Aim to eat 5 to 7 different colors every day. Doing so will mean you are getting a variety of nutrients from plants. Consume more fiber. This often will involve first assessing how much fiber you are currently consuming, and,…
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Hormones are chemical messengers that are released directly into the bloodstream, which then carry them to organs and tissues of the body and affect the way they function. The six main roles of hormones are: Metabolism (the way we break…
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Jennifer Ashby laughs when she’s asked about the name of her company—The Fit Devil. “Years ago, I was trying to figure out a name that went with ‘fit,’ and it seemed everything was taken,” Jennifer said. “I was doing Boot…
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Aim to eat five to seven different colors every day. Doing so will mean you are getting a variety of nutrients from plants. Consume more fiber. This often will involve first assessing how much fiber you are currently consuming, and,…
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Commercial baked goods. That’s store-bought doughnuts, croissants, and cookies as they have a trifecta of bad, bad, bad stuff: trans fats, empty calories – no fiber, minimal vits or minerals, and sugar. They cause inflammation in your blood and brain,…
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7 Things You Can Do for Gut Health: Lower your stress levels Get enough sleep Eat slowly Stay hydrated Take a prebiotic or probiotic Check for food intolerances Change your diet 7 Signs of an Unhealthy Gut: Upset stomach A…
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If a strict, low-carb diet doesn’t work for you… take what works for you and leave the rest! Make a couple of your meals lower in carbs. You don’t have to eat low carb all day long for it to…
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Jennifer Ashby, aka The Fit Devil Co., has been extensively trained in medical weight loss and has had excellent results with clients both losing weight and maintaining their weight. Jennifer is not interested in quick weight loss as much as…
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How many calories do you consume without even realizing it? Bring awareness to your meals with these tips. Mindful eating is an effective weight-loss strategy that encourages you to slow down and pay attention to your food, noticing each sip…
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Restarting (or starting) an exercise habit when you are accustomed to being sedentary can be tough. Not only is forming a new habit difficult psychologically, but it can also be much less fun and more challenging to exercise when you…
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For many of us, we dread the weekly weigh in. We obsess over each pound, worry about what we did or didn’t eat. But what are we really measuring? Have you ever wondered what we are really weighing as we…
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