Goals Of The Blog

Why even have a blog? That was a question I asked myself very briefly before I realized how stupid the question was. Every other Dietitian I reached out to about starting this journey started with the question "Have you started a blog?". I would answer with a funny face, "Uh...not yet?". I was encouraged that the purpose of the blog is two-fold. One, to give myself a space to publish my thoughts as a professional that would benefit the average listener.Two, to allow me some creative arena in which write about things I am passionate about. One particular dietitian said tongue-in-cheek, "for the ad revenue".

Palacios Nutrition Counseling will also partake in the usual blogging activities; sharing recipes, general lifestyle recommendations, pros and cons of various and the like. Where I would like to find my niche in the nutrition blogging world is to focus on what the current research says. I subscribe to many different mailing lists that dish out to me the latest nutrition research and ideas that I would like to filter towards my audience.

A second area of passion on the same level of research is focusing on #factsnotfear in the nutrition world. I recently heard on the news that the biggest way health companies make their money is by marketing towards the populations health fears. An exaggerated example: Did you know there is potassium chloride in your water bottle?! That is the same stuff they put in bug spray!!! The government is poisoning us! So now buy our organic boxed water!. I see things like this on my social media all of the time, and I laugh and cry at the same time. If you are curious, minerals are added to water for taste. You would die from drinking too much water before you accumulated enough potassium chloride to harm you. #Knowledgeispower & #Thedosemakesthepoison.

I promise to keep my sarcasm to a minimum but there will be instances it will be near impossible. I am also so willing to spend time on subjects you may especially curious about. Send an email to palacios.nutriton@gmail.com with Title "Blog" and let me know what you want to hear about! My first series of posts will be about subjects I am very passionate about: organic food items and GMO's, you may be surprised! Don't miss the latest hot take and subscribe to the blog!

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