Healthy Living Tips

Have you ever felt this way? You have an event that you bought a dress for months ago. You love it but you might have just a little, itty-bitty tummy pooch in it. You've got a few weeks [...]

Is organic food healthier? This is a question that comes up time and time again....   In September, 2012, Stanford University released a study claiming that organics are no more nutritious than conventional foods. To say this study [...]

You are laying in bed, it’s late and you're reviewing what you need to do tomorrow OR what you didn’t get done today…. You lay there worrying about your husband, wife, kids, cat, dog, business…. You get it; you [...]

Thank goodness the answer to this question is YES!! That said, what you should be eating is NOT the run of the mill milk chocolate bar out of your nearest convenience store.... You should be eating raw cocoa. Raw [...]

Happy Thursday   Have you ever walked into the supermarket and wondered how you are going to work your way through the maze of the produce department?   As soon as you become familiar with where your favorite produce [...]

Voltaire said: I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health. What words of wisdom! It's true that happier people have a higher level of well being; they are healthier.   So if you want [...]

For the past couple of years, HIIT or high intensity interval training has become popular. So what is it exactly and why is it such a hot trend? High-intensity interval training, is an interval cardio workout. You start with [...]

How to Schedule Your Workout Time: When I am counseling someone about their health, I can't tell you how many times I hear: 'Don't tell me to exercise; I don't have the time.' Let's face it, we live in [...]

Resistance training... What is it?   The American College of Sports Medicine defines 'resistance training' as: A form of physical activity that is designed to improve muscular fitness by exercising a muscle or muscle group against external resistance.   [...]

Figuring out food labels can be frustrating! Food stores have become more and more of a maze that needs careful navigation. My husband makes jokes about going to the market with me: ‘Bring your glasses and your library card, [...]

The Smoke Point Of Fats: There are several types of fats used in cooking and food preparation. Each type of fat has an effect on the body. In this article, I'll go through the types of fats, why each [...]