A Healthier Life2025-02-26T16:17:52-05:00

A Healthier Life

The things you didn’t know you needed to know about fiber

Come to find out, there’s more to fiber than I thought. During my daughter’s last doctor’s visit I asked him specifically about her protein intake because she seldomly eats meat and I wanted to make sure that her diet was, essentially, “doctor approved”. His response surprised me. He said that I shouldn’t worry so much about the protein, but instead I should focus more on her fiber intake. He then went on to explain the particulars of that as it pertained to her health, but my take-away was that fiber can be more important to our overall health than I had initially thought. And that applies to all of us.

Do you really have to get 10,000 steps per day? Studies suggest that you can reap the same benefits with a lower daily step count

I will admit that I have very recently become a bit obsessed with my daily step count. Although I consider myself a very active person (I exercise five times a week on average), a few months ago I realized that due to working a desk job, my daily step count was alarmingly low. 

A few years ago, […]

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