Category Archives: lifestyle

The Power of A Local Food Group and Community Supported Agriculture!

By preston | Published: September 14, 2010
Although the idea of local food and community supported agriculture is not a new one, growing consciousness about how wrong things are in the mass-production food industry and recent films like Food Inc. and King Corn have created a surge of interest in urban gardening and farm-to-table food. The benefits of getting most of your [...]
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5 Hour Energy Drinks: Money Down the Toilet (Literally)

By preston | Published: August 23, 2010
The Energy Drink Addiction As I continue to work with a diverse group of nutrition clients, I notice certain trends among them in what they have been eating and drinking previously to working with me.  One thing I see popping up regularly are folks who are in the habit of using energy drinks to get [...]
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Exploding Nutrition Myths #2: The myth of meal frequency and timing

By preston | Published: August 17, 2010
Many of you enjoyed my first ‘Exploding Nutrition Myths’ installment on agave nectar and the glycemic index.  The next myth that needs to be exposed is the idea that eating smaller, more frequent meals ‘revs up’ your metabolism and is a better way to lose weight and remain lean and energized.  Along with the meal [...]
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