by Joan Kent | Jun 8, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Strength Training
Frequently, I recommend protein powder to supplement dietary protein, but my clients aren't always sure exactly what to do once they have it. That”™s the topic of this post. Why Protein Is Important Protein has numerous functions in the body, starting with the obvious...
by Joan Kent | May 8, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Training
Type 2 diabetes is epidemic in this country, and typically begins with insulin resistance. What we usually read or hear about insulin resistance is that it”™s a result of overweight/obesity. This is not always the case, since the reverse can be true. Insulin...
by Joan Kent | Apr 27, 2018 | Health and Wellness
A client at her final prepaid session recently said, “I think I”™m okay on my own. I”™m not bored yet.” From that, I knew she”™d fail if we didn”™t continue. Now I confess. I”™m a nutritionist who finds standard nutrition boring. Important, but boring. Here”™s one...
by Joan Kent | Apr 17, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
Let”™s use this post on labeling loopholes to cover three of them. The first is glycerin. Glycerin (or glycerol) is an alcohol. It”™s not like ethanol, so it won”™t give you a buzz, but it is an alcohol. So what? Maybe you haven”™t heard of it or haven”™t paid much...
by Joan Kent | Mar 15, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training
Clients ask me about lactose all the time. A brief survey of facts about lactose had to begin with milk. Many books and articles exist on the health problems associated with milk. They include breast, prostate and ovarian cancers; allergic reactions in infants; and...