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The Friday 5

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Hi, friends! Happy Friday to you! So, we’ve had quite the fun April vacation week. We got back from New York City on Monday morning, which, of course, was a great way to kick off the week. On Wednesday, I filmed a donut review with Jack from The Donut Digest at my beloved Coffee Shack. The location closer to our home went out of business, but the original Coffee Shack is alive and well (in Marshfield). It’s about 30 minutes away, so I don’t often visit. But when I do, it’s a special occasion! 🙂 Jack gave the honey dip a B- grade, but the coconut donut is a solid A for me! 🙂 And the iced coffee is THE BEST around. Check out all of the fun flavors, which are brewed from flavored beans, not sugary syrup. Coffee Shack even has flavored decaf iced coffee! 🙂 Yesterday, Mal and I went to the driving range and then enjoyed a little happy hour action before picking up Quinn from school. My new fitness endeavor is learning how to play golf this summer, so it was a great start to t

Keto and the Menstrual Cycle: Is There Reason To Worry?

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It seems every “keto for women” forum abounds with stories about menstrual cycles gone wild in the first few months of keto. Irregular cycles, breakthrough bleeding, and periods lasting much longer than normal are common complaints. Sometimes these stories are cited as evidence that keto isn’t good for women, at least not premenopausal women, and that we need carbs for healthy hormones. Yet, many women don’t notice any changes in their menstrual cycles at all, while others report improvement in PMS symptoms and cycle regularity from the get-go. What gives? Why do some women’s cycles apparently become wacky when they start keto, while others feel like keto is the key to period bliss? Can keto “mess up” the menstrual cycle? We know that diet—what and how much we eat—can profoundly affect our hormones. This is true for both women and men. One of the reasons people are so excited about ketogenic diets is specifically because keto shows promise for helping to regulate hormones and impr

Nutrition: Keep It Simple

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I recently started to dip my toes back into one-on-one nutrition coaching! When I set out to become a Registered Dietitian, my goal was to help people feel their best with healthy eating, fitness, and lifestyle changes. I imagined myself meeting clients at grocery stores to talk about which products are my favorites, meeting clients for walks on a trail and talking through their nutrition questions, and sharing some of my favorite tips and recipes along the way. That dream turned into KERF. While I do hear from you guys in the comments and on social media, it’s mostly a one-way street. So when I had a mutual friend reach out to me about in-person nutrition coaching, I started to say my usual “Thank you for asking, but I’m not set up for that right now.” Until I realized that this was actually the perfect opportunity for me to see if one-on-one coaching was still something I wanted to do! I updated some of my materials from years ago when I did Real Food Consultations under another

Clean Eating German Lentil Soup Recipe

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This German lentil soup recipe is absolute comfort food on a chilly day or evening. This amazing recipe is one I grew up with. My grandmother always made lentils for me, so I eventually began to… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://bit.ly/2GuuF59