One of the most common questions I get asked from clients is how to stop emotional eating. To be honest, emotional eating is something that I’ve always struggled with (and still do struggle with today!). However, these 7 tips to stop emotional eating have helped me...
How To Improve Self-Talk
I’ll never forget one of the first training sessions I went through for my brand-new, fresh-out-of-college management consulting job. We were sitting in a small room of about 20 new consultants, and the person conducting the training passed out a list of “negative...
How Stress is Impacting Your Life & Health
We all live busy lives, and we all have stressful things happen sometimes. Fortunately or unfortunately, that’s just part of life these days, and a little bit of stress (with recovery in between) actually has some benefits for our health. But significant, chronic...
How to Write Affirmations (and 10 Positive Affirmations to Say Today!)
Your mind is a powerful thing. Once you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change. Yes, I realize that sounds “out there” to many of you, and I probably would have agreed with you just a few years ago. But now, I so firmly believe in the power...
Top 7 Things to Say No To This Fall
Fall is my favorite season of the entire year. I adore the weather, I love getting out my sweaters and boots, I am thrilled to not be dripping in sweat after my daily walk to the office, I am excited by making cozy crockpot soups and pumpkin everything (see my top...
Is Dairy Healthy?
If you’re around my age, you may remember the “Milk: It Does a Body Good” commercials that convinced most of American that consuming dairy was critical to our best health. Today, though, dairy-free alternatives line every supermarket shelf, and people are...
How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally (if you really even need to!)
Dozens of times each year, I celebrate with clients who are living healthy, statin-free lives after being told they have "high cholesterol." Sometimes, the client has been on statins for many years, and other times, they come to my office after a scary appointment...
Top 7 Tips to Get Back on Track After a Holiday Weekend
I hope you enjoyed a relaxing and fun Labor Day weekend, if you’re in the United States! Long weekends can be the best, but can also leave you feeling less than your best. If you’re having a hard time bouncing back to feeling amazing, here are my top 7 tips to get...
What is Inflammation and What Do I Need to Do About It?
20 years ago, very few people talked about inflammation, and today, it’s everywhere you look in the health world. Part of this is due to the toxicity of our diets and lifestyles (more on that below), part of it is because we are becoming more educated on what...
10 Things to Do For Your Health in 1 Minute or Less
Whether it’s back to school (as a student, teacher, or parent), heading into the last quarter of the year and trying to meet work deadlines, or just regular life, now is the time of year when people tend to start feeling more frantic and busy. Often times, that means...