Where's MY User's Guide?

I don't know about you, but I would sure like a "Life for Dummies" book. Too often I feel we are thrust out into the world and forced to "figure it out" on our own. Not to say that's necessarily a bad thing; some lessons have to be learned on our own. But a nudge in the right direction would be nice. And I guess that's what I want this blog to be: a nudge, a push even. But instead of a guidebook on life (for could you ever really explain everything about life in a single book?), I'd like this to be a guidebook for nutrition. I'm here to answer you basic every day questions about your body and your diet.

I believe that it is important to understand our bodies and how they function, and nutrition is part of that understanding. If we don't know that our stomach growling means we need food, then how can we ever hope to operate at our highest potential? Often we distance ourselves from our bodies, referring to it as something we need to fix or change. But we are our bodies. If our bodies aren't healthy, we can only be so successful. Sure, maybe being a weightlifter isn't your lifelong goal, but don't you think knowing how to take care of your body will help you towards whatever dreams you may have?

I'd like this blog to address a lot of the misconceptions about food and diets, and I want to do so in the most relatable way possible. Because, yes, we could all go to the library and do research and learn how to eat the "right" things and exercise the "right" way, but when it comes down to it, we have better things to do. It just so happens that informing others of nutrition and their health is my "better thing to do."

I encourage all who read this blog to ask me questions. I am not an expert (yet; I plan to become a Registered Dietician), but I do love this material and am willing to research the right information. Feel free to copy anything in my blog. Information, I believe, should be accessible to everyone. So, please, pass it on.