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Articles & Insights by Dawn Sitchon

Nutrition wisdom, seasonal remedies, detox programs and whole food recipes.

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Spring Detox Program — Balance Your Body's Toxic Burden

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

A detoxification program can help you to increase your metabolism and energy and remove obstacles that may be preventing weight loss. Eliminating foods that increase your body's toxic burden can heal skin conditions and digestive distress.

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Nutrition Essentials Workshops

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

A new year with new beginnings is how 2016 is unfolding for me. I feel so passionately about how powerful the role of nutrition is in our lives. Join me for a series of Nutrition Essentials Workshops at Sierra Athletic Club.

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A Detoxification Program to Nourish Not to Deplete

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Please join me for a 14-Day Food-Based (supplement free) Detoxification Program at Elevate Wellness Center. Seasons are changing — time to cleanse-purify, reset-refine, and nourish-tone the body.

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Fall Queue: Nourishing Seasonal Remedies

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Seasonal changes queue the body in many ways. Traditional Chinese Medicine speaks about these queues as our capacity for adaptation. The more easily the body adapts to environmental changes are signs of health.

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Why is it helpful to detoxify your body?

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Expanding your awareness and understanding of where toxic sources come from and how to reduce your exposure to toxins can improve many facets of your health and your energy level.

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5 Tips to Meal Plan

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

A simple strategic way to help stay on track with the demands of your schedule is to meal plan. Designing a 5 day meal plan will alleviate stress and give you an advantage to promote healthy choices and behavior.

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5 Wise Ways to Transform a Diet into a Direction

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

A lot of people get triggered and feel negativity begin to swell in response to the word diet or dieting. I hope to reframe the concept of a diet from something restrictive and temporary into something empowering and sustainable.

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What will make you lose weight?

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

How do you know if a program for weight-loss is the right one for you? There are so many different programs it is confusing to know if weight-loss advice will actually work.

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5 Tips to Eat-4-Health

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Coming to terms with how many aspects of life are beyond our control is a journey experienced by all people. Fortunately, the choices we make about what to eat and drink are in our control.

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The Benefits of Soaking Grains and Beans

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Grains and legumes are full of beneficial nutrients for our body. A critical component hindering absorption are anti-nutrients. Traditional preparation by soaking, sprouting or fermenting transforms their nutritional value.

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What do pH and Being Parched Have in Common?

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Food and beverages leave either an alkaline or acidic ash that stimulates a buffering system to balance pH. Most people are consuming a diet that is predominantly acid-forming.

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Metabolic Syndrome — A Nutrition Nightmare

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Interestingly, individuals metabolize nutrients, generate energy and filter the by-products of these processes differently. Dietary choices, activity level, lifestyle and behavior choices cumulatively impact metabolic function.

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Recommendations to Avoid Putting Sand in your Gas Tank

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

In a nutshell, being a certified nutrition consultant means I think about food a lot. The analogy of putting sand in your gas tank captures perfectly what happens when we fuel our bodies with low-quality foods.

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Does Your Body Store Fat or Burn It?

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

The type and amount of carbohydrate ingested determine your body's secretion of insulin, the central hormone that stimulates fat burning for energy or directs fat to be stored.

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7 Steps to Sustain a Healthy Diet

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Following these 7 Steps is an approach to eating that can help you create and sustain a healthy diet: Eating For Your Health, Choose organic and Non-GMO, eat a rainbow of colorful whole foods.

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Focus on Family Health: Combating Cold Season

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Cold Season is Here: How can you Combat Cold Season? Boost immunities by including healthy whole foods in your diet which are abundant in anti-infective vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc, and other immune-supporting nutrients.

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How Stress Triggers a Systemic Immune Response

By Dawn Sitchon  · 

Do you know that stress triggers a systemic immune response? Chronic stress and Immune System Dysfunction are deeply connected. Learn how to support your body's stress response through nutrition.

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