A Real Weight Loss & Health Transformation Story

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Messages that convey weight loss
& health transformation are ubiquitous! Everywhere you look,
marketing messages on billboards, television and radio commercials,
magazines, friends with “breakthrough products,” and social media
are trying to sell us on their “solution” or “formula”
for the perfect, healthy body.

I want to share my weight loss & health transformation
story with you, with all the twists and turns and stuff that I learned along
the way! You can scroll down to skip right to the story and pictures, or read
the entire article…

In my 5 years of coaching hundreds of clients in nutrition, most
of which have focused on some degree of weight loss or body recomposition, I
have learned one solid scientific truth to be certain: Mastering healthy
habits and achieving sustainable weight loss & health is not
something you can accomplish in a hurry.

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Nutrition Coach- Do You Need One? Here Are Some Clues

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Nutrition coach, holistic health
coach, lifestyle coach, nutritionist…the world of wellness and nutrition
information, and the variety of professional designations, can be daunting.
So how do you know if you need a nutrition coach? Here are five clues that
you may want to look at. But first, let me share a little about my health
coaching & nutrition coaching approach.

Today’s food supply looks much different than it did 100 years
ago. Modern farming, demand for convenience, economics, and other influential
factors have us eating a lot more calorically dense, yet nutritionally
insufficient, and many times toxic foods and beverages. Our conventional
health care providers are not always set up, in the best way, to provide
in-depth education and guidance to people on the importance of establishing a
healthy lifestyle. This leaves many at a loss for a practical,
nutrition-based solution to their basic health and wellness goals and
objectives. Many of these can be supported by a more consistent,
healthy-eating lifestyle. But many people need the extra education,
knowledge, creativity, and personal guidance to make that happen. Simply
turning to a diet or a fad doesn’t really get to the core of what makes the
body function and thrive. That is where nutrition coaching comes
in.

So how do you know
if you need a nutrition coach?

1. You Feel Run Down & Want More
Energy

Proper nutrition is the key to maintaining healthy metabolism and
consistent energy levels. When we feel hungry, it is our cells telling our
stomach that they need nutrition. The key is to fuel your
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7 Superfoods for Summer Menus

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Entertaining and cooking
outdoors is one of my favorite ways to show my friends a good time. Many
people associate summer parties and barbecues with less healthful food
options. But you can infuse a lot of nutritional density into your celebration
by just knowing what’s at its best right now. Look for these
7 superfoods in season for summer and kick up the nutrition at all your
summer get togethers.

7 Superfoods In Season
for Summer

Blueberries: Blueberries are
available from May through October. So they are at their peak
now. Blueberries contain a type of flavonoid known as anthocyanins, which
are responsible for giving foods like blueberries, cranberries, red cabbage
and eggplants their iconic deep red, purple and blue hues. Anthocyanins are
responsible for more than just the blueberry’s pretty blue color – they also
contribute to the popular fruit’s numerous health benefits. This article from
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Nutritional Cleanse- How to Know What’s Best for You

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Detox, fast, cleanse, master cleanse, fat flush, nutritional cleanse…I’ll bet if you try to follow a fairly clean and healthy lifestyle, that you have run into each of these terms a few times. Some people love trying different approaches to improving their well being, and may have tried all these approaches, yet others see the popularity of a detox as just a fad or even a product scam. I suppose there are some inferior products out there, and that could lead to poor results, and the impression that one is being scammed. But in general, it is widely believed, and supported, that ridding your body of toxins, resetting your metabolism, and interrupting addictive eating behaviors is a really good idea.

So how do you know who to trust, or which products are not going to leave you feeling “scammed?” I have some basic guidelines that you can easily

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Healing the Gut with Diet and Lifestyle

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I’ve been seeing a lot more clients lately who want to know
if healing the gut can be done through nutrition and lifestyle changes. So I
thought I would share some of observations as a way of helping readers better
understand how their lifestyle and nutrition choices might be impacting their
gut health.

