It’s January, and everyone is talking about diets and cleanses and detoxes. First let me say, that’s a great thing! Many will start on a new journey to improve their health, and that is a great way to start the year! However, the joke around most gyms and diet clinics is it lasts about two …
I have often been told by women that they would love to cook and eat healthier, but their families just don’t like that type of food. I might consider that an excuse to not change, but I do understand the issue. You make a great lasagna with zucchini noodles and you end up the only …
Plastics in the kitchen Plastics have been the savior in the kitchen, if you believe the advertising. From plastic storage containers, to disposable plastic tableware, to plastic cups, plates, plastic “glasses”, and bags we put everything in. Polycarbonate plastic is also the major epoxy resin liner for metal cans. Canned soups and infant formulas are …
Hormones. If you don’t happen to think hormones make huge changes in your body, just think about puberty. Do you remember puberty? Do you remember how emotional you were? Your body was sort of a mess from time to time, either with cramps, pimples or oiliness? During those times, we thought we were doing something …
This is a common question. Another way to look at it is, “are grains evil?” Civilization has thrived on grains for thousands of years. So why all the problems with grains now? Do grains have benefits? Absolutely. Some people flourish on grains. Rice is the main component of many Asian and Middle Eastern diets. Quinoa, …
With the Holidays coming up, people start planning ahead, but they also feel the stress of all the extra planning and functions. We’ve already given you some ideas for reducing stress, here are some specific ones for combating the stress with some relaxation ideas: Make people and relationships your priority. Isn’t this all for “family” …
Lose 30 pounds in 30 days! Lose ten pounds in 10 days! The Fat Loss Diet! The Fat Burning Diet! Do you get tired of all these claims? The question is, do they work? And even if they do, are they better than making small changes over a long time? Are you one of those …
I can’t tell you how many times people have said that to me. I also get “the look”: “don’t make me give up my bread!”; and yes, I have had people mad at me for even suggesting it. I get it, it is a very strong addiction. Let me make this clear: if you have …
I have had so many people ask me how to reduce the stress in their lives. Being a massage therapist, I feel reducing stress is sort of my “specialty”; so I started thinking about what massage therapists do to help others relax, and what I specifically do for myself. Here are some tips I came …
So many people talk about “healthy eating”, or “clean eating”, but what does that mean, anyway? Some people make it sound like everyone should be a vegetarian, others think everyone should be “Paleo”, whatever that is, yet others talk about “what fits in your macros”; what the heck is a “macro”? I think Dr Mercola …