For decades, doctors, and therefore patients, have believed that our genes largely determine our health; that our DNA is static, meaning that what you’re born with, including predispositions to certain diseases, will be our plight to carry, and that family … Read More
Have you ever had the experience of eating a filling meal, knowing intellectually that you’ve had enough food, but nonetheless you can’t stop thinking about ice cream, or your favorite cookie, or that bag of chips in the pantry? You … Read More
I had a client once who went to an Indian restaurant and ordered a dish full of curried vegetables, hold the rice. She had just completed a cleanse and was feeling light and vibrant and simply didn’t want anything that … Read More
When I first discuss whole grains with new clients, it often goes something like this: I tell them that a whole grain is the whole grain intact, without anything being taken away. They then tell me that they’re eating a … Read More
If you’ve been watching the headlines about coconut oil recently, you might find yourself utterly confused about whether to include it in your diet or avoid it completely; it has been called everything from a healthy super-food to a poison. … Read More
There come times in our lives when stress, whether from personal relationships, career, or the world around us, affects us deeply; it stops us in our tracks, makes it difficult to sleep at night, and can make us sick to … Read More
My motto for my clients is, what you do consistently determines your health. Not what you do some of the time or every now and then (whether it may be good or bad), but what you do consistently. However, sometimes it’s … Read More
By now you’ve probably heard of intermittent fasting; maybe one of your friends is doing it and swears by it, you’ve read an article touting the benefits, or you’ve seen it pop up on social media. When diet trends hit … Read More
Often times my clients will come to me, bow their heads in shame, and tell me that they’ve failed; they were unable to make time for exercise, they couldn’t bring themselves to choose a healthy lunch, didn’t even attempt to … Read More