Love to Grill? Pass on the Carcinogens!
A client asked: “If I marinate chicken with skin and cook on grill with skin, but don’t eat skin – is that a lot worse for us that if I marinate without and cook without. It is so much more tender to...
View ArticleMy Favorite Workouts
I love to exercise. But I didn’t always love it. I grew up swimming and I didn’t really consider that exercise. It wasn’t, it was just playing and having fun in pool. Even when I swam competitively I...
View ArticleADHD and Pesticides
It’s interesting to think about how pesticides work to fend off pests. These chemicals “work” by attacking the nervous systems of bugs and other pests. How do these neurotoxins affect our nervous...
View ArticleBest Reusable Water Bottle
Did you know that dehydration is associated with mood swings, fatigue and higher levels of hunger? Often I hear from clients and patients that they didn’t realize how poorly they felt until they began...
View ArticleDefine “Detox”
In the January Challenge, New Ways for Weight Loss, I mentioned eating for enhanced detoxification. While detox diets are trendy, full of hype and tend to conjure up ideas of hokey juice fasts, the...
View ArticleLiving Detoxified
We take our livers for granted. Our liver is constantly working to protect us against chemicals, pesticides, plastics, food additives, and all other toxins we are exposed to. Over time, an overwhelmed...
View ArticleBest Choices for Optimal Cellular Function
Most of us want to live long and vibrant lives, which means cellular function must be maintained, and furthermore, optimized, as we age. Every cell in our body has specific nutrient requirements to...
View ArticleWhat Does Nutrition Have to Do With Infertility?
It is National Infertility Awareness Week. If you have infertility or are trying to conceive you may wonder how nutrition plays a role in your ability to have a healthy baby. In your pursuit of...
View ArticleAre You Eating Plastic?
Chances are that you are eating some amount of plastic in the canned foods that you eat. You are also drinking a little plastic from hard plastic beverage containers. The most common plastic compound...
View ArticleThe Key to Functional Fitness: Address Core Muscle Imbalances
To support this month’s Challenge to Get Moving, I have interviewed a number of local experts to learn more about exercise, the best workouts and how to stay motivated. First we will hear from Body...
View ArticleNew to Exercise? Here’s How to Start.
A few weeks ago we heard from Debbi Omizo Banis from Body Resolution who gave us some awesome advice about muscle imbalances and maintaining motivation to exercise. Now we will hear from my long time...
View ArticleTop 10 Foods to Eat
Happy Halloween! As we bring Breast Cancer Awareness month to an end and embark into the holiday season, it’s time to focus on the foods to eat for cancer prevention and for strong and healthy bodies....
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