If you’ve recently pick up a health magazine, browsed a fitness blog or popped into a GNC you might have noticed this collagen trend that’s gaining momentum. Every year we see new nutrients stealing the spotlight with all their magical health benefits and recommendations to start incorporating them into our diets. But is there any truth behind the latest trend, collagen? Let’s first talk about what collagen is. Collagen is the most abundant protein found in muscles, bones, sk

Although we are talking about supplements and multivitamins, it’s important to stress that it is always ideal to get our nutrition through whole foods. If we can maintain a well-balanced diet full of fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds, fish, lean proteins, and healthy oils we likely don’t need a multivitamin to fill in the gaps. However, this blog series is all about being realistic and what to do if you don’t meet your nutrition needs with food every day. In this cas

This is a standard question I hear not only from my clients but also from my friends, family members and colleagues. So, what’s the deal? Is this the single easiest way to improve our daily health or is it a big waste of money? Americans have been taking multivitamins and supplements since the 1940s, so this is nothing new. However, in recent years it seems that the supplement industry has really exploded. Likely due to high profit margins and little to no regulations. Today