As I approach completion of my studies at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition® I have learned to fit out.  Fitting out means I have come to terms with the fact that my beliefs about nutrition and wellness are not mainstream and for it, I stand out.  I don’t fit in with the crowd that thinks that taking pills to cover up the symptoms of their lifestyle is the normal thing to do, or that feeding their kids junk is OK because everyone...

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The main reason why there are so many dietary theories out there is because we are all different.  What may work for one person may  work against another.  It’s important that we learn to listen to our bodies and discover what is good for each of us. Diets also fail when we are prescribed a list of what to eat and what to avoid.  This may work in the short term, but unless we make sustainable behavior changes, we will fall back to our old...

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