24May
We all have our reasons. We work too much. We simply can’t wake up early enough. We have too many other obligations to take care of. We’re not “in shape” enough to even start (believe me- most people fall into this category). We can’t all do something well, the first time we attempt it. Unless you’re Mozart, Tiger Woods, or that 3 year old YouTube phenomenon, most of us have a learning curve we’ve got to accept and embrace. Believe me, this is something that applies to me more than anyone...
03May
By the end of this month I will be a mother. <Insert minor freak-out>
As of yesterday, I hit the 37 week mark of pregnancy, which means the baby is safely ready to be born into this world. That does scare me a bit. I’m not too impressed with this world right now, and part of me feels a little guilty for bringing a new person into the mess. A person that will have to deal with the consequences of what humanity is doing right now to our earth, to civilization. We live in a world where most of us don’t think too...
20Apr
It always saddens me to hear people say this, because the reality is…it’s expensive to be sick. The CDC reports that in America, 7 out of 10 deaths a year are from chronic diseases, with over 50% of all deaths from heart disease, stroke, and cancer. These are the leading causes of death, AND the most preventable diseases. Also according to the CDC, coronary heart disease alone was projected to cost the nation over 108 BILLION dollars in 2010. If you wind up with heart disease, you lose money if you can’t work because...
19Feb
As a health coach, I get LOTS of questions from curious health-conscious people about what they should be eating. ”What’s the best thing to eat for breakfast?”; ”Is juice healthy or not?”; ”Is it bad to eat before bed?”
It is GREAT that people are asking these kinds of questions, because health improvement has to start with a curiosity about healthy food. However, it can actually be quite difficult to give an accurate answer to these basic kinds of questions. There are many factors that...
13Feb
I just have to say that it’s important to give credit when credit is due. Especially when someone has an uphill battle (due to habits, family, motivation, etc.) to get healthy and maintain it. I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge my sister in law for her awesome winning streak of sticking to her guns about eating habits and losing weight over the past six months (and through the holiday season! double bonus!!).
She looks fabulous, and I was so proud of her response to the question my mother-in-law asked her yesterday….”Are...
02Feb
So I’m sure most of you have heard by now the story of the 17 year old girl in the UK who collapsed and was hospitalized earlier this week after spending her life eating nothing but chicken nuggets (mostly from McDonalds, some from her grocer’s freezer aisle). She was found to be so nutrient-deficient and anemic that she had to be on a mega dose of vitamins through an IV during her hospital stay, and continue a vitamin regimen at home.
Now, how would you make chicken nuggets at home? Maybe you’d chop up some white breast...
26Jan
It seems to me that there are just too many nutrition “laws” out there these days. No wonder people are so confused. There are dozens of top-selling diet plans out there all claiming their method is the cure-all to losing weight and keeping it off. Atkins, Mediterranean-style, vegan, Zone, low-carb/high-protein, super cleanses….it can be exhausting! Then throw in excessive and extremely misleading marketing on top of that…”Whole Grains!” (tons of sugar!), “100 calories!” (tons of chemicals),...
05Jan
Two days in a row, I’m reaching out! Stumbled across this song today which is a nice, albiet, brief summation of some of the issues with GMO foods, an issue that is very important to me, not only for my own health, but for the implications it has in a host of world issues…
So sing along, and start doing your own research and be inspired to swap out your kitchen for GMO free foods!
Question...
30Aug
Your bowel movements.
Didn’t see that one comin’, did ya?? Seriously folks, this tip is a long time coming. It’s one of the most embarrassing thing for people to talk about, and I’m still not 100% comfortable blogging about it, but it can’t be brushed under the rug any longer. So many things about your health can be gleaned from your regularity. What goes in must come out, so if you’re eating 3 times a day or more, and only “going” once every 3 days…something is amiss. For...
01Aug
“I just don’t have the energy.” Sound familiar? I’ve been feeling this way myself recently, hence the lack of writing. Everything just feels like a chore, and when it feels like a chore, I just don’t want to do it. I’ve been lacking inspiration recently, mostly because I’ve been getting so downtrodden over the state of the world – debt crisis, greedy politicians, the FDA’s crack down on poor little old walnuts, Norway, and the usual rape and pillage that’s been plaguing us for...
