Michelle LeSueur, DBe, CNC, CNS

Protein: Are you getting enough? Protein is essential for the body.  You need it for every cell, organ and tissue, as well as for your hair, skin and nails.  Protein moves through the body in the form of hormones, enzymes and red blood cells.  I am amazed when I do nutritional counseling how little protein [...]

Splenda/Surcalose: How Safe is it Really? I was asked to write this by one of my dearest friends in the fitness industry.  I am constantly getting after him for using products that contain this ingredient.  He wanted to understand and have something he could share with others, so here it is. (I normally try to make [...]

Swimsuit Ready I am excited to release two new weight loss programs to help you get ready for summer. Usually this time of year, as the weather gets warmer, we realize that our winter clothes were hiding a lot.  Most of us, me included, wear sweats during the cold weather.  Because we are not wearing [...]

Healthy Colon; Healthy Lean Person!! The average American today has a pretty unhealthy diet consisting of junk foods, processed foods and fast foods, which cause the digestive system to function poorly. I would venture to say that 70% of Americans have a problem eliminating daily.  Many feel bloated, uncomfortable, tired, stressed and just feel bad.  [...]

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000006072 StartFragment:0000002541 EndFragment:0000006036 Nutrition for the Busy & Working Women Today I had a conversation with my youngest daughter and at her request, I wanted to give people that have hectic schedules or work full time, some ideas on what they can do to have healthy food that is ready to go.  Whether [...]

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000004865 StartFragment:0000002300 EndFragment:0000004829 Affirmations; Believing is seeing!! A few weeks ago my good friend Lisa asked me about affirmations.  She has been struggling with her weight, and shared with me how hard it was to say the affirmation “I am lean and fit,” when she knew she wasn’t.  The way that affirmations are [...]

I want to thank Shelynn Evans was kind enough to share with the group the entire movie of Food Inc.  You can see for free at this link.  Check it out.  http://wideeyecinema.com/?p=5752

Because I feel so passionate about what you eat I am posting some clips from Food Inc.  It will change the way that you look at fast food and some of the food in the store. This is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0 Their solution to the ecoli problem scary!!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJ79HWTRHM I highly encourage people to take [...]

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000008913 StartFragment:0000002959 EndFragment:0000008877 Fiber: Are You Using the Right One? We all know that fiber is important to our diet and yet the average American only gets 5-10 grams of fiber a day.  We need 25-35 grams of fiber a day to be healthy. Unfortunately, our food today is void of most fiber, [...]

Junk Food Addictions Do you find that the more sugar and junk you eat, the more you have to eat to get the same pleasure?  New research shows that rats that were given junk food needed more each time to get to feel it’s effects, similar to addicts of cocaine and heroin. Like cocaine, junk [...]