When I work with entire families through my Health Coaching practice, we often have several sessions devoted to helping the kids take ownership for their own health. Not only is this critical to ensure they keep up the habits over the long term, but it’s also fun! ...
I am all about continuous growth, learning, and squeezing as much as possible into each waking moment, and there’s one secret that helps me do all of those every single day. Podcasts! Podcasts are a great way to fill down time, get up-to-date information quickly,...
One thing you likely already know about me is that I buy a lot of vegetables. In fact, I love it when the grocery store clerk asks me how many people I’m feeding, and I get the chance to pipe in that I eat 8-12 servings of vegetables each day! But one thing you may...
This is a reblog of this post from 2014 about the health benefits of vegetables. Surprise- I still love vegetables, and I still believe they are one of the most fundamental parts of a healthy lifestyle. Today I'm bringing this post back from the archives with some...
Do you ever feel as if you’re crushing your health goals and feeling amazing during the week … only to take a few steps backward and end the weekend feeling like you need another whole weekend to “get back on track”? Trust me, I’m all about enjoying the weekend, and...
Spoiler alert: I don’t like diets. In fact, the title of my first book is “Start Here: 7 Easy, Diet-Free Steps to Achieve Your Ultimate Health and Happiness.” Key word: DIET-FREE! I always believe that eating real, whole foods, in appropriate balance, and focusing...
It’s been over 4 years since I did my own food intolerance test and started offering the testing to my clients, and the initial post is still one of the most popular on my site. I get asked about food intolerance testing all the time, so I thought I’d update you on...
Nearly every day, I get asked, “What is the best workout?” or “what workout do I have to do to lose weight?” I won’t stay on my soapbox for the whole post, but let me have just three sentences. If you force yourself to do a workout just because someone says it is...
I would venture to guess that neither of my grandmothers had ever heard of gluten before they passed away, and I’m certain they never considered going gluten-free themselves. But these days, you’d be hard-pressed to walk down any aisle of the grocery store without...
Walking through the supplement aisles in a health store, it’s easy to understand why people feel so overwhelmed by supplements in general, and why I always get asked, “which supplements are actually healthy?” The answer is like most things in health: “it depends.” ...