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Nutrition 101 – Micronutrients (Vitamins and Minerals)

When you pick up a new food in the grocery store and look at a nutrition label, where do your eyes first land? Do you instantly look at the calories or grams of carbs, protein and fat per serving? You’re not alone. We often choose foods based solely on their macronutrient content (carbs, protein and fat) without thinking much about what micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) they provide. Find out more about micronutrients and what role they play in your bodies health.

Nutrition 101 – Micronutrients (Vitamins and Minerals)2016-12-12T22:23:21-08:00

Nutrition 101 – Introduction to basic Nutrition

With so many diets and quick weight-loss promises on the market today, it's hard to remember what a healthy diet really looks like. Start here with the basics of good nutrition. If you have ever wondered about food and nutrition how your body uses it, then read on. In this series, we'll give you some basics of food nutrition to help you make the best choices to improve your health and nutrition as you lose weight.

Nutrition 101 – Introduction to basic Nutrition2016-12-12T22:23:21-08:00

Nutrition 101 – Carbohydrates

Continuing with our Nutrition 101 series, today we’re talking carbohydrates! Carbohydrates are found in pretty much everything – From the very good for you fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds and dairy, to the not so good for you sweets, soda, the list goes on.

Nutrition 101 – Carbohydrates2016-12-12T22:23:21-08:00

Nutrition 101 – Proteins

Whether you’re wanting to lose weight, gain muscle, recover from a tough workout, feel more satiated at mealtime or simply maintain good health, eating adequate amounts of healthy sources of protein is important. Find out what part protein plays in helping you maintain a healthy weight.

Nutrition 101 – Proteins2016-12-12T22:23:22-08:00

Nutrition 101 – Fats

You may remember the low-fat/high-carb craze back in the 1990s. Butterless bagels were consumed with reckless abandon and reduced-fat cookies, crackers and chips occupied most of the prime real estate on grocery store shelves. Thankfully though, the field of nutrition has recovered from this misunderstood fat-phobia due to more recent research that’s shown certain types of dietary fat can actually improve our health, lower our risk for heart disease and the function and development our brains. Find out how fats are used in the body and how to add the healthier versions to your diet.

Nutrition 101 – Fats2016-12-12T22:23:22-08:00

Nutrition 101- Recap – 5 Tips to Eat More Nutritiously

Start by thinking about the basics of diet and nutrition again, and part of your everyday life. It won't be a diet, it won't be a fad, and it definitely won't be temporary. It will be your new healthy lifestyle, and when you think, "What's for dinner?" the answer will naturally be a healthy choice.

Nutrition 101- Recap – 5 Tips to Eat More Nutritiously2016-12-12T22:23:22-08:00

Nutrition 101 – Fiber

eat-your-fiber-300x300You probably know that fiber is important to good health, but do you know if you are getting enough? Even with the availability of fiber rich foods to choose from, Americans don’t eat enough . On average, we get less than half of what we need of this nutrient.  The average adult only eats 15 grams of fiber per day.

Fiber is more than just the stuff that […]

Nutrition 101 – Fiber2016-12-12T22:23:22-08:00

How to Ignore the Quitter in Your Head

Do you struggle with focus? Are you overwhelmed by trying to do too much? Do you often think, “I have to be that perfect all the time and any slip up just means I’m a failure and shouldn’t even bother trying?” Do you get discouraged when you waste all your willpower trying to do 100 things perfect instead of one thing better? Do you quit when you can’t see your own progress through all the distractions? If this sounds like you - Here are some of the tools to help you stay focused on your journey.

How to Ignore the Quitter in Your Head2016-12-12T22:23:22-08:00

What’s the Best Carb, Protein and Fat Breakdown for Weight Loss?

Carbohydrates, Protein or Fat: What makes the most sense to adjust? When it comes to choosing what to eat more of and what to cut back on for weight loss, consider first what you want to achieve. The goal of losing weight is to reduce fat stores while preserving, or even adding, lean tissue—what we refer to as muscle. Read More:

What’s the Best Carb, Protein and Fat Breakdown for Weight Loss?2016-12-12T22:23:22-08:00
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Welcome to Dr Kuri & Associates.  My  name is JoAnn Jackson, RN, BSN and I am the patient facilitator and nurse practitioner for Dr Kuri.  Please call me at 1-844-362-5874 Ext. 103 or send us a message via your preferred social media platform or contact method below.
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