Promise of Vitality

10/31/2025

Halloween treats don't need to be scary! Try these Pumpkin Energy Bites for Brain Power 🍫🧠
These cozy bites aren’t just delicious—they’re smart fuel for your brain! Pumpkin delivers beta-carotene and fiber to reduce inflammation, while oats provide steady energy and B vitamins for neurotransmitter support. Almond butter adds healthy fats and magnesium to calm the nervous system, and dark chocolate chips offer a touch of flavonoids for memory and mood.
Perfect for a midday pick-me-up that supports focus, clarity, and cognitive resilience—naturally.

10/08/2025

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 I’m officially a graduate of the Women’s Functional and Integrative Medicine Certification Program! After ten months of intensive learning, I am now certified to help women address root causes of health concerns and thrive through personalized, holistic lifestyle and nutrition care.
This program covered everything from gut health and hormones to mental wellness, inflammation, and gynecological protocols. I’m so excited to bring this knowledge into practice and support women in their health journeys.
Stay tuned for tips, insights, and updates as I embark on this new chapter! 💪✨

Learn more about this advanced training here:

Written by: Tami Best, MS, RDN, IFNCP, WIMI-CP Exciting News: I’m a Certified Women’s Functional and Integrative Medicine Practitioner! I am thrilled to share that I have officially graduated from …

08/07/2025

Are you working on a nutrition plan that won't disrupt your gut while training? Do you want to understand the health impacts of the microbiome in general? In this article, we will explore the gut microbiome, discussing probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics. https://promiseofvitality.com/2025/08/07/prebiotics-probiotics-and-postbiotics-for-your-health-and-training-goals/

Written by: Tami Best, MS, RD, IFNCP Gut disruption or an illness can completely derail the best training programs. Period. While training for the Boston marathon several years ago, I deliberately …

08/05/2025

Looking to improve endurance and cardiovascular health? Nitric oxide is an unstable gas made up of one nitrogen molecule and one oxygen molecule. It plays a role in relaxing blood vessels promoting increased oxygen and nutrient flow to working muscles. This plays a critical role in cardiovascular health. In addition, many disciplined athletes are seeking ways to boost nitric oxide naturally in a way that supports improved endurance and optimal athletic performance. Read more at: https://promiseofvitality.com/2025/08/05/looking-to-improve-endurance-check-out-these-natural-ways-to-boost-nitric-oxide/

Written by Tami Best, MS, RDN, IFNCP Introduction Nitric oxide is an unstable gas made up of one nitrogen molecule and one oxygen molecule. It plays a role in relaxing blood vessels promoting incre…

07/02/2025

What are your favorite homemade or commercial drinks/mixes to stay hydrated?

06/25/2025

Struggling with weight-loss resistance and/or energy crashes? Within the cells of our body are the tiny energy producing factories known as mitochondria. They are responsible for using the food and nutrients we consume to generate energy or ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate).

When these little factories tire out; we see more rapid aging, slower metabolism (prompting weight gain), insufficient blood sugar clearance (leading to oxidative damage and insulin resistance), and poor energy production contributing to fatigue.

Read my latest blog to learn what damages mitochondria and what helps them regenerate and function at their best: https://promiseofvitality.com/2025/06/25/power-up-the-mitochondrial-secret-to-all-day-energy-and-fat-burning/

Written by Tami Best, MS, RDN, IFNCP; Integrative and Functional Registered Dietitian and Owner of Promise of Vitality Weight loss resistance and fatigue are by far the two biggest concerns I hear …

06/03/2025

Looking for some low-calorie and healthy summer foods? Read more below. Happy to contribute to this article on Lose It!

Dietitians recommend filling your plate with these delicious and low-calorie whole foods to take full advantage of the season.

05/06/2025

Eat more small fish. Eating small fish, like sardines, have multiple benefits for health such as heart, brain, and immune health to name just a few. Eating more small fish in place of larger species also protects the environment. I was happy to contribute to his latest article in Real Simple: https://www.realsimple.com/small-fish-healthier-11721364

Small fish, like sardines, anchovies, and mackerel, are packed with a multitude of health benefits. Read on for why these small yet mighty fish are the secret to better overall health—for both you and the environment.

04/29/2025

So many Sodas! Which ones are healthy? Thank you to Christina Manian and Real Simple for inviting me to collaborate and help clear up the confusion. Read more at: https://www.realsimple.com/healthiest-sodas-at-the-supermarket-11719818

Discover the healthiest sodas you can find at the supermarket, according to registered dietitians. Healthy sodas should have less than 5 grams of added sugar.

04/25/2025

Struggling with energy, mood, hormone balance and/or sexual desire? Maca may help. I was happy to contribute to Very Well Mind's article written by Katharine Chan, MSc, BSc, PMP. I have seen first-hand with my clients how this root can be impactful especially for women who are perimenopausal and postmenopausal.

Maca is a South American root vegetable (usually consumed in powdered form) that may help boost mood and energy, and reduce stress. Learn more about maca and if it's right for you.

04/23/2025

Are you looking to regulate appetite naturally? GLP-1 agonist drugs have been helpful for many to lose weight however for others they are cost prohibitive and possibly cause unwanted side-effects. Read more about natural ways to regulate GLP-1 to help you improve your metabolic, mental, and gastrointestinal health.

Photo by Andres Ayrton on Pexels.com Written by: Tami Best, MS, RDN, IFNCP April 23, 2025 The GLP-1 agonist drugs are extremely popular and gaining a lot of media attention. They certainly have bee…

04/14/2025

How are your allergy symptoms? Many are saying - worse than ever. Climate changes and other issues are exacerbating allergies for many. In addition, some individuals may be more sensitive to the histamine that naturally occurs in food than others. Certain gut-related disturbances, some medications (examples include oral contraceptives and some anti-depressants), and genetics make it difficult to break down ingested histamines dues to low levels of the enzyme needed to break the histamines down (Diamine Oxidase). Without enough of this enzyme, histamine levels build up further in the body exacerbating symptoms. If you suspect you are intolerant to ingested histamines, try a few weeks elimination of foods high in histamine and foods that decrease the activity of diamine oxidase. Visit https://promiseofvitality.com/contact/ to contact us and find additional resources.