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10 Ways to Boost Your Daily Protein Intake

Daily life takes strength. From lifting your latest haul of groceries to carrying your growing toddler or grandchild up the stairs to conquering your fitness goals whatever age you are. Keeping your muscles strong requires regular exercise and consuming enough protein. This essential macronutrient provides the amino acids that are vital for building and maintaining… Read More

Easy Salad in a Jar

Salad-in-a-Jar is an awesome way to bring a fresh salad to work or have it ready in the refrigerator for a quick grab and eat health meal. The varieties are endless. Try your favorite salad in a jar today. You can make some ahead on Sunday for the week – be sure to use a… Read More

Crowding Out: The Healthiest Way to Start Eating Better

I don’t believe that deprivation is a healthy approach to anything! That’s why I coach using a concept I learned at nutrition coach school called “crowding out”, referring to the natural process that happens when you add more of the good stuff in first. If you’ve ever been on a diet, one of the first… Read More

The Perfect Plate Formula

I’ve got a “hack” to share with you today that could be a game changer in your journey to healthier eating. It’s NOT a new supplement, a superfood, or a fad diet. But it IS more effective – and healthier! – than all of those things. Welcome to The Perfect Plate Formula! It will help… Read More

All About Hormones: How they Function to Keep You Healthy

If your circulatory system is a superhighway, your hormones are some of the most important traffic traveling those critical thoroughfares. Likening hormones to cars shows these complex molecules as simply vehicles. And that’s exactly what they are. Hormones are constantly driving through your internal highways to transport messages and signals between your body systems and organs.… Read More

One Week Jumpstart Program: Weight Loss Study Findings

Study shows: 4.5 lbs loss, -5% systolic, -15-20% cholesterol and more Read More

Metabolism+ — Helping Healthy Weight Happen

Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t always require weight loss. But for many adults, shedding a few pounds to maintain a healthy weight is the first stop on the road to wellness. The natural metabolism optimizers in USANA Metabolism+ support your mission to reach and maintain your ideal weight.* Read More

Crispiest Air Fryer Chicken Thighs

These are great for meal-prep or a fast but healthy meal. Read More

The Best Cabbage Soup Recipe Ever

I grew up on cabbage soup. I love the colors and all the veggies in it – it makes me feel good eating it. Plus after a weekend of some indulging, this is the perfect soup to make because it’s filling and has some awesome cleansing qualities. The Best Cabbage Soup Recipe Ever Ingredients ½… Read More

30 Days Raw Challenge and Raw Taco Recipe

I’m doing a #30DaysRAWChallenge and so far I am loving it. 🙂 Why? Well, I believe I’ve needed to do something like this for a long time. I think it will help my digestion, move me to a stronger whole-food, plant-based lifestyle (I’m about 75-80%, consuming eggs, chicken, fish the other 20-25%). While there isn’t… 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

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

Creamy Cauliflower Sauce

This is a DREAM SAUCE! It is delicious, versatile and you can eat as much as you want! Plus, it’s Oil-Free, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Nut-free, Paleo, Soy-free, Sugar-free, Low Glycemic, Vegan/Vegetarian (if you want). Creamy Cauliflower Sauce Ingredients 1 large head cauliflower (cleaned and cut into florets) 2 garlic cloves (or more if… Read More

Good Morning Green Smoothie

Here’s a delicious good morning green smoothie from my Love Your Body Challenge™ to get you ready for your day. Balanced with the important macronutrients protein, good carbs, fiber and a healthy amount of fat to make it a breakfast meal not just another high sugar, fat or calories smoothie. 1 MEAL serving. Ingredients: 1… Read More

RESET Challenge 2016

It’s a New Year and new beginning – are you ready to create some healthy new habits? I am! I’m committed to helping you reach your health, wealth and weight goals in 2016! Everyone is in a different place in their personal journey but no matter where you are in yours and what your personal health… 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

“Better-Than-Noodle” Chicken Vegetable and Quinoa Soup

Noodles be gone, quinoa just replaced you in this better-than-noodle chicken vegetable and quinoa soup. Nothing beats a big pot of soup for dinner when it cold outside.This recipe beats chicken noodle with the boost of nutrition using quinoa instead of noodles plus it knocks it out of the park with it’s easiness and flavors. Quinoa… Read More

{Tips} How to Pick Ripe Acorn Squash

Squash is one of the easiest vegetables to digest, is low in calories, and makes a good main or side dish. Along with the standard green variety, you may also see orange and white acorn too. Prime season for acorn squash is early fall through winter. But how do you know what is ripe and what… Read More