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Improve Your Diet and Limit the Lectins

- 12 March 2018

Most of us have heard of gluten, a protein found in wheat that can cause widespread inflammation in the body. Americans have spent billions of dollars on gluten-free diets in an effort to protect our health, but what if we’ve been missing the root of the problem? Gluten is just one variety of a common — and highly toxic — plant-based protein called lectins.

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Fuel Your Day

- 2 February 2018

By Lane Dailey, Nutritionist at ClubSport Pleasanton

You roll out of bed, reach for your coffee, and try to wake up enough to start your day. Suddenly it’s three hours later and you still haven’t eaten. You’re probably feeling a bit anxious, maybe a little hungry, but mainly lost in what would be best for you to eat. Sound all too familiar?

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Activate Your Fat-Burning Hormones

- 12 January 2018

If you have struggled to lose weight or keep it off, your hormones might be the culprit. Microscopic as they are, hormones hold extraordinary power, as they control every aspect of weight loss, including your metabolism, where you store your fat, your appetite, and even your cravings!

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Is your Avocado worth it?

- 8 December 2017

Good. Fat. Just a few years ago, putting those two words together would have been an oxymoron. But after decades of following the FDA’s recommendation to keep fat consumption to a minimum, science and research have recently turned the fat-free paradigm on its ear. “Good” — or healthy — fats actually help your body function optimally.

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Nasty or Nutritional? Edible Weeds That Support Your Health

- 8 November 2017

Eating weeds is probably one of the last things on your mind. In fact, they are, by most accounts, undesirable. Consider this dreary definition: “A valueless plant growing wild.” But the dictionary isn’t always correct, and in this case, something we detest may actually be more precious to us than we think.

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Ghee vs. Butter - Know the Difference

- 8 November 2017

By Elizabeth Parsen, Nutritionist at ClubSport San Jose

Ghee, like butter, has been pleasing the palates of human mouths for thousands of years. However, it wasn’t until recently that a focus on fats has created confusion about the differences and similarities between the two and their role in human health.