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Savor What You Eat

For all our obsessing about what we eat, we pay comparatively little attention to how we eat. And that’s too bad, because our unconscious, stressed, rushed, lonely, and compulsive approach to eating is probably doing more damage to our collective health than our Cinnabon, Krispy Kreme, and Cronut obsessions combined.

Health Coach Tip - Stretch Every Day

The holidays are here and our usual schedule is often thrown out the window. Chances are you might not make it to yoga (or spin or on that run or pilates) as often as you would like for the next few weeks. But you do have time for this simple stretch! It’s great to counter all the forward action of sitting and typing we do every day.

7 Ways to Shop Like a Chef for Optimal Health

As I often say, the difference between people who eat well every day and those who don’t, is that one group makes shopping a nonnegotiable part of their routine. In other words, your food matters, so grab a cart or tote, and when you shop, be it at the farmers’ market or the supermarket, put your chef’s hat on. The idea is to cook what you buy with care. Even if you’re not an amazing cook, don’t race through the market like your cart’s on fire. Take your time – approach food shopping as a kind of mindfulness exercise rather than a chore.

Can Microdosing Help Mental Health

Some health providers are using psychedelics to help treat depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

Health Coach Tip - Eat Your Veggie Protein

Protein is an essential part of every person’s diet, but you don’t need to be a meat eater to get your daily allotment. If you aren’t a meat eater, you are going to need to be more more mindful about where your protein is coming from each day (and if you are a meat eater, you might want to mix up your protein intake with some of these veggie options!). These days, most people get ample amounts of protein, but if you aren't, skimping on protein is not a good idea.

6 Ways to Eat and Enjoy More Fats – and Ditch Low, No and Faux Fat – for Good!

If your diet is clean, lean and mean, well, good for you – to a point. But if it’s also this side of fat-free then I urge you to please fatten up your diet! Contrary to what your elders may have told you – and what the medical establishment has been espousing for the past 50 years or so – eating a diet full of low-fat processed Frankenfoods as a fat workaround, is not the ticket to health.

How Exercise Improves Your Immune Health

Regular movement is one of the best ways to tamp down inflammation — and up your immunity.

Health Coach Tip - Lower Your Blood Pressure Today

Too many of us struggle with high blood pressure yet there are simple things you can do significantly improve the condition and lower your blood pressure, naturally!

9 Ways to Tame Back-to-School and Back-to-Office Stress in Pandemic Times

As summer winds down and the pandemic grinds on, safe to say, many of us are heading into the fall with a sense of unease about what lies ahead. Getting a handle on how to move forward in the midst of constantly changing circumstances is something that just about everyone is struggling with right now. Vaccination, masking up and following CDC guidelines are essential. But after that, what? Despite pandemic fatigue, you simply must take good care of yourself and your loved ones and be as safe, physically healthy and mentally well as possible as we push through the next phase of the pandemic, whatever that turns out to be. No backsliding.

Can Regenerative Agriculture Save Us?

Why nourishing topsoil, raising healthier animals, and growing more nutrient-dense crops and produce is critical to the future of food — and the planet.

Health Coach Tip - Eat Your Veggies

The holidays can throw us off our healthy diet path. One thing that most of us need to do, holidays or not, is eat more vegetables. So let’s find some easy ways to get more servings of vegetables into our day.

20 No-Brainer, Do-Every-Day Tips for Maximum Immunity Against COVID-19 and the Delta Variant

As much as we were all hoping to have COVID-19 on the run by now, it is still very much with us, with the Delta variant currently taking center stage. As the virus grinds on, continuing to follow CDC guidance and local mandates, getting the shot, masking, hand-washing and social distancing are all a big part of the ongoing battle. What else can you do to keep this unprecedented menace at bay? Do everything possible to support your immunity and remember, you’ve got a tremendous amount of control over it.

In the Kitchen: Vegetarian Collard Wraps

If you have given up gluten and craving a sandwich, these vegetarian collard wraps could just be the next greatest thing since sliced bread.

7 Ways Olives Can Help Keep You Healthy, Young and Energetic

Got olives? If not, I encourage you to start weaving these versatile, ancient fruits into your repertoire.

How Meditation Brings Calm in The Face of Change

The scientific benefits of meditation are extensive and well-documented. When you know what you’re doing, meditation works. Sleep and energy levels improve. Stress levels go down. Immunity is strengthened. Digestion is more balanced. The ageing process slows. Coping with change is easier. Mental clarity and focus sharpens.

Health Coach Tip - Small Everyday Habits with BIG Impact

Small consistent habits can have a much more significant impact on our health and well being than sporadic, intense activities. Try incorporating these three habits and reap the benefits – short term and long term!

9 Ways to Stay Well on Your Summer Travels, Flying Adventures and Road Trips

How to avoid travel ills no matter where you roam? Think immunity, as in keeping your body – and your gut – fortified so it’s less susceptible to bugs – and better equipped to fight them off should one try to slow you down. A compromised or unbalanced gut sets you up for vacation-disrupting ills like indigestion, bloating, diarrhea, constipation – none of which you want to be dealing with while you’re trying to unwind and enjoy yourself.

Men’s Health: Three Tests That Could Save Your Life

If you’re relying on the basic tests for men's health – the ones that you get at your annual physical, you may not be seeing the whole picture. Many diseases won’t be caught, much less prevented, by the American Medical Associations’s standard of care testing.

Health Coach Tip - Chill Out with Essential Oils

We all get a little overwhelmed at times and no one in today’s busy world is free of stress. The question then is – how do you relax? Here are 3 easy-to-find essential oils that can help you chill out.

How ‘Bathing’ and Grounding Yourself in Nature Heals and Protects Body, Mind and Spirit

The pandemic has served up many lessons, but one of the most positive ones has been a renewed appreciation for the great outdoors, even among those didn’t care much about it before – and I encourage everyone to carry the habit forward long after summer has set. Time spent in the outdoors and connecting with the Earth supports the health of your body, mind, and spirit, just like good sleep, wholesome foods and regular movement. Think of your time in nature as a wellness practice, an essential part of your self-care regimen, so don’t miss a dose.

In the Kitchen: Arugula and Strawberry Salad

It’s the perfect time of year to start thinking salads again and one of our favorites is a simple arugula and strawberry salad. It looks pretty on the plate and the juxtaposition of sweet and peppery will make your taste buds very happy.

Health Coach Tip - Beauty Foods

Safe, Not Sorry: 5 Health-Saving Reasons Why You Need to Embrace the Precautionary Principle and Ditch GMOs

When it comes to our health, regulation usually lags behind common sense. How long did it take us to label cigarettes dangerous? To require seatbelts in cars? To squash nasty stuff like trans fats? It’s astonishing to think about what wasn’t on our society’s precautionary radar as recently as just a decade or two ago.

Guide to the Best (And Worst) Foods for Hormone Health

Like so many women, I assumed that PMS was just something I had to live with. But I’ve learned so much since then, and I want to assure you that that isn’t true! There are so many things we can do to regulate hormone function and keep our bodies healthy.