A Healthy Outlook: What’s Driving the Growing Demand for Nutritionists?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for nutrition professionals is expected to grow 16 percent from 2014 to 2024, which is much faster than average and ahead of numerous other health careers. Why the boom? There are a number of factors that come into play, and because these are long-term changes, […]
10 Easy Ways to Start Exercising and Stick to It In 2017
Working out is not easy for many people. Keeping yourself motivated to stick to your exercise regimen is even harder. Working out has many great benefits such as weight management, improving your energy, reducing stress and anxiety, and other health advantages.
4 Newsworthy Topics That Nutrition Professionals Can Discuss with Clients
Nutrition professionals are tasked with covering a wide variety of topics, from the effects of sleep deprivation on food choices to the role of exercise in creating a balanced lifestyle. One thing that’s worth putting in the rotation of discussion topics is what’s making the news these days. Being able to put newsworthy stories into […]
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7 Daily Habits to Gain Self-Confidence and Better Health
Many people are impressed by self-confident people. They wonder how and where they derive their unrelenting guts. What exactly is self-confidence? Simply, it is the ability and the power to believe in oneself. When one believes he or she can, nothing and no one can convince him otherwise.
Gluten Free is Getting Out Of Hand
Have you jumped on the gluten free bandwagon? Does your cupboard and fridge contain numerous “gluten free” items? Did you know that those “apparently healthy” gluten free items could still be causing your weight gain, low energy, brain fog, anxiety, depression, digestive issues and contributing to other health issues?
A Career in Nutrition: Nutrition Consulting Statistics and Facts
What’s your reason for pursuing a career in nutrition? If you’re totally honest, there’s probably more than one. Maybe your own experience with nutrition, food choices, and your health led you down this career path. Or maybe you naturally gravitated to nutrition consulting because you know what a difference a healthy diet can make. And […]
How to Perfect Your Nutrition Consultant Bio to Win More Clients
It’s that time of year when a lot of people start thinking about losing weight, improving their diet, and making better lifestyle choices. So what happens when someone decides they’re ready to get help to make better food choices?
The Top 4 Nutrition and Fitness Certification Review Sites
When you’re ready to take the next step in your nutrition or fitness career, most likely that will involve some advanced education through a certification program. But how can you discover which one might be right for you? Fortunately, you’re not the first one to ask this question. That inquiry has prompted the creation of […]
5 Ways to Keep Your Personal Training Clients Motivated in the New Year
When the calendar flips from December to January, it’s tough to resist the feeling of a fresh start. That’s why so many people make New Year’s resolutions and have high hopes of keeping them until the following year. But, according to one research report, only 8 percent of those people will reach that goal. Ouch.
Sports Nutritionist Salary: What Is Your Earning Potential?
Develop a nutrition plan for college-level athletes to dominate the competition, build muscle strength and endurance, and recover faster. Give a presentation about food as fuel to a group of coaches at a conference. Write a book to show parents how to serve up healthy snacks to keep their athletes in training ready for the […]