Feed Your Family With Love
By Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC – V.P of Nutritional Services and Co-creator of Ignite Your Skinny Gene Program Love your mate Our instinctive nature tells us... Read More
The Whole Deal With Whole Grains
By Adriana Arredondo– Skinny Gene Nutrition Team When we turn on the TV or open up a magazine we are bombarded with different ads for... Read More
Lessons of Love
By: Marlayna Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought I should share a story about a person that I love dearly- my mom!... Read More
5 Love Languages For A Healthy Heart
“I love you with all my heart” one term of endearment you may hear or say this Valentine’s Day. But how healthy... Read More
Sugar-minded: Fructose vs Glucose
Reviewed and Approved by:Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC There have been a lot of articles circulating around lately about how fructose and glucose... 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
Diets in Review: Raspberry Ketones
It seems like every day there is another “miracle” weight loss food, product, or program that promises to help you shed those... Read More
An App For That: Sworkit
We realize how hectic and crazy life can be. Sometimes we need a little extra help to get us through our latest... Read More
January’s FREE Program: Your Plan for Creating a Healthy New Year
We want to help you kick off the New Year to a healthy start! When we got together to talk about... Read More
Seasonal Sabotage- Surviving the Holidays
Stop the Seasonal Sabotage! By Emily Barr, MS,RD,CNSC – Holiday gatherings bring out the best cookbooks filled with cheesy, oh-so-savory appetizers, creamed casseroles,... Read More
My Skinny Gene Story: Taking Control of ME
Lisa B. has been a part of our Skinny Gene Family for almost 5 months. She would like to share her Skinny... Read More
Diabetes Awareness Month: Fitness Program Giveaway
November is National Diabetes Month!!! We know the best way to fight diabetes is through food and fitness. Eating a healthy diet and... Read More
Meal Planning Skeleton
Halloween time may bring the skeletons out of the closet, or change our adorable little kids into dancing little skeleton costumes, and... Read More
Spooktacular Halloween Recipes
Looking for some last minute spooktacular, healthy Halloween recipes that are sure to surprise your family and friends? Halloween is a great time to... Read More
Healthy From the Inside Out
Quick… when I say “food,” what is the first organ in your body that you think of? If you’re like most, the... Read More
Q&A : How to train for MMA
We receive several comments and questions on our nutrition blog regarding working out. Every once in a while we receive a comment... Read More
Preventing Diabetes Can Also Prevent Cancer
A news story was just published that reaffirms the importance of preventing diabetes. The focus of the story wasn’t heart disease, strokes,... Read More
An Asian Perspective on American Culture
Hello. I’m Minwoo Kim from South Korea. I am 27 years old and have been studying at Intrax language school in San Diego for... Read More
10 Minute Mini Workouts
Have you noticed lately that the 10 minute mini workouts seem to be the biggest craze to hit the weight loss and... Read More
Family Lunch Box
They say “the secret to someone’s heart is through their stomach”. Show your child how much you love them by sending them... Read More
10 Diabetes Diet Myths
Diabetes is one of the most misunderstood diseases around, and if we hope to fight it, we have to find a way to start dispelling many of the common myths out there, especially about the “diabetes diet”. Please take a minute to read through these top 10 Diabetes Diet Myths. Have you heard or been mislead by any of these? 10... 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
Faces of Diabetes: Gold Medalist, Gary Hall Jr.
By Stephanie Watson, WebMD It was the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Eight of the top swimmers in the world were... Read More
Q&A: Working Out But Not Getting Rid of Body Fat
We receive several comments and questions on our nutrition blog regarding working out and reducing body fat. There is nothing more frustrating... Read More
Q&A: Working Out & Watching What I Eat with No Results
We receive several comments and questions on our nutrition blog regarding working out. A lot of people are expressing their frustration, because... Read More
Recipe Makeovers – Lasagna
By Amy K. West, Skinny Gene Dietetic Intern from the WIC Program One of my favorite family recipes is lasagna, and there’s many ways to modify... 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
Time to Scale Back- How to Reduce Portion Sizes
HOW TO REDUCE PORTION SIZES The great American road trip is an essential part of most summers. And it wouldn’t be complete... Read More
Stopping the Yo-Yo and Starting Healthy Habits
Have you noticed a pattern?
You'll spend a couple of weeks eating clean, exercising and losing weight, but then the pendulum swings and you spend the next week or two indulging in your old unhealthy habits.
After too many days where you're not feeling so good, you'll get back to your clean habits, and so the yo-yo goes.
It's time to stop this vicious cycle that never brings you all the way to your goal – keeping you comfortable enough, yet frustrated.
The good news is that your yo-yo days could be quickly and permanently turned off with this simple mindset change.
Using Nutrition in the Fight Against Cancer
We are pleased to announce our newest guest blogger to our Skinny Gene Family- Jillian McKee. Jillian will be writing about how beneficial eating healthy and living a healthy lifestyle is for someone going through the battle of cancer