by admin | Jun 26, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
This post comes to us courtesy of our friends at Optimal Body Balance. Most diets these days focus heavily on calorie counting. Most people believe that weight loss results from creating a calorie deficit, burning more calories with physical activity than you consume....
by Dr. Chad | Mar 8, 2012 | Cardiovascular health, Childhood Obesity, Eating Naturally, Natural weight loss, Nutrition
WHAT???? You thought you weren’t supposed to consume any fat, right? Actually, eating certain kinds of fats can make you happier and smarter! This post is courtesy of Sheila Robertson at Optimal Body Balance. So what fats are the right kind? First let’s...
by Dr. Chad | Mar 6, 2012 | Athletic performance, Cardiovascular health, Childhood Obesity, Eating Naturally, Food sensitivity, Natural weight loss, Nutrition
There is much debate over human consumption of dairy products. Many people avoid milk because it contains saturated fat, cholesterol, allergenic proteins, lactose sugar, and frequent traces of contamination, or simply because they don’t feel well after consuming dairy...
by Dr. Chad | Feb 28, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
We talk a lot about processed foods, mostly telling you not to eat them! We’ve been examining many of our client’s diets and are finding that several are still eating these ‘processed foods’! Upon questioning, we found that most of the clients simply didn’t think of...
by Dr. Chad | Feb 7, 2012 | Eating Naturally, Natural weight loss
This post comes to us courtesy of Sheila Robertson at Optimal Body Balance. Counting calories doesn’t work. How many times have we said it? We like to talk about it though, because so many people still believe that if you just eat less calories or burn more calories,...
by Dr. Chad | Jan 31, 2012 | Ask the naturopathic doctor, Motivation, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health
This is the time of year when most people, whether they have given it there all or not, drop many of their New Year’s commitments to change. Most people chalk it up to lack of will power, not having enough time or some other excuse to make themselves feel better about...