Throwing a salad together seems simple enough…but does simple mean boring? Salad generally isn’t something we search around to find new recipes for — it’s usually the same old routine, which can indeed become drab. But guess what? It doesn’t have to be that way! It’s time...
Thinking about Valentine’s Day, I stumbled upon this post from Louise Hay about Loving Yourself: “After years of individual counseling with clients and conducting hundreds of workshops and intensive training programs … I found that there is only one thing that heals every problem, and that...
The holidays can be a magical time of year filled with sparkling lights, loved ones, homemade treats and holiday feasts. Although there is more to the holiday season, many gatherings are centered around eating and drinking. With all the temptations, we often lose focus on our...
Halloween Aftermath: Your Gut Halloween is over, but the holiday food indulgences are just beginning! Several of you have mentioned your sugar cravings are out of control from too much Halloween candy. If this sounds like you, add fermented foods into your diet to help balance your...
I’m sure you’ve read enough posts about Halloween, so I’ll keep it brief! As most of you know, I have a love hate relationship with Halloween. I love the spooky, scary aspects and catching up with friends while the kids trick-or-treat. The massive amounts of candy...
The athletes in the Olympics are truly awe inspiring! It’s amazing what they can do with their bodies and their minds. I read a great article the other day from Tom Langton at Gabriele Fitness. He was discussing 'What Michael Phelps' can teach us. What...
I had an interesting conversation with a new client the other day. She wants to feel better. She suspects certain foods she’s eating cause digestion issues. She has a good idea of the right types of foods to eat (healthy carbs like fruits and vegetables,...
Lemons are one of my favorite fruits. They are so versatile. Use them to dress your salads and vegetables, to flavor your water, to add zing to your seafood and to reduce the bitterness in green juices. The juice from one lemon has 1/3 of...
I read an interesting essay in Aeon by Michael Graziano, a neuroscientist at Princeton University, who has a new take on hunger and weight loss. Graziano experimented on himself for about a year, eating the same thing every day to establish a baseline. He would...
You have to watch this one minute clip from Jimmy Kimmel as he surveys people about gluten. Their responses are hilarious. It’s amazing how people just jump on the latest band wagon whether they understand it or not! What is Gluten? Gluten is a protein found in...