Tweet I learn a lot from my clients and I do mean A LOT. I think sometimes I might learn more from them than they realize, which is totally good since I don’t want us *all* to be nutrition, fitness, wellness know-it-alls! 😉 One of my clients brought up a situation that he deals…
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What Could Be Worse? Not Finishing Or Not Even Starting?
Tweet I have to admit something. I have a running problem. And this running problem has gotten U-G-L-Y. I know that many of you reading this may not be runners so I’ll try not to use too much running jargon but the point overall still remains the same. See I’ve come down with a case…
I Made It With Love
Tweet When I was growing up, it wasn’t uncommon to hear someone say after a great meal “Wow, that was delicious! What made that so good?” My mom, the consummate home chef, would answer, “It’s so good because I made it with love.” Then it would be dropped because, of course, love is that special ingredient that…
Lateral Shifts In Your Diet Can Save You From Holiday Hell
Tweet First off, let me apologize for the use of the word “hell”. I know it’s not always practical to use words that might be potentially abrasive to some when you’re trying to get a point across, but just bear with me. I’ve made it a point to always speak my mind, to not use…
Fat Is Your Friend, Really
Tweet I haven’t met many people in my life, especially women, who weren’t looking to get rid of some kind of fat in their lives. Whether it was the fat on their body, their significant others body, their child’s body, or fat in their diet, fat has been public enemy #1 for longer than it…
10 Tips to Help You Maintain Good Health
Tweet As we all start to get a little bit older, we begin to realize that maintaining good health becomes more and more of a priority and less of an indulgence. Why? The easiest answer is that as advances and improvements in medicine occur, our quality of life begins to improve. And with that, our…
The Top 10 Things You Need To Know Before You Choose A Diet
Tweet When you make the decision to start eating more healthfully, it may seem like the hardest part is over. Once you choose your diet, you just hop on the bandwagon, buy the food and everything goes the way it should. You lose weight. You stabilize your cholesterol, your blood sugar, your digestion, etc. Your…
How Can I Get Enough Calcium If I Don’t Drink Milk?
Tweet There is there horrible thought out there in nutrition world that if you don’t drink milk, then there is no way that you’ll ever get enough calcium in your diet. And if you don’t get enough calcium in your diet, then you’re setting yourself up for osteoporosis, broken bones, fractures and that dreaded “humped”…
What Do Vegetarians Eat For Protein?
Tweet Growing up in my family, vegetarianism was not an option. I don’t even think it was a real word in our household until I got older and started appreciating vegetables more. Meals then consisted of meat and potatoes. Simple. Easy. Protein. Starch. Done. The good news is that times do change and as alien…
What Does “Quality of Life” Mean to You?
Tweet When I was growing up, no one talked about the concept of “Quality of Life.” Especially, not around the playground. I can’t even tell you if I ever even heard my parents talk about it or even my grandmother. But when I got into college and began studying physiology, anatomy and all sciences related…
