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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

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

Creamy Mashed Cauliflower

I love Cauliflower for many different reasons and this Creamy Mashed Cauliflower is one of my favorite recipes. It is a member of the cruciferous (you know we need to be eating these all the time) and is related to it’s cousin – broccoli. It contains alot good-for-us nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other phytochemicals. It is… 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

The #1 Serving Size Secret You Must Know to Lose Weight and Eat Healthy

The #1 Serving Size Secret You Must Know Quick quiz: how many portions are in a bag of snack-size whole grain crackers? Or a small bottle of locally-pressed juice? Or a lunchbox pack of granola bars ? Hint: it’s not “one.” Often, the above products contain two or two-and-a-half servings per package. Can YOU… Read More

3 Tips for Weight Loss + A Green Tea Lemonade Recipe

(This article was first published in Eydis Magazine) Green Tea Lemonade Like most people at this time of year, you’re always reassessing your life, looking at where you are with your health and weight and where you set goals to be. And again like most, you want to make more positive changes. You are continuing to… 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

Negative Calorie Foods and Recipes

Yesterday I was watching a show on weight loss and they mentioned ‘negative calorie foods’. What came to my mind is what I teach in my Love Your Body Program, my clean eating and weightloss program, that you don’t need to be hungry to lose weight if you eat the right foods. By eating some of these ‘negative… 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

The #1 thing you can do to improve your health

What’s the #1 Thing You Can Do To Improve Your Health and Boost Your Energy? The number one thing you can do today to improve your health and boost your energy is eat leafy greens. This simple act has powerful implications. In his book, Integrative Nutrition, author Joshua Rosenthal describes it this way: “Greens help build… Read More

THE LINK BETWEEN NUTRITION & MENTAL HEALTH (TedX)

THE LINK BETWEEN NUTRITION & MENTAL HEALTH (TedX) We are what we absorb. A key message in this must-watch Ted Talk from Julia J Pucklidge, PhD. This is one clinical psychologist who wants to make a difference by showing us how significant the link between nutrition and mental health is! “Not one study shows that… Read More

The French Way to Enjoy Food and Prevent Overeating

As we move into the biggest holiday season of the year, my thoughts start wondering to eating and food. I have asked myself this question so many times: “What am I going to eat?” (I bet you have too!). Well you don’t need to worry anymore, I have the answer (and it comes from France… Read More

6 Ways to Bust Through Your Weight Loss Plateau

6 Ways to Bust Through Your Weight Loss Plateau It happens to all of us at some point – the dreaded plateau! Trust me when I say I know what it’s like. I remember thinking, “I’m NEVER going to lose this weight!” I was so fixated on the number on the scale and that only kept me… Read More

10 Quick & Healthy Oil Free Salad Dressing Recipes

10 Quick and Healthy Oil Free Salad Dressings So you’ve decided to ditch as much processed stuff as you can but are you still bringing bottled salad dressing home? It’s time to go homemade! The number of DIY salad dressing recipes on the internet is amazing and there are many, even for the pickiest eater. There are… Read More

Who wants to be sick this winter? Your 5-Step Winter Plan

It’s that time, deep in the holiday season and I wanted to remind you to put yourself first, so you can fully enjoy the season and start the new year strong and immune. Who wants to be sick and not feel your best when starting the new year with all the new promises and opportunities?… Read More

Digestive Health Doesn’t Have To Be Hard. Here are 10 Tips to a Healthy Gut

Most Americans agree that digestive health, aka a healthy gut, is important to their health and wellbeing and there are so many ways to improve digestive health and our digestion it’s confusing. For many of you, digestive discomfort has become a part of life. If you suffer from gas, bloating, upset stomach, constipation or heartburn, you’re reading the… Read More