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Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Unfortunately, the answer is not black and white, nor, so simple to solve. To explain...

After a high-fiber meal, do you feel like your stomach is full of air? Well, you can thank your gut microbes for that! The gut microbiome...

Have you ever struggled to lose weight, felt like you’ve been eating poorly, or had such a bad hangover that you feel like you might die...

Have you ever heard the phrase “you are what you eat?” Well when you eat a hot dog chances are you are not turning into a hot dog,...

When we think of salad we automatically think healthy, right? Why shouldn’t we? Salads can be packed full of various vegetables, fruits,...

Tristin Geschwender, GVSU Dietetic Intern ‘Plant-based’ seems to be trending topic in the field of nutrition. What does plant-based...

Hey friends! I'm in the Christmas spirit and thought I would share some gift ideas for friends/family who love to cook, live a healthy...

Haylee Buckles, GVSU Intern Fibromyalgia affects 4 million U.S adults. If you have fibromyalgia you know that with this comes fatigue,...

Haylee Buckles, GVSU Intern With the recent trend of probiotics for promoting gut health, some of you may be wondering what product to...

Author: Bailey Arnold GVSU Dietetic Intern In today’s busy world it can be hard sometimes to sit down and have a “real meal”, whatever...

Collagen is a type of protein that our body produces, BUT as we age, our body produces less. Why would anyone care about collagen? It...

Granola bars have become almost a staple in the average American diet now a day. I mean why not? They are a quick, easy, nutritious and...

I’ll be honest, this a new topic of exploration and understanding for me. I certainly did not dive deep into this topic during my college...

At Enlightened Nutrition, we definitely believe in the magic of proper nutrition, however we DO NOT believe in "cheat meals". "Come on...

So what’s the deal with Diet Coke? Harmful or healthy? Drink it or ditch it? The big culprit with Diet Coke is aspartame, an artificial...