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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: IF YOU CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT, SHOULD YOU EAT IT?

I felt like a true rockstar when one of my clients recently told me they wanted to start incorporating electrolytes into their daily nutrition...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: POTASSIUM & SODIUM ON THE HYPERTENSION SEESAW

Let’s talk about something that affects nearly half of all adults in the United States: high blood pressure. It’s also called hypertension, and if...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: GYM ETIQUETTE 101

Let’s talk about something near and dear to my heart — and probably to every trainer, lifter and cardio bunny out there: gym etiquette. Yes,...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: STAY SALTY, MY FRIENDS

For years, salt has been vilified as a major culprit in high blood pressure and heart disease, leading to widespread recommendations to limit sodium...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: UNDERSTANDING CHOLESTEROL

“Eat the egg, don’t eat the egg, eat the egg, don’t eat the egg. Egg whites, but not the yolk. Yes the yolk, but...

FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUPPLEMENT TESTING

In the United States, the dietary supplement industry is booming. More than 30,000 supplement companies manufacture a vast array of products aimed at improving...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, NEW RULES

As the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, millions of people around the world made the same resolution: to get healthier in the new...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: MERRY MAGNESIUM, EVERYONE

Every health article you read around this time of year is going to be about “moderation,” “managing your holiday stressors” and/or “holiday mocktails and...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: WHY ARE UNHEALTHY HABITS SO HARD TO BREAK?

Have you ever resolved to eat healthier, exercise regularly or quit procrastinating — only to find yourself slipping back into old patterns? You’re not...
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FUNCTIONALLY CAFFEINATED WELLNESS: ARE FARMER CARRY HOLDS A KEY TO LONGEVITY?

If you are a client of mine, you may have been wondering if I lost my mind with how many times I’ve been having...