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Blog posts tagged with "nutrition"
Larry: Change Your Understanding, Change Your Life
Watch Larry's inspiring story to find out how the bad habits he'd cultivated for 63 years were reversed... in just six months!
Joy: Change Your Education, Change Your Life
Joy woke up one morning and couldn't walk. The pain in her joints was overwhelming...
Paul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
The numbers speak for themselves. At 50, Paul's cholesterol was at 350...
Liz: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
Liz always considered herself a healthy person because she never got sick. But then, she started to gain a lot of weight.
Paul: Change Your Nutrition, Change Your Life
Paul's story started with a moment of incredible pain. The pressure on his chest was like nothing he'd ever felt before.
Marc and Kim: Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life
Marc and Kim of chickpeaandbean.com are back to talk about how to fuel your body and mind... the right way!
Marc and Kim: Change Your "Diet," Change Your Life
Marc and Kim of chickpeaandbean.com talk about how to get out of the fad diet cycle and take back your life!
Marc and Kim: Change Your Fate, Change Your Life
Marc grew up in a big Mexican family, with eight brothers and sisters. And except for one sister, every one of his siblings and his mother were diabetic. He knew that his fate would be the same. It must run in his genes, right?
Why Weight Loss Can't be Your Only Goal
Most everyone wants to lose at least a little weight. But fad “diets” aren't the answer. Instead, you have to start in a completely deeper place to find real health.
Why We Have So Many Happy People in Our Programs
So, WHAT does the Wellness Training Institute do? Hard question. The best way I can describe it is by telling you WHO we are.
Creamy Coconut Soup
Creamy Coconut Soup
How the Healthful Evolutions Program Works
One of the most common questions we get here at the Wellness Training Institute is how, exactly, our Healthful Evolutions Program works. It's a good question. Not because what we do is complicated, or even all that hard to describe. It's actually pre
Health KickStart Series #5: Fuel Up
Your health journey never really ends, but you'll be amazed at how far you can go by taking these steps to heart and using them to take back your health, happiness, and your life... once and for all!
The Second Brain: How What You Eat is the Secret to Lasting Happiness
The latest medical research is clear: You have a second brain! And it's even more important now to eat foods that bring you life. Here's what I mean...
Is Your Doctor Treating Your Diabetes the Right Way?
Most doctors understand medicine. And medication. What they don't always get trained in, though, is nutrition. Is your doctor approaching your type 2 diabetes care the right way? Two things surprised me the most after working with members...
5 Habits for Happiness
The simple truth is this: Happiness is a choice. And your health depends on how you choose.
A Recipe for Happiness
Here's a simple recipe for lasting happiness.
Why Does All the “Bad for You” Food Taste Good?
I get asked this question a lot, and it generally comes at me in two ways. First, I'm asked, Why does nutritional food taste so bad? And then, there's the second way to ask it: Why is food that's so bad for you taste so good?
How to Feed a Cold
It's cold season again. And whether you're feeling one coming on, or are in the thick of right now, close your medicine cabinet and get yourself into the kitchen! Here's a list of foods that you should be taking to keep that cold at bay.
The Sum of Our Parts: Why Nothing Short of Holistic Health is Health at All
Back when I was right out of college, I decided that I wanted to be a physical therapist. I loved to exercise, I'd spent a lot of my childhood training as a figure skater, dug science... it seemed like a pretty natural fit.
7 Facts About a Plant-Based Diet
On the fence about getting more plants into your diet? Here are 7 reasons why you should start today...
What to Look for in a Health Coach
But how do you find the right coach? I can tell you that my experience has taught me a heck of a lot more than my certifications.
Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes
Healthy and Easy Thanksgiving Recipes
4 Things You Can Do Nutritionally RIGHT NOW to Improve Your Life
Very few people have ever decided that they are going to just throw up their hands, decide that whatever happens happens, and just choose to stay sick and broken down and headed for an early grave. But at the same time, the evidence is there...
The End of Real Food: Hijacking the Word “Diet”
When people say they're on a “diet,” what do they actually mean?
How to Develop New Habits that Transform Your Life
Before you begin figuring out how to replace your bad habits with good ones, you need to understand that everything you do for your health has to be a step toward nutrition.
6 Sweet Ways to Shake Off Sugar
Above and beyond being simply addictive, sugar is also one of the main things driving the obesity, autoimmune, and heart disease epidemics currently running roughshod through our culture. Let's kick it! Here's how: