The Sugar Season is Over. Now What?!
What is a Health Program, and Why It Can Help? Let’s start with a real example: I was working with a client who was continuing to suffer from upset stomach and bowels, even after she incorporated health advice from her naturopathic doctor. She was miserable. To find the culprit, I designed a personalized Health Plan that used the Elimination Diet, …
Is a Healthy Table at the Holidays Possible?
So, where do you start when you want to eat healthy at the holidays? Most people these days really appreciate better choices at potlucks and Christmas buffets. And what do you do when you have to bring something to a family get-together when you know there will be a lot of chips and dips and you just want to go …
Creating Habits and Making Them Stick
Watch Those Small Things Become Big Things Sometimes making new healthy habits can seem insurmountable. I know, I have made some changes in my life that I never thought possible. It didn’t happen overnight, but it did happen, and that’s what’s important. An example is that I used to hate blueberries. Yes, crazy! But I grew up on a farm …
To Grill or Not To Grill?
Grilling! We all love the taste of a great barbecue—and it helps to know the pros and cons of grilling. First, the potential health benefits of grilling: • It reduces the fat you consume, because fats within the food typically melt and drip off rather than adhering to the food as they might in sautéing or even baking or broiling. …
Going Local!
If you want to eat healthy—and local—there is an awesome opportunity that might be practically in your backyard: Community Supported Agriculture (or CSAs)! CSAs are local farms run by local farmers who are passionate about working the land and providing quality fruits and vegetables. CSAs are often small compared to their larger production counterparts, but they produce more than enough …
Enjoy the Freedom of Eating Free
How many people have you heard say they were asked by their doctor to eat gluten free or dairy free or “whatever” free? (You might be thinking, what’s left?) Although it may be a change, and a difficult change at first, it’s totally doable! More and more these days, people are finding that if they cut out certain foods, they …
Continue your food adventure!
One food item (if you can call it that!), that is loaded with sugar, is soda. Did you know? A can of coke contains 39 grams of sugar! For an adult at normal weight, the recommended daily allowance is 25 grams of sugar. This is a problem. Many people find it difficult to quit that sugary, addictive drink. Let me …