Coming at you from almost 5 weeks in quarantine and day 17 of official statewide lock down/ stay at home orders! I hope everyone is hanging in there and finding creative things to do both in the kitchen and to keep yourself entertained. I’ve been talking about sharing this “recipe” for months, and it is finally time now that we …
Safer Sunscreen 101
Happy National Sunscreen Day! Sunscreen is one of the most commonly used personal care products, and not just in the summer months. Most women look for facial moisturizers or foundations that also include SPF because we want to help slow the development of wrinkles and dark spots on our face. For everyone else, we slather it on most of our …
Staying Healthy on Summer Adventures
Summer is not over yet! If you are like me, summer means taking as many adventures as possible whether they are hours away or close to home. Road trips, camping, hiking, and going to the lake are all my favorite things to do during the summer. Even though summer makes me feel lazy when it comes to cooking, eating healthy …
Welcome to Fresh or Bust Nutrition!
Welcome to the new Fresh or Bust Nutrition! I’m absolutely through the roof about being able to unveil my new business and website!!! This blog is where I will share recipes, nutrition and lifestyle tips to help you live a healthier life. It’s been quite the labor of love since originally I thought that redesigning my blog would take about a …
Nutritional Therapy Foundations: Hydration
Water is the most important nutrient body and it makes up 50-60% of our total body mass. For the average adult that equates to between 10-13 gallons of water that we need to consume per day. Most of the fluid in all of our cells and body fluids is made up of water, including our blood. Even though water is …
Nutritional Therapy Foundations: Minerals
Minerals are minuscule in size but are a huge contributor to the health and processes of the body. They compose about 4% of our body and we do not produce them so we must obtain them through the food that we eat. Minerals are actually what remain as ash when plant or animal tissues are burned; they come from the …
Nutritional Therapy Foundations: Fatty Acids
If you have been following along The Foundations so far you have already started to learn how they work together. Fatty acids is no different, because if digestion isn’t working properly we can’t utilize all these great fats that we need to be eating. If you haven’t already be sure to go back and learn all about digestion, blood sugar …
Nutritional Therapy Foundations: Blood Sugar
The next step in our Foundations journey is Blood Sugar! Be sure to check out the first two: diet and digestion if you missed it! On a very basic level blood sugar is the lens through which we view the world. The imbalance of our blood sugar can effect everything from energy, mood, hormone balance, brain health and even the …
Nutritional Therapy Foundations: DIGESTION
In case you missed the first post in this series check it out here for a brief introduction into what The Foundations are as well as what our idea of a properly prepared, nutrient-dense diet includes. The next and arguably most important foundation is DIGESTION. Digestion is the first foundation because we depend on our ability to digest and use …
Nutritional Therapy Foundations
As a Nutritional Therapy student with the NTA I have spent the last nine months learning a foundational approach to functional, holistic nutrition. This has been through a large amount of curriculum with the focus in what we call The Foundations. The Foundations are made up of five specific areas where we focus on correcting imbalances within the body to achieve …