Thursday, September 21, 2023

Health Professional's Perspective

The opinions come from every side. From your friends and family, from coworkers and Facebook, from your neighbors and people on TV. Everywhere you look, someone is telling you how they think you can live a healthier life. In a lot of ways, this is great! We all care about being healthy and sharing information to help each other is awesome! But it can also be confusing because the advice doesn’t always match up! And then you have to wonder, which side do health experts come down on? What do they think is important for healthy living and what do they think you can leave by the wayside? Well, wonder no more, because we asked health experts those exact questions! And their essay-style answers form our Health Professional’s Perspective Series! Check out their takes on healthy living by browsing below.

How to Eat Truly Healthily Today, Every Day and Forever: Ana Pantovic

A healthy diet should be lifelong and that kind of change requires time.  Think about your relationship with food as a journey and enjoy every moment! Ana Pantovic From my early childhood, I was fascinated with food!  I loved to eat a lot and thus was really chubby.  Every single time I went to grandma’s...

Food vs. Supplements: A Nutritional Anthropologist’s Take

Have you ever wondered where health professionals come down on the food vs. supplements debate?  Here, our resident nutritional anthropologist gives you the inside scoop! By turning to supplements, we morph the beautiful and delicious ritual of eating into a daily task to check off our to-do list. The supplement industry is massive. The Nutrition Business...

Sasha de Beausset: Food is Culture

I have lived in many places, but I will always call Guatemala, where I was born and raised, home.  Through my travels, I found a passion for exploring cultures through food and nutrition.  I am a Nutritional Anthropologist with a B.A. in Anthropology and a M.Sc. in Food and Nutrition a full-time freelance researcher...

Choosing Happiness: KaeLene F. Scow

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, Hashimoto’s, thyroid disease, and adrenal fatigue in 2002.  At the time, I was raising four young daughters and felt horrible every day.  I decided was tired of being sick, so I went on a journey of seeking wellness. My background is in psychology, so I finished my...

How to Eat Well and Be Happy: Emily Villaseca

Growing up, I don’t remember a bunch of rules about what to eat and when to eat them.  I don’t remember being forced to clean my plate (though I was probably encouraged to “eat a few more bites, please”), and I don’t remember being criticized for how I looked. Because of these absences, I...

Make Choices for 99% Of Your Body: Aurora August

I've been obsessed with natural health since I was given my first book on healing with plants, at age 15.  I was instantly fascinated and it's only grown since then. I've raised both my children using natural remedies as our first choice for medicine.  I qualified as a professional medical herbalist in 2011, graduating...

Building a Healthy Diet and Lifestyle: Miranda Poenicke

My passion for health and nutrition started in high school with an Introduction to Biochemistry module my science teacher threw into our curriculum for fun.  I was fascinated by the idea that single genes, single proteins, and single nutrients could have such a huge impact on how our whole bodies work! This lead me to pursue...

Healthy Living and Nutrition Optimization: Monica Hudec

As the youngest of 5 kids, I lived an active childhood which sparked my interest in healthy living and nutrition.  This interest led me to obtaining my B.S. in Dietetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.   I have worked in a variety of healthcare settings including a nutrition assistant for student athletes, a dietary aid...

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