The holiday season is upon us! This should be a joyful time but it is often stressful! While we can't help you with buying gifts or hosting parties, we can take away the stress of staying healthy this season. Here is our Well Powered holiday eating guide! 1. Look at the holidays as an exciting challenge, not as a lost cause We often hear people say that the holidays are a bad time to try to lose weight and they are just going to wait until after the new year because it's poin

Think all oils are the same? Well think again! Oils not only vary in there nutrient content but also in their cooking properties. Something called a smoke point determines which oils are best to use for various cooking methods. A smoke point is the temperature at which the fat in the oil starts to break down and smoke is produced. A high smoke point means the oil can withstand a higher temperature before it begins smoking. Heating an oil past it’s smoke point is bad, not just