Q&A on Summer Nutrition
Planning summer adventures? From road trips to park days, this Q&A blog answers your top nutrition questions so you can stay nourished and energized—wherever the summer takes you.
Outdoor Nutrition Tips: How to Stay Energized, Hydrated, and in Tune With Your Body This Summer
Summer adventures call for smart fueling! Whether you're hiking, biking, or just soaking up the sun, your body needs the right balance of hydration, electrolytes, and real food to stay energized and avoid heat-related stress. In this blog, we share simple, practical nutrition tips to help you listen to your body, fuel your fun, and feel amazing outdoors.
Beat the Afternoon Slump: Natural Ways to Boost Energy Without Sugar or Caffeine
Feeling drained by 3 PM? You’re not alone. The afternoon energy slump is a common dip tied to our natural circadian rhythm—but it doesn’t have to derail your day. In this blog, holistic nutritionist Megan Barefoot shares six simple, science-backed strategies to boost your energy naturally—no extra caffeine required. Learn how to support your body’s rhythm with smart nutrition, hydration, better sleep, and movement so you can power through your afternoons feeling focused and vibrant.
Why You Are Always Tired: 8 Common Energy Zappers and How to Fix Them
Why You Are Always Tired: Common Energy Zappers and How to Fix Them
Feeling constantly exhausted, even after a full night's sleep? This blog from holistic nutritionist Megan Barefoot uncovers eight surprising energy zappers that could be draining your vitality—from blood sugar crashes to hidden nutrient deficiencies. Learn simple, natural fixes to boost your energy, support your microbiome, and feel like yourself again—without relying on caffeine or quick fixes.
Fall Back Into Health: 10 Effortless Resets to Reclaim Your Wellness
"Reclaim Your Wellness This Fall: Discover 10 Effortless Tips for a Health Reset" Looking to reset your health as the seasons change? Our latest blog post offers 10 simple and actionable tips to help you refresh your nutrition and wellness this fall. From incorporating seasonal superfoods to embracing mindful eating habits, these strategies are designed to make your health journey both easy and effective. Ready to fall back into a healthier routine? Click here to learn more!
Are you Hungry or Dehydrated? Here are your Winter Hydration Tips!
Maintaining optimal hydration is just as crucial in winter as it is in the heat of summer. In this blog post, we'll explore the importance of winter hydration and provide four practical tips to keep your body nourished during the cold days.
What Are Your Cravings Telling You?
Do you ever find yourself reaching for a snack or craving a specific food, even when it's not mealtime? Surprisingly, what you might be interpreting as hunger could actually be your body's way of signaling thirst and the early stages of dehydration. In this blog post, we'll explore the connection between hydration and cravings, shedding light on why your body sometimes confuses thirst for hunger.
Your Kids are Home – What do you feed them?
Want to Live Longer? Specific Foods to Add as You Age.
Here’s the Specifics on How to Live WELL Longer! - If you are ready to take some specific steps to ensure you are aging as well as you can, nutrition can play a BIG role in your energy levels, how well you digest and assimilate the foods you are eating to ensure your muscles, bones, and body systems are getting what they need so you can perform optimally each day.
The Sleep Review – Could I Keep Up?
Did Increasing my Sleep Help?
This past week I made a real effort to increase my sleep in an effort to help reach my health and wellness goals. I would like to report that I succeeded in every way, that I followed my own recommendations exactly. Unfortunately, life got in the way. It happens, I know it better than most but I will not give up! I had family visit from out of town, I had work that needed to get done and let’s face it, sometimes as a Mom, I just need a little quiet time and the evening/night is one of the only times I get that.
Are you Addicted to Sugar? Find Out Today!
10 Tips for Dealing with An Addiction to Sugar
We all love a little sugar, some of us may even love it A LOT! So, when do we know that things have gotten out of control? When do we know that sugar addiction is taking over and we are officially unable to live without it? Well, there are a few signs and symptoms to recognize when your sugar cravings are leading to more of an addiction rather than just a simple craving.
Stressed? Adrenal Fatigue Continued...
Guidelines to help overcome adrenal fatigue
Last week’s blog covered what Adrenal Fatigue is and its many signs and symptoms. It is a very relevant topic today as many of our clients have or are experiencing various stages of this condition. Many people are constantly bombarded with stress. Stress from everyday life, family, relationships, work, finances, social media and the list goes on.
Healthy Swaps
Healthy Food Swaps
Now that you are well into the New Year, how are your nutrition and wellness goals going for you? Are you finding it challenging to prepare meals that are healthier? I know for me, it has been more effective to start with simple food substitutions that I can slowly build on. Exchanging a few ingredients in recipes could lead to big results. You may find that you start to like how these new ingredients taste and will actually crave more healthy options while cooking.
Hungover? Here’s some Natural Nutrition to Help!
Did you over-indulge?
It was a great weekend for me. I was celebrating a BIG milestone with friends and family we ate lots, we laughed lots and there were those of us that drank too much. I realized the holidays are on the way and this might happen a little more often for some in the weeks to come. So how can I help you recover faster?
Day One - Holiday Health Challenge
I know, I know, it sounds SO simple. But did you know that your body is approximately 60% water and that we are constantly losing water through our urine and our sweat? When we are going into the holidays filled with goodies and treats there also some other good reasons to drink more water!...
Christmas Healthy Gift Guide
As the holidays are sneaking up on us, I thought this week would be a good opportunity to highlight some healthy gift options to start our New Year off right. We all need gifts in a pinch and the go-to gift is...