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You’re Only As Young As Your Cells

You are only as healthy as your cells. Here are some things you can do to keep them healthy and young. Read More

Entrepreneur-YOU One Day Conference

Calling all Michigan-Based Entrepreneurs! This event is for you (and I’m speaking too ). 2017 ENTREPRENEUR-YOU: The Conference Join us for a day of inspiration and resources at the sixth annual Entrepreneur-YOU Conference. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 8:30 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. Walsh College 3838 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 Map Registration is now open… Read More

Love Your Body Challenge

It’s the time of year for goals and resolutions to be checked and modified. But I have a better idea! What about just making conscious decisions about what you want for yourself instead of redoing your resolutions- resolutions always seem to never be met anyway. Decisions are made after thought and analysis. Life is a… Read More

3 Reasons You’re Not Able To Lose Weight

3 Reasons You’re Not Able to Lose Weight & Keep it Off If you’re like most, I bet you’ve found yourself dieting to lose weight and after a being successful for a little while you start to find the weight creeping back on – you’re not able to lose weight & keep it off, for good. Here’s… Read More

Stop Killing Time

Hello, My name is Cindy and I am a time killer. I use time like it doesn’t matter. I used to think time was an unlimited resource, never running out, using it without a care in the world. That is until I turned 55 Just this past October. This age, the age of ‘heading to 60’ not… Read More

Healthy Additions to Your Holiday Meal

The holidays are here – a magical time of year filled with sparkling lights, homemade treats, loved ones and holiday feasts. Although there is much more to this season than these large meals, the festivities most certainly can become centered around the dinner table. Many give up on their health goals during this time… Read More

Beneficial Holiday Spices

There are few things that can instantly remind you of the holidays, no matter what time of year it is – the scent of a pine tree, the aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg – they instantly take you there. Holiday spices are incredibly inviting, comforting and most of all, very beneficial to your health.… Read More

3 Tips for Creating a Stress Free Holiday

I wanted to share with you some of my personal favorite ways to navigate this busy, stressful time of year and make this season a lot more enjoyable, less stressful and a time you will remember with fond memories. 3 Tips for Creating a Stress-Free Holiday The holidays are among us – a time… Read More

Tips to Eating Out Whole Foods Plant Based

As you up your nutrition game and start eating a whole food plant-based diet, you may face some challenges when you dine out. It’s pretty common that most restaurants follow the Standard American Diet (or as I call it the Sad American Diet), and with proper planning, you can make eating out fun and successful.… Read More

5 Tips to Help the Scale ‘Fall’ In Your Favor

5 Tips to Help the Scale ‘Fall’ In Your Favor Remember how hard you worked on your diet (and in the gym) this spring and summer to feel sexy and confident in that bathing suit? Well, the fall season is in full swing, and it’s no excuse to lose your hard-earned beach body. Check… Read More

5 Easy Ways to Transition to a Plant Based Diet

Easy Ways to Transition to a Plant-Based Diet The other night I went to the Michigan premiere of Eating You Alive documetary. This movie featured leading medical experts and researchers and takes a scientific look at the reasons we’re so sick, who’s responsible for feeding us the wrong information and how we can use whole-food, plant-based nutrition to take control… Read More

Be Happy and Healthy Inside and Out

Be Healthy and Happy Inside and Out. It’s here! The October issue of Eydis Magazine and I am a featured writer in the Healthy Living section. In this issue, I talk about how hard we try to lose those pounds; how are skin looks good one day but the next – not; and how we can’t… Read More

Counter Top Push-Ups

I’m an advocate for healthier living taking one step at a time. Fitness is one area that I am focusing on and I have to share this easy fitness tip with you. Finding time to workout is challenging. Most people think you either have to go to a gym for hours everyday or go down… Read More

How to Freeze Ripe Avocado

Freeze ripe avocado so you don’t throw away this delicious superfood. Avocados are a pretty important ingredient for everyone who is into eating heatlhier. We’ll pay extra for them at restaurants and in the store, especially when they are out of season. We love them on salads, smashed on toast, added to smoothies or frozen into ice cream for… Read More

7 Plants That Naturally Repel Mosquitoes and Biting Insects

Plants that naturally repel mosquitoes are one of my favorites to talk about this time of year. We are full on into summertime here in the US. BBQ’s, beach, and outdoor fun. And with summer comes the bugs – everything from mosquitoes to fleas to those awful biting black flies. Bugs bring the bites… Read More

6 Summer Snacks To Aid Your Weight Loss

The wonderful array of fruits and veggies available during the summer months makes for some delicious, healthy (and light) eating. Here are 6 yummy, no-guilt snacks to enjoy and feel good while eating them. Caprese Skewers Basil, tomato, balsamic – I love the combination. The recipe below calls for mozzarella cheese but if you… Read More

Quick & Healthy Breakfast Ideas

These nutritious and delicious morning meals are quick to prepare. Enjoy them at home, or as you’re sprinting out the door to the office, kids school or appointment. Baked Eggs in Avocado Avocados also act as “nutrient boosters” by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients (such as alpha-and beta-carotene and lutein) from foods… Read More

The “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean 15” for 2016

The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen for 2016 Are you trying to eat cleaner? Are you worried about pesticide residue on your fruits and veggies? The Dirty Dozen 12 + fruits and vegetables are considered to have the highest pesticides residue when tested by USDA – even when they were washed and, in some… Read More

How Mondays Can Help You Stay Fit

How Monday’s Can Help You Stay Fit How Mondays Can Help You Stay Fit Are you having trouble sticking to your health goals? You’re not the only one. Often times, our motivation level can vary greatly from day to day which makes achieving health goals difficult. Some days are easy to get through, while others… Read More

8 Tips to Lowering Cortisol Naturally

Cortisol 101 + 8 Tips to Lowering Cortisol Naturally Cortisol is known as the stress hormone but it is also a life sustaining adrenal hormone essential to the maintenance of homeostasis. It’s released during the body’s “fight or flight” response to a physical danger. Physical threats Cortisol prepares the body for physical danger by releasing glucose into the… Read More