Nutrition Nuggets

Food can bring a lot of enjoyment and comfort, and it is often a major component of social events with family and friends. How do we consider this in the context of trying to achieve a nutrition goal? Cheat meals might be a bad idea for most, but indulging can have a lot of important benefits. Come learn about indulging and how to fit it into your plan for reaching your goals.

Protein has been gaining a lot of attention in recent years, and for good reason considering we have higher needs for it than any other nutrient, with the exception of water. Not having enough can result in disease, but in higher income countries (like Canada and the USA), this is unlikely. However, there is such a thing as an amount that is optimal and provides additional benefits for health and...

Although exercise burns calories, it does NOT typically lead to weight loss for most people. This is because the body has mechanisms in place to prevent us from losing weight such as increasing hunger levels. However, this doesn’t mean it’s not important for other reasons when losing weight. What are those and what should you consider when choosing what exercise to do for weight loss? Come find ou...

One day you hear breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but the next day you read that skipping breakfast is a great way to lose weight and improve your health. What gives? The importance of breakfast is a confusing one and there is a reason for that. Come find out what the science says about breakfast and why different types of research provide different answers. This episode is here to...

In this episode we dig into the risks and benefits of calorie and macro tracking ( with endurance exercise?) . By this we mean, meticulously logging what you eat into an app that tells you how many calories, carbohydrates, protein and fats you consume. It can be very effective in some cases but it’s not for everyone. There can even be some risks! Tune in to learn the pros, cons and when calorie an...