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Smart Eating Tips for Summertime!
The summer presents many opportunities for day outings and far away travels. As you prepare for a short or long trip, you may pack toiletries, clothes, and other essentials. But do you give any...
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Crazy for Coconut Water?
Have you tried coconut water? The drink has been popular for many years in various tropical regions (available fresh, canned or bottled) but it can now be found in our grocery and convenience stores...
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Want to get fit? 4 MUST haves
There are so many things people think they need to have in order to meet their fitness goals. Some of these include fancy workout gear, pills or supplements, expensive equipment, and lots of extra...
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Mud Runs- Demanding, Dirty, and Dangerous?
One of the new trends in fitness and running are Mud Runs. Take your pick from the original Mud run, Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash, Spartan DEATH Run, and the list goes on and on. These runs seem like a...
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UV Safety Month
July is UV Safety Month. It is time to put on the large brimmed hat, Jacqueline Kennedy sunglasses, long sleeved shirt and slather on the broad spectrum sunscreen. As we protect ourselves from the...
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Choose Your Beverages Wisely!
Did you know that soda has an acidic pH? Dental erosion occurs when acidic foods/beverages come in contact with the tooth causing the surface of the tooth to dissolve or leach out minerals. When...
View ArticleMercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup?
Due to high levels of mercury, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend that women who may become pregnant or are pregnant, as well as nursing mothers...
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Remedying Stress and the Freshman Fifteen
Preparing for the transition between high school and college can seem stressful. There’s so much to do: campus visits and applications, purchasing all the items you need for the big move, researching...
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The Incredible Edible EGG
source I am a huge fan of eggs due to their protein quality. For avid exercisers and weight conscious individuals, the egg can provide valuable nutrition. As a source of protein, the egg white...
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Why Whole Grains?
A whole grain is defined as an unprocessed kernel or the entire plant seed, but excludes seeds, nuts and legumes (these are classified differently). A whole grain consists of three layers: the germ,...
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What is your state ranked? Read to find out!
The newest statistics rank Ohio as 11th for percentage of its population being obese (tied with Kansas). Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 to...
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Protect Your Vision
Did you know that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over 60 years of age? It is estimated that AMD affects more than 1.75 million Americans. As...
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Don’t Try This At Home
Reality TV, What can I say about it? Over the last ten years reality TV has taken the world by storm. With this storm it has brought about reality TV shows about weight loss and healthy...
View ArticleBeyond the Nutrient Composition of Foods
How do you prepare/cook your meat? Do you grill, broil, roast, sear and/or fry your meat? If so, you may want to read further. Recent research findings show that these high temperature cooking...
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Less Sugar Please!
Do you know the recommendations for sugar intake? Do you know how many teaspoons on average that an American consumes? Do you think sugar contributes to weight gain? You might be surprised, yet...
View ArticleThe Skinny on Grains
The recent rage is to cut out gluten for weight control. I have blogged about grains and gluten previously, but feel compelled to bring the topic up again. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley,...
View ArticleTrainers’ Talk: A weekly contribution by The Rite Bite Fitness Staff
I have been an instructor and trainer in the fitness industry since 2002. More than 10 years of experiences has allowed me to observe a multitude of reoccurring trends, excuses, failures / successes...
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Trainers’ Talk: What your trainer won’t tell you-
I’m about to break every cardinal rule of sales, marketing & self-promotion, and tell you something most trainers would dare to admit: You don’t need us. None of my clients ‘need’ me. In fact,...
View ArticleTrainers’ Talk: Fast Food is Making our Nation Fat
The Rite Bite’s new blog segment, “Trainers’ Talk” is a community of fitness instructors and trainers contributing to discuss some of the topics we see often in our field. How outside of ourselves have...
View ArticleA Prescription for Exercise
More physicians are prescribing exercise for their patients. Let’s face it; we can be a sedentary nation. Technology, convenient transportation, and busy schedules (just to name a few) contribute to...
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