Produce Playoffs: Pear vs. Asparagus
March Madness brings out the best of the best teams to compete in head-to-head matchups on the basketball court! In honor of the march mayhem, Skinny... Read More
March Madness Produce Playoffs
March Madness brings out the best of the best teams to compete in head-to-head matchups on the basketball court! In honor of the march mayhem, Skinny... Read More
Stop the Insanity, Start Getting Results
By: Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC Your One Month Check-Up We are approaching the 1 month marker into our new year, 2013. The year... Read More
Burning Calories with “No Time To Workout”
By Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC – The number one excuse for skipping a workout is (and I quote) “I don’t have enough time!” ... Read More
How Much Water Should I Drink
By Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC Water balloons, water parks, and water colors are all components of summertime fun, but what about drinking water? ... Read More
How Fad Diets Get it Right
Fad diets make a lot of promises, but usually fail to deliver long-term success. Although they do a lot wrong, like promise rapid weight loss, limit food groups, and are too strict, there is a lot we can learn from fad diets that will allow us to live a healthy lifestyle.
Good Greens That Benefit Every Body
Pin It By Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC Green represents a lot of terrific things, like “being green” is good for the environment and... Read More
It’s National Nutrition Month And Registered Dietitian Day!
It's Registered Dietitian Day! What a perfect time to say THANK YOU to our very own Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC!
Emily is the brilliant mind behind all of our nutrition programs, including our Boost Your Metabolism program, which has helped educate over 119,741 people in the last year alone.
With so much misinformation out there, we're lucky to have our own metabolism expert to help us focus on the right information, and turn it into easy action plan for living a healthier lifestyle.
Boost Your Metabolism Series- Tomato
We are providing a 10-part series on our TOP 10 FOODS TO BOOST YOUR METABOLISM. This is the 7th post. To learn more... Read More
Boost Your Metabolism Series- Flax
We are providing a 10-part series on our TOP 10 FOODS TO BOOST YOUR METABOLISM. This is the 4th post. To learn more... Read More
Salt! Salt! Where’s the salt?
Jimmy Buffet wrote a popular summertime favorite titled Margaritaville, the best part of the song is when everyone cheers “Salt! Salt! Where’s... Read More
Boost Your Metabolism Series- Water
We are providing a 10-part series on our TOP 10 FOODS TO BOOST YOUR METABOLISM. This is the 2nd post. To learn more... Read More
New Year’s Resolutions, Not Just For January Anymore
Try the month to month resolutions challenge, to achieve a healthier weight and lifestyle for 2011! Here are some ideas that will... Read More
Setting Attainable Resolutions
We’ve said it year after year “starting January 1st, I will lose weight”. More times than not, it does not play out... Read More
Fight the Urge to Splurge-How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Santa Claus is at the mall? Check! Christmas music on the radio, in the stores? Check! Check! Holiday parties galore? Check, check,... Read More
Lumps of Coal vs Sugar Plum Fairies- The Reason For Making Healthy Changes this Season
What’s on your Christmas list this year? What if I told you, you can choose between sugar plum fairies or a lump... Read More
How Did You Do It?
Have you ever had a friend that successfully lost weight, and asked them “so, how did you do it?” Many Skinny Gene... Read More
Sweets & Sabotages-Sugar Aliases part 2
It’s not too sweet the way we are sabotaged at the stores, bombarded with new foods with labels claiming “low sugar”, “reduced... Read More
Summertime Drinks that Won’t Bust Your Diet or Your Waistline
Summertime brings on a “fun vacation” type feeling that involves many get togethers, trips, and the goal of achieving the ultimate relaxation. ... Read More
Water Filled Summer
Summer barbeques, fun-filled days at the theme park, and afternoons at the pool or beach, all sound like a fantastic time with... Read More
My Quest to Find a New Relationship (via Odds Against Me)
Here is a post we thought you would like! Odds Against Me is for real. She’s honest, hilarious, and super serious about... Read More
Great Things Happening For Skinny Gene In TX
The Skinny Gene Project has launched an intensive 12-month diabetes prevention program in two South Texas clinics, owned and operated by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.
WE DID IT!
We did it! Thank you for your vote and support of the Skinny Gene Project. We are so happy to announce that we were rewarded for our hard work on Wednesday night, April 7, 2010.