The sugar consumption of the average American is 22 teaspoons of sugar a day (1 tsp = 4 grams) and the total for the year is 130 pounds! This many not seem like a lot since we are used to seeing sugar everywhere. We are inundated with sugar! Never before in the history of man have we had an emergency need to lower our blood sugar. The results are devastating.

Today is part 2 of our 3-part series on safer beauty. This week Casey Poe, an esthetician in Colorado and fellow NTP, instructs us on what to avoid when choosing skincare and beauty products. I love how her message of progress, not perfection, fits right in with our FCW mission.

As our society’s pace of life has picked up, we have more and more frequently turned to manufactured food to make ends meet. The problem is that real food is not cheap and fake food tastes bad. Not a great combo if you are a food manufacturer. So, our food giants have to find ways to make less than palatable food taste great and cost less. Enter MSG.

Have you ever considered getting an education in the nutritional field but don’t know where to start? The choices can be overwhelming. Most accredited programs are rigorous in coursework, yet they follow the Standard American Diet and government MyPlate philosophies, which have shown themselves to be quite lacking if you consider the health outcomes of most of American society. Counting calories and macros is not my idea of nutrition!

Nadia truly breaks down all the complex factors that go into our skin’s health, and gives simple, actionable steps to get you closer to clear, glowing skin. The foundational principles: addressing your diet, hydration, blood sugar regulation, and fatty acid balance, are essential to overall health as well as glowing skin.

Detoxification is a complicated and mostly automatic process that our body undergoes in an effort to keep us as healthy as possible in our toxic world. If you want to be healthy for the long haul, slow + steady detoxification is the way to go. This is my strategy for what I like to call everyday detox.

Detoxification is an extremely popular topic in the health space today. Everyone wants to detox! From green powders and protein shakes to supplements and green juices, it seems every company touts that their product will help your body “detox”. This is especially prevalent after the holiday season! But what is a toxin? And what does detox actually mean?

Chia seeds are high in quality protein, fiber, antioxidants and minerals. Up to 75% of the fats found in chia are omega-3, a nutrient must, especially for athletes. Fast and easy + nutrient dense + strength + SO yummy = breakfast from heaven.

Hi everyone! My name is Carly Stagg and I am SO thrilled to be here and teaming up with Kristen for this blog project. I am a third-year nursing student (set to graduate with my BSN in 2019) and certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. My passion lies in merging functional and alternative medicine.

“I noticed the Ketogenic diet was a very common weight loss tool and the food looked like something I could definitely get used to. I basically went to my kitchen and threw away everything that wasn’t on the diet, filled it with the food I was supposed to eat and simply took it one day at a time.”

Eating fresh produce is one of the best ways to get nutrients in your diet and support optimum health, but did you know many of our foods are often sprayed with toxic pesticides and finished with preservatives to maintain freshness during shipping? Not to worry, you can still achieve a healthier lifestyle without breaking the budget by adopting what is known as the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15.