Top 5 Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
First discovered by accident over 10,000 years ago, vinegar gets its name from the French words vin aigre or “sour wine.” (If your lips puckered with the mere thought of tasting vinegar,…
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How to Use a Continuous Glucose Monitor
When you think of blood sugar or diabetes management, you probably think of daily finger pricks and dripping blood onto a little test strip to monitor your glucose. Needles aren’t for everyone,…
Is a High-Carb, Low-Fat Diet Healthy?
For most of our lives, we were sold the idea that fat was bad for us. We dutifully ate low-fat cottage cheese at breakfast, poured skim milk into our coffees, and snacked on fat-free cookies. …
How to Burn Belly Fat (+ Why It Happens in the First Place)
One of the questions I get asked most often is, “JJ, how do I get rid of stubborn belly fat?”
As important as this question is, before you can take steps to banish belly fat and be…
No More Going Cold Turkey! 5 Steps to Get Off Sugar + Burn Fat Fast for Good
If you haven’t been able to quit sugar, it’s my mission to help you get off it. It seems simple, right?! Everybody knows if you want to lose weight or get healthy, you have to eat less sugar.…
Stop Dieting! 3 Quick Steps to Stop Weight Regain
Want to know how to finally get off the hamster wheel of losing and regaining weight for good?
If there’s one thing I constantly see, it’s that most people don’t know there’s a simple way…
Designing the Perfect Plate: Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Be A Better Fat Burner
One of the most powerful tools to eliminate food intolerances and be a better fat burner is the Virgin Diet Plate. I’ve designed the Plate to improve satiety, reduce hunger between meals,…
How Sugar Surges Pandemic Stress (+ 5 Ways to Dial Down Stress)
For many of us, last year dialed up our already high-stress levels a few notches.
Stay-at-home orders, homeschooling, social distancing, fears about getting the virus, and watching loved…
Myth Busting: Why the Glycemic Index Has It Wrong
The glycemic index can be helpful if you're brand new to monitoring your sugar intake. However, it has one GIANT flaw that makes it dangerous for your health long-term.
Watch this short video…
How to Be a Better Fat Burner
I love being flexible.
But I’m not talking about yoga or dropping to do the splits. I’m talking about metabolic flexibility, or the body’s ability to seamlessly transition…
Fight Cravings with L-Glutamine: the Ultimate Multitasker
The first few days of your diet are going great.
Your fridge is full of clean, lean protein and high-fiber veggies. You tossed all the sugary cereal and processed snack packs. Now their spot…
Top 6 Ways to Treat Fibromyalgia Naturally
For those who suffer from fibromyalgia, it’s no surprise that the word itself comes from the Greek terms for “muscle” and “pain.”
Fibromyalgia (FM) causes a host of symptoms, ranging from…