Gut health and healing the gut naturally are fairly new in
mainstream media, but increasingly popular wellness topics. I see this as a
natural byproduct of society’s increasing awareness of holistic, functional
and preventative wellness as essential practices for the best possible health
outcomes. Since good nutrition is so intimately tied to natural wellness,
digestion and gut health become a key cornerstone in any worthwhile nutrition
and health improvement program. That’s simply because you
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Holistic Nutritionist in Pasadena, California

Pasadena Office Location | Harvey Slater, Holistic Nutrition Coach
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Harvey Slater Holistic Nutrition & Wellness is
moving locations, and my practice as a Holistic Nutritionist is expanding! I
am thrilled to announce that I will now be offering nutrition services at my
new location in beautiful Pasadena, California!

The last two years a Vibrant Living Wellness Center have enriched
my life and career. I will be forever grateful to Heidi Hoffman for her
mentorship and for giving me the opportunity to provide my services at that
location.

Now is a great time to spread my wings and get into my own space,
as my scope of practice continues to both expand, while also becoming more
focused in its mission.

Holistic
Nutritionist in Pasadena

I will be offering a full
menu of holistic nutrition services at my new, well
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Eating Out Healthy- 5 Things to Consider

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As we grow closer to the
holidays, and the social schedule fills up to the max, we inevitably find
ourselves dining out a lot more. Sometimes it is socially, other times, it is
just what we choose to do in the pinch of the busy moment. As all this fun
and great food starts to build up momentum in your calendar, any commitments
or efforts to eating healthy, or even eating out healthy start to become less
of a priority. But you don’t have to let that happen unless you truly want
to.

Wondering how to keep your healthy commitments,  when
faced with an unfamiliar menu at a restaurant, is one of the top
considerations my nutrition coaching clients share when we are going
through their initial consultations. You’ll be happy to learn that it is
actually pretty easy to handle when you have a plan and a few tips. So, I
have prepared a small list of things to consider when you are
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Gluten Free Pasta Alternatives to Try Today!

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Guess what? Not all gluten free
pasta is created equal. And, just because something says, “gluten
free” does not mean it’s necessarily any good for you. Pasta can be made
from a variety of foods free of gluten: beans, grains, vegetables, and more,
and each one offers something unique in providing your DV of needed
nutrients. In fact, the most popular go-to gluten free pasta made of quinoa
and-or brown rice is just a fraction more nutritious than the traditional
pastas made with semolina or wheat flour.

What happens with most gluten free diets is that people run to the
first substitute they can find that looks and tastes as close to the real
gluten filled product as possible. Take gluten free bread for example. How
many gluten free breads are really that great tasting? Not many, from my
experience. But, when you forget about the old product altogether, and give
yourself a chance to explore an entirely new context of enjoying pasta and
other gluten free alternatives, that is when a whole new world of superior
nutrition and great flavor comes to life. So, here are some of my favorite
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High Alkaline Foods For Everyday Diets

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Alkalizing has become a well
known word in the nutrition world. If you do a little research, you will
soon discover that there are many different versions of theories as to why a
person might want to add more high alkaline foods to their diet. So what’s
the deal with alkalizing? Is it just another fad, or is there some good
science behind it?

If you want the simplified answer, here it is: Yes the
general consensus is that putting more high alkaline foods into your diet is
a good idea, if for no other reason than the fact that most high alkaline
foods are very nutritious and efficient for your body to digest and to use,
and generally free from any controversy of being allergenic, hard to digest,
or cause for any major health concerns.

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Health Benefits of Alcohol, A “Healthy” Perspective

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The health benefits of
alcohol is a popular subject. News features, blogs, and
social media posts touting alcohol’s benefits are ubiquitous. Every time
I see a friend on Facebook sharing an article about how good red wine is for
you, it is all I can do to resist being the contrarian know-it-all and making
a comment.

In her groundbreaking book on alcohol addiction, This
Naked Mind, author Annie Grace explains how writers need
readership. So they write about popular subjects. People want to read that
alcohol is good for them, so they read articles about that. That makes sense.
But if you look at the stats, something interesting is revealed. There are
only a handful of scholarly studies on the health benefits of alcohol, yet
there are many, many people reading articles on those studies. On the other
hand, there are many, many scholarly studies on the health risks of alcohol,
multiple times more than those on the benefits, but only a handful of people
want to read articles on those studies.

So I thought I would try something fun that everyone can read and
relate to. I found some common health claims in favor of alcohol consumption.
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