(I’m not going to bother with the “Day 1, Day 2, Day 3…..” It’s just another day!)
Early morning: 1/2 glass of kefir, a handful of red grapes, 1.5 cups of coffee
(Pure & Sufficient): The kefir has a nice little dose of protein (and probiotics) to start the day right by boosting metabolism and balancing blood [...]
just a reminder…
I’m still logging my daily exercise routines over on Facebook with the intent of helping you with ideas, or motivation, or understanding how to do a higher intensity full body work out (what current science supports as the most effective type of work out for fat burning, building lean muscle, weight loss, etc.), [...]
What a great piece of advice from Will Smith! So simple. So big.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMEBBwO6J8Will Smith\’s \”The Keys to Life\”
A few other things regarding food choices in this household:
1. I don’t count calories. I don’t expend much energy or effort combing labels looking for calories, fat content, sodium content, etc. What I DO look for is REAL food, as fresh and pure as possible. That means I read fewer labels by default!
But when I [...]
All right, all right… I give in! This has been a long time coming. Lots of you have been reading these posts, coming to workshops and seminars in our practice, or following me on Facebook and Twitter – you’ve been hearing about the Wellness approach to Nutrition that I teach for quite awhile now.
BUT, apparently, [...]
The next “Just One Thing” recommendation is to start your day with the right fuel ~ have some healthy protein, along with fresh fruit, shortly after you get out of bed.
We all know how important breakfast is. Fueling your ‘engine’ at the start of your day is critical to your health and your performance throughout [...]
This recently published article discusses the bothersome, dangerous trend of mistaking caloric reduction for health.
While maintaining an ideal body weight and composition is critically important to our overall health, what is significantly more important than counting calories (fat grams, sodium, etc.) is considering the health-promoting benefits, or lack thereof, in our food choices.
Click on the [...]
This is an article I recently wrote that relates quite closely to the most recent “Just One Thing” recommendation – before a behavioral change can really “stick”, we need to make sure it’s in alignment with our beliefs.
This is most likely the number one reason many people find it so difficult to make healthy choices, [...]
How are you doing with your simple steps? So far, there have been 3:
1) Eat fresh fiber with every meal and snack (or as often as you can throughout the day… even if that means adding veggies or fruit to one meal that previously didn’t include fresh fiber.)
2) Have an “attitude of gratitude”! First thing [...]
In this article, the relationship between our “negative” lifestyle choices and the resulting chronic illnesses is further explained by describing the intermediate step of “The 5 Pillars of Chronic Illness”.
Essentially, you will NOT develop chronic illnesses, like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, arthritis, depression, ADD/ADHD, Alzheimer’s, dementia, infertility, decreased sex drive, acid reflux & digestive [...]
We’re a smart bunch of cookies here! We have SO much health information already in our noggins, and a gazillion times more at our disposal anytime we need it. If our health isn’t where we’d like it to be, it’s certainly not due to a shortage of information or health tips!
The cover of every magazine [...]
In this article I recently wrote, I share with you a powerful visual to help better describe the direct relationship between our lifestyle choices, the environment and chronic illness. It’s one of the best visual explanations I’ve ever seen of how we really get sick and how to logically, simply and effectively achieve better health. [...]
Is it possible that our health, or lack thereof, is at the very heart of our current econimic crisis? Many leading experts believe this is quite clearly the case.
Thankfully, we DO have solutions. Now, the focus needs to shift: we need a new paradigm for health… a new way to think about illness.
It’s time for [...]
I thought that Mother’s Day would be the perfect day to introduce another “simple step”… a genetically congruent lifestyle choice that meets our requirements for the creation of health and the prevention of chronic illness.
“Just one thing” for today is: Have a grateful heart. Be thankful. Be appreciative. Feel the many blessings that are bestowed [...]
As you can probably tell, I have some rather deep emotions attached to the breast cancer issue!
For me, it’s a blend of personal with professional. I’ve gone through it with mom. I’ve done my homework – the conventional mindset, paradigm and treatment, as well as the more holistic approach. I also understand the research end [...]
I recently had a booth set up at a local community expo. While I was there, soaking it all in, I had the opportunity to confirm (yet again) that I really should live on another planet… for my sake and the sake of those around me!!
I certainly don’t claim to have all the answers to [...]
Nope, I’m not giving you another simple step yet!
I’m just checking in… making sure you’ve started your “Fresh Fiber” step with each meal and snack. Even simpler than that, if you can’t get fresh fiber with every meal, then at least make sure you’re getting fresh fiber every day. Sound do-able?
Fresh fiber means veggies and [...]
Mother’s Day has taken on new meaning for me in the past couple of years. For my entire life it used to simply be a fun, jovial and “light” time to spoil my mom. Then I became a mom and it turned into a day for my mom and I to bask in the glow [...]
My husband and I attended a fantastic seminar this weekend and had the pleasure of listening to our mentor, Dr. James Chestnut, as the keynote speaker. We also had the opportunity to spend some personal time with Dr. Chestnut and share a few meals and many laughs with him. What a fabulous, brilliant human being!
We’ve [...]
