Whatever you call it, that ubiquitous cactus that is probably hanging out in more back yards than many of us realize, is packed with superfood nutrition. The leaf or “pad” of the nopale is believed to support many aspects of health and well being such as weight loss, blood purification, maintaining blood sugar balance, and more. […]
Did you get an awesome bumper crop of tomatoes this year? Did you go crazy at the Farmers Market and buy too many different, fabulous seasonal foods? Don’t worry! This recipe is like the best “kitchen sink” concoction you will ever sink your teeth into. Who knew that plums, tomatoes and cucumbers would love hanging […]
Full disclosure: I get so many inquiries from clients and people in general asking, “what is intermittent fasting, and what’s your opinion on it,” that I have been wanting to write this article for a long, long time! But here is the thing: I typically try to actually do a diet at least a couple […]
Indulging and gaining weight over the holiday season is kind of like going into debt. It’s wonderful to experience the immediate gratification that many high-fat, high-sugar, carb-dense holiday foods have to offer, but the pleasure doesn’t last very long. And then it can take months for some people to recover physically from the weight gain […]
Messages that convey weight loss & health transformation are ubiquitous! Everywhere you look, marketing messages on billboards, television and radio commercials, magazines, friends with “breakthrough products,” and social media are trying to sell us on their “solution” or “formula” for the perfect, healthy body. I want to share my weight loss & health transformation story […]
Along with the COVID-19 pandemic comes a tsunami of confusing and conflicting opinions and information about immune system health and how to best protect and care for ourselves. I am not an infectious disease expert. So telling you my opinion about whether I think wearing a mask or not, how I feel about social distancing […]
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