This year I helped a client take back his health.  He had high cholesterol and was pre-diabetic.  His doctor gave him 3 months to get his sugar in check or he would go on diabetic medicine.  He had already been on his cholesterol lowering medications for 4 years.  He worked hard with me and really made everything he ate as …

Being a health coach is definitely an advantage when I go to work at the doctors office.  It’s not that they all eat healthy there because they don’t.  Snacks and goodies are brought to the office all the time either by the office staff, the patients or by the drug reps that come in.  So eating healthy there isn’t necessarily the norm. …

You have a report due in two hours.  Or your in the middle of a mid-term exam or making client calls at work.  Bam!  Around 10:30 am you hit a wall.  Concentration? Whats that? Hmm….what did you eat for breakfast? I hate to say, “I told you so”, so I’ll turn to mom, who has said it countless times:  Breakfast …

For good mental and physical health, we actually have two “houses” that need to be spring-cleaned: our physical homes and our physical bodies.  Just as we accumulate “stuff” in the form of outgrown clothes, magazines, and old junk, so do our bodies accumulate old food residues and toxins that need to be cleaned out. Cleansing means paring down your food …

Beans are a great source of protein.  They are packed with tons of fiber, as well as plenty of iron. They are rich in antioxidants and phytonutrients.  They are low in calories.  Plus, studies have found them to lower the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. So how do you get more beans on your plate?  Many people avoid …