Nutrition
How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy By Developing Flavor Preferences
Getting your kids to eat healthy foods is one of the many challenging aspects of parenthood. I've been with clients' kids at mealtimes, and I know how the best-intentioned parents can cave into sugary treats and pasta yet again to get their kid to just eat something....
9 Diet and Exercise Myths that People Won’t Stop Believing
Let's be honest: there's an incredible amount of crap out there, as far as misinformation about diet and exercise. It seems that every week there’s a new weight loss miracle diet or pill that claims it is going to magically transform your life and your figure. With...
The Truth About Raspberry Ketones
Recently, lots of you have been asking me about raspberry ketones and their ability to miraculously shrink fat. After all, it's been getting a flurry of media attention. The dietary supplement is being touted as a number one fat loss miracle, but is that really true?...
East vs West Medicine
Ever wonder the difference between East vs West Medicine? There are positives and shortfalls of both. Check out this interesting comparison, below: From: HealthExecNews.com
How to Protect Yourself from Foodborne Illness During Summer Months
According to the Centers for Disease Control, roughly one and six Americans (about 48 million people) get sick every year with a foodborne illness. Of those, over 125,000 are hospitalized and about 3,000 die. Interestingly, the CDC breaks foodborne illnesses into two...
How Children's Drinks in Schools Affects Their Diet and Future
The health of our youth is so crucial to ALL of us because the young ones are literally our future. Even if you are not a parent, the children around us will one day grow to run our society, and it's key that they are healthy to be able to reach their full potential....
10 Best Non-Toxic Beauty Products/Tips to Get Your Summer Glow
Let’s discuss and share our favorite summertime beauty looks and products with each other. Let me start it off: we all want to look pretty, but it should not be at the expense of harsh chemicals and synthetics that can clog and ultimately age your skin. Particularly...
Is America Over-Medicated [Infographic]?
Have you ever noticed how many commercials there are pushing drugs, and telling you to “talk to your doctor” about such and such? Drugs are big, big business! If we were to believe everything that the drug companies tell us, then we wouldn’t really be able to perform...
Think You Don’t Like Tomatoes? Think Again!
If you’ve never had an organic, in-season, local tomato fresh off the vine, then there’s a good chance you’ve never had a real tomato. The tomatoes you can find in a grocery store may look clean and pretty, with a uniform color and unblemished skin. But they tend to...
5 Foods to Help You Burn Belly Fat
Fat retention around your stomach is often a sign of toxic buildup in your digestive system. When your body is toxic from the foods you eat, your gut tries to protect you as best as it can. One of the ways this happens is your body retains fat in order to store the...