by Layne Bruner, CHC | Jan 8, 2023 | Blog, Fitness & Wellness, Nutritional Education
After a week of clean eating and restricting sugar, soda, alcohol, and/or processed foods, your body can feel terrible. Diet detox symptoms begin to set in once your organs, including your brain, have gotten over the initial shock of the removal of these substances...
by Layne Bruner, CHC | Dec 29, 2022 | Blog, Fitness & Wellness, Mind & Soul
You become 42% more likely to achieve your goals and dreams, by writing them down on a daily basis according to a study published by Gail Matthews of the Dominican University of California. How to set and hit your goals Goal setting involves the development of an...
by Layne Bruner, CHC | Sep 29, 2021 | Blog, Nutritional Education
As we transition into the cold and flu season, and under the impinging thoughts of COVID-19, let’s focus on the mineral that helps build the immune system, zinc. Zinc is an essential nutrient, meaning your body can not store or produce it. It has a number of very...
by Layne Bruner, CHC | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog, Nutritional Education
Magnesium is a mineral abundant in the body and is naturally occurring in food, added to foods, used as a nutritional supplement, and found in some medicines like antacids. The human body has about 25 grams of it that are used in over 300 enzyme systems that regulate...
by Layne Bruner, CHC | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, Nutritional Education
Whether you are in the airport catching a flight for a business meeting or loading into the car for a family road trip, eating on plan is hard while traveling. The last time our family traveled together we found an airport restaurant to grab a bite before takeoff. I...
by Layne Bruner, CHC | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog, Fitness & Wellness, Nutritional Education
Energy expenditure is the amount of energy that a person needs to carry out physical functions such as breathing, circulating blood, digesting food, or exercising. Energy is measured in calories, and your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is the number of calories...