Being a health coach, people ask me all the time about losing weight. Everyone seems to want that elusive “magic bullet” pill or potion that will take the weight off with the least amount of effort. The truth is, you CAN lose weight without trying, but it’s not as simple as popping a pill or drinking a […]
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I don’t know about you, but I’m SO OVER this cold and clammy weather – Bring On Spring! Sunny, cool days… budding trees and flowers. Just thinking about it makes me happy! There was a time, though, when the thought of spring made me cringe. Can you guess why? Two words: allergy season. I would
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There are moments in life that can really pull you off track from improving your health; birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, you name it. Why do we get derailed during these occasions? Because most of the sweet treats Americans “celebrate” with are like gateway drugs that open the door to poor dietary habits and chronic disease. The
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How’s your immune system holding up this year? Is the stuffy head cold you got last month STILL hanging on even though you’ve drunk your weight in cold medicine and taken a couple rounds of antibiotics? What are you doing wrong? First of all, food (real food), really is the best medicine – eating natural whole
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I once had a patient tell me that eating a bag of potato chips was worth having diabetes and injecting insulin every day. My thought was, “Seriously? Are Potato Chips Really Worth Dying For”? How can this mentality even exist? It exists because processed foods in the standard American diet aren’t just unhealthy, they’re Addictive. They are designed
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The answer will always be “yes”, whether you like it or not. It’s the nature of the beast, living in this fast-paced society. We can’t avoid it, but learning how to manage it is critical to your health and well-being. Remember stress is something that happens inside you, not to you (for example; the car
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Spring is upon us folks, and if the thought of swimsuits and physical activity makes you groan in misery, you probably aren’t feeling well. You feel fine, you say? Most of us have underlying pain and fatigue that we acclimate to everyday until it becomes a new state of “normal” – in other words, you
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Did you know that every U.S. calendar month is dedicated to at least one chronic disease? The purpose, naturally, is to bring awareness to the American public, which increases support and funding for clinical studies and drug research. Yet, in spite of new drugs and media attention, the incidence of chronic disease continues to rise.
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Whew… the holidays are over. How did you fare? Even the most devoted health nut can fall off the “wellness wagon” during the holiday season. The phrase “out with the old and in with the new” resonates with most of us at the start of the new year and detoxification is the physiological way your
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The holidays are upon us and as much as I love them, trying to maintain healthy habits can be difficult to say the least. Surrounded by a plethora of high glycemic fatty foods and grandma smiling sweetly as she hands you a piece of pie… it’s hard to say no. So how do you stay
