How I Went From Food Obsessed to Living My Best
I struggled with over eating and food binges for years.
How to Create a Health and Wellness Vision Board That Really Works
A vision board is not a magical manifesting tool that will help you magically pull money and happiness out of your ass. Though I definitely find value in the law of attraction I tend to take a more practical scientific approach to life. Which is why to me a vision board is more about setting aside time to clarify your goals and visually represent them.
Absorb less carbs when you cook pasta, rice and potatoes like this
There is a way to cook pasta, rice and potatoes that lowers the amount of carbs that are digested and absorbed in the small intestine
Overcome Overeating Holiday Challenge
I have seen a few holiday challenges focusing on extra workouts to burn off the extra holiday calories consumed OR challenging you to resist temptation from your favorite holiday foods (insert eye roll). First of all, this approach is no fun, and it promotes...
4 Tricks To Avoid Overeating Halloween Candy
Halloween is just around the corner! And we all know what that means… We’re putting the finishing touches on the kid’s costumes, making plans for school parties, rounding up friends for trick-or-treating... ...and soon enough, our houses will be bursting at the seams...
Drink Green Tea for the Health of It, and How to Make it Taste Better not Bitter
Are you aware of the many different ways green tea benefits your health? Well, if you’re not, you’re in for a treat. If you read my post on Losing Weight with EGCG in Green Tea then you know that I said you can rely on green tea for many different things - and not...
Are You Trapped In the Diet Cycle?
The diet cycle can be vicious. And it is a cycle - one that always leads you right back to where you started - usually with little results to show for it. The cycle usually starts when you’re young: You started a simple diet to lose a few pounds. It felt easy and you...
Start your day right with these 7 brilliant healthy breakfast plans
Does your breakfast set the tone for a perfect day? Or does it leave you feeling guilty? Or (hopefully not) you’re so rushed you skip it altogether? Whatever your current morning routine - I want you to STOP and ask if it could be better. If you want to start enjoying...
Are you struggling to get a beach body before your vacation?
Vacations are supposed to be relaxing, fun, and stress-free...but sometimes just planning a vacation can be the most stressful part of the whole process. From finding out where to go, to getting the money together, to making sure you don't have any scheduling...
Getting Started with Mindful Eating
We're a society of people that eat on the go. We eat in our cars. We eat at our desks. As a whole, we rarely devote time to enjoying the eating process. The rushed way in which we eat contributes to stress and poor digestion. Stress is also a major contributor to...
Meditate Your Way to a Healthy Diet
Mindless eating is a common issue many of my clients are trying to get rid of, and for good reason. Mindless eating is often associated with eating more food but having less enjoyment of that food. To suck the joy out even more, mindless eating often leads to guilt...
Low Sodium Seasoning Salt that Actually Tastes Good
In a small bowl, combine 3T iodized salt of choice, 3T potassium chloride, 1.5T garlic powder, 1.5T onion powder, 1T chili powder, 1T finely ground pepper, 1T turmeric, 2t ground ginger, 1t paprika, 1t celery powder, 1t ground mustard, 1t ground cumin. Mix well. Pour...
What Is Mindful Eating?
Have you ever dipped into a bag of chips or cookies while watching TV and without even realizing it, finished the entire bag? Or possibly you’re one that likes to eat at his/her desk, giving more attention to your work than your food. One that I’m guilty of...
3 Simple Strategies to Crush Cravings
With our fast pace lifestyles, high stress levels, constant exposure to images and ads for unhealthy food, and easy access to those unhealthy foods
How to Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right
Some people think that the reason they struggle with their weight or healthy eating is because they enjoy food too much