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Plant-Fueled Performance: Feeding Your Athlete (or yourself) for Success
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular among athletes and fitness enthusiasts, as they offer health and performance benefits. Adequate protein intake is crucial for athletes. Plant-based diets add phytonutrients as well as protein to fuel energy and strength while minimizing oxidative stress, aiding in recovery, boosting nitric oxide…
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The Power of Protein: Fueling Your Body from Birth to Old Age
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Protein Needs through the Lifespan Proteins are vital macronutrients that play a crucial role in the growth, development, and maintenance of the human body. They are composed of amino acids, which are the building blocks of life. Amino acids are involved in the structure, function, regulation, and…
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Why Is Protein Such a Big Deal?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Protein IS a big deal! It is one of the macronutrients in our food plan, meaning we need a lot of it. Protein is needed for many different functions all throughout our body. It carries nutrients, it makes up enzymes which we need for 100s of chemical reactions in…
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What Does pH Have to DO with My Food?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Our bodies are slightly alkaline. Our blood must maintain a very tight range of 7.35-7.45 depending on where it is in the body, it either oxygen rich or oxygen poor. When our blood is on the more acidic side, we have systems in place to buffer it. There are calcium…
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So, What’s My Problem: Is It My Thyroid, My Adrenals, or Stress?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If only I knew then what I know now! Right?! I would probably still have a strong healthy thyroid, BUT I probably would still be working an OK job and not be following my passion, either. There is a tight interplay between the thyroid, adrenals, and stress. The…
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What Does It Mean to Cleanse?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Cleansing means different things to different people. I used the word cleanse interchangeably with detox and reset. It’s not just physically cleaning off the dirt and dust, scraping off the gunk, and getting rid of unwanted things. It’s clearing the mind, reevaluating what’s wrong and what’s not,…
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Why Do We Cleanse?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Spring symbolizes new life. The earth changes from dark and grey to full of color and light. Use this time to brighten and lighten your meals. Go from sleepy, restful winter to the vitality of spring. Spring Cleaning has a very rich history from century old pagan festivals to ancient…
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I have Kidneys and a Liver to Detox for me.
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Why do I need a Cleanse? Does your car have an oil filter? How about your vacuum cleaner, does it have an air filter? Maybe your air conditioner in your house; do you need to replace it or clean it? We don’t have a removable filter, ours is on the…
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Why Hasn’t My Doctor Talked to Me About Insulin Resistance?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Can labs and blood tests show if I am insulin resistant? In most cases, your doctor compares your lab results to the ranges provided by the testing site. Lab ranges from blood tests show what is “normal” or average. The normal fasting glucose is 65-99 mg/dL (optimal is…
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What is Insulin Resistance?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP It is estimated that a whopping 92% of Americans have some form of metabolic imbalance. It is normal to be metabolically unwell?! Metabolic wellness includes blood pressure, blood lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides), and blood sugar. Most doctors evaluate your blood pressure and lipids, but they do not always help…
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Cook, Nourish, Thrive: Using Plants to Save Body Parts, One Bite at a Time
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