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Stay Fueled to Shed Pounds
Attention all hopeless dieters! I come with exciting news. You know how you feel cranky, irritable, stressed and starving? You don't have to feel this way, and you do not need to keep starving yourself in order shed the pounds. Before you keep reading, you better...
Sayonara Sickness! (10 Tips for Boosting Immunity)
“Cold and Flu Season” seems like a fact of life this time of year—something we think we just have to deal with, right? Just like weight gain is bound to happen to everyone as we age and metabolism slows down? Myth and myth. One of my all-time favorite benefits that...
7 Things Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You About Heart Health
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and heart health is one of the most confusing topics in the nutrition realm. It’s also one that’s especially close to my heart since my own father underwent unexpected major heart surgery not so long...
5 Lab Tests for Heart Health (and How to Interpret Them!)
Have you been through the gauntlet of cardiovascular tests, only to be given a “total cholesterol” number at the end that the doctor wasn’t happy with? Since your total cholesterol number doesn’t really tell us anything useful, let’s break those lab results down into...
7 Ways to Protect Your Heart Naturally
There are a ton of misconceptions surrounding cholesterol and heart disease. Rather than going with the conventional flow, following a low-fat diet and filling that statin prescription, I encourage you to protect your heart using the real food, supplementation and...
My 8 Simple Traveling Tips
Traveling can be a great escape, a time to learn, a chance to grow, and an opportunity to experience new things. It can also be a time of stress, anxiety, and lost bags. One of the most common questions we get asked from clients in coaching appointments is how and...
5 Foods to Skip This Year
If you’re like thousands of others, you’ve made a resolution that this year you’re going to lose weight, exercise more, or in some other way get healthier. Making and keeping resolutions can be tricky. In this post I'm going to address some popular food items that...
8 Ways to Get Back on Track this New Year!
Just in case you had a little too much fun over the holidays (if there is such a thing), today I bring you eight tips to get back on track: 1. Heal Your Gut. The gut is an essential starting point for achieving optimal health and preventing disease, so this one’s at...
A Few Apps that Saved My Sleep
First of all, why should you care about sleep? Because your energy levels, immune function, appetite, weight and many other processes in your body depend on it! In our coaching programs, we continually emphasize the importance of all aspects of health: sleep, stress,...
Coconut Oil Love
You know how much I looooove coconut oil, right!? But do you know why? Formerly shunned for its high saturated fat content, people everywhere are embracing this healthy fat by both consuming it and using it topically. It’s even earned “superfood” status by nutrition...