The holidays are a time of joy and celebration but can also present health and fitness challenges. Between holiday festivities and indulgent foods, even the most disciplined health enthusiasts can find it hard to stay on track during the last quarter of the year....
The bookends of your day are crucial for establishing healthy habits. These key times—the first hour after you wake up and the last hour before you go to bed—are ideal for habit formation because they occur before and after your other responsibilities, such as...
In recent decades, the landscape of our diets has dramatically shifted with the proliferation of processed foods. These convenient, shelf-stable products have become a staple in many households, but their prevalence has been linked to the alarming rise in obesity...
The busy days of late summer and early fall have a way of exposing all the cracks in our hectic lifestyles. If you’ve been barely getting by in your workouts or nutrition through the summer, this is the time when self-care can take a backseat, obligations start...
Discussing what people tend to die from is decidedly not a fun topic. But when we learn about the leading causes of death, we empower ourselves to prevent them so we can live our best lives longer. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and Alzheimer’s...
Enjoy these meatballs as an appetizer, hors d' oeuvre or entrée. Lean organic, free-range ground turkey provides an excellent source of protein. While the Greek yogurt dipping sauce - aside from adding extra protein - is packed with good bacteria in the form of...
After an intense workout, your body needs quick digesting proteins, clean carbohydrates and healthy fats to recover. This perfect balance helps the body bounce back quickly and get ready for the next go around. However aside from being good for you, it has to be...
Have you started slipping from your New Year’s weight loss resolutions? If so, it’s time to get back on track! Consistency is the most important thing when you’re trying to lose weight but if you start to slip up, don’t beat yourself up about it—just get back on...
There are a lot of important, transformative reasons to eat healthy: it promotes healthy weight it makes us look good it makes us feel good it offers us the single-best protection against diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other diseases and chronic illnesses. But...
60 million people (about 20% of Americans) are dealing with some form of IBS. Some of the primary causes of IBS include: a low fiber processed diet, food allergies/sensitivities, nutritional deficiencies, stress, leaky gut, and poor lifestyle choices such as drugs...
Did you know that we've been feeding the St. Louis Blues hockey team since 2010? Check out why their Strength Coach, Nelson Ayotte chooses Metabolic Meals for the players! Let's Go...
Even though soy is one of the top eight allergens in the U.S., it isn’t one that you hear of as often as gluten, dairy or shellfish. The good news is that since it’s covered by Food Allergen Labeling Consumer Protection Act, soy must be clearly labeled. Soy tends...
If you are like most Americans, you make the same weight-loss resolutions year after year but they rarely stick. Do you struggle with willpower? Do you tend to give into your cravings? Is there not enough time in the day to do everything you need to do AND spend...
All entrees from Metabolic Meals are Gluten Free! When we do choose to include grains in our meals, we use rice, gluten free oats, quinoa (a seed) and amaranth. Other carb sources may include sweet potatoes or fruit. Here's why our program will always be Gluten...
After years of training youths and adults alike I have found that optimal nutrition for young adults is more important to growth and development than that of adults. Puberty being one of the most important developmental stages for ages 12-18, it is obvious that...
