Given the crazy heat over the past few weeks, do you find yourself reaching for more water? Or have the marketers convinced you that you 'need' sports drinks like Gatorade and Powerade, to sufficiently hydrate yourself and to maintain peak performance. Millions of dollars are spent reinforcing...
You indulged in those creamy, buttery mashed potatoes. You enjoyed homemade apple pie, topped with melting vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. You ate one too many holiday cookies…. Those days are over. With the new year coming, you can officially put that behind you and begin focusing...
Meet Lynn. Lynn has been eating 'low carb' for months and didn't see any downward movement on the scale. She was eating very little and didn't think she could eat any less to feed her body. She was frustrated. She was ready to give up. She felt like she...
Healthy entertaining means healthy business! Don't let entertaining for business derail your healthy eating goals. Check out the top tips my clients use to ensure they can entertain without the gain. Plan ahead Don’t show up to the restaurant starving or before you know it you've scarfed...
The holiday season is upon us. From now until the new year, you will probably have many festive gatherings full of yummy, mouthwatering treats and family delicacies. Unfortunately, this can lead to annual weight gain, of which 51% occurs during the last six weeks of...
Summer is in full swing -- the airports are packed with eager travelers off to their summer destinations and the interstates are more crowded than usual. Due to the crowds, you're probably at the airport several hours before take-off to allow adequate time for check-in....
It’s that time of year again. Time to take stock of the previous year and set some goals for the new year. Each year, we proudly proclaim our New Year’s Resolutions, which we truly mean to accomplish, but unfortunately, nearly all of them fall flat...
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...
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...