Watch my video on 3 heart healthy meal makeovers. I showcase typical choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner and tell you how you can slash the calories, saturated fat, salt, and cholesterol without sacrificing flavor. The numbers will surprise you. Small changes, big impact. Remember 4 of 6 risk factors for heart disease can be [...]
By Carol Shuford, certified personal trainer and Ironman athlete Sometimes it is actually preferred to be a bit wobbly and unstable ( and I don’t mean at happy hour)! So , try and do something every day that will challenge your balance! Good balance is important for everyone from the athlete to the senior citizen [...]
Carissa Anderson Elite Nutrition Intern Chicken plumping is the practice of injecting chickens with salt water in order to increase weight and size, ultimately allowing growers to raise an inferior product more quickly and increase revenue. What chicken producers like to refer to as “enhancing” is actually diluting the natural flavor of chicken, and loading it with [...]
As one of my New Year’s resolutions, I am attempting to read a quote of inspiration from the Dalai Lama’s book The Path to Tranquility each day. Like all of my resolutions, this has become hit or miss and I’ve all ready fallen behind (this my second venture at this). Fortunately, the Today Show took care of [...]
Carol Shuford, Ironman Athlete and Certified Personal Trainer Your body is an amazing and smart machine! It has the ability to adapt very quickly to the work we require of it. In other words, if you do the same strength exercises in the same order every time you workout, you and your body are probably bored. And this boredom [...]
Watch my latest segment on ABC’s Let’s Talk Live where I review 10 foods you should be eating.
Carissa Anderson Elite Nutrition Intern Eating out is something that we all do from time to time. It can be a treat or a burden. Whether it’s a business luncheon, dinner with friends, or a Friday night date, we all find ourselves pouring over menus with the big decision of what to eat. It can be easy [...]
Carissa Anderson Elite Nutrition Intern Grains are a fabulous, much needed, complex carbohydrate. Why do we need complex carbs? For starters, carbohydrates provide energy, improve physical and mental performance, and promote weight loss. That’s right, carbs are your friend! More specifically, complex carbohydrates, which come from whole grains. Grains considered to be whole are just that. Nothing has [...]
By Carol Shuford, certified personal trainer and Ironman athlete So, have you choosen a way to change up your exercise routine this year? ( see my last blog post) If you decided to “MIX UP YOUR CARDIO”, get moving, surprise your heart by doing something just a little different every time you do cardiovascular exercise. Vary [...]
By Carol Shuford, certified personal trainer and Ironman athlete Do you feel like you do the same routine every time you exercise? If so, you are probably not getting the results you want. So beat fitness boredom by surprising your body with one of the following tips… 1. MIX UP YOUR CARDIO- In a 45 [...]
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