If you’re trying to live a calmer and healthier life this year, you’ve undoubtedly run into this paradox – the more time and effort you devote to one aspect of staying calm, being healthy, or feeling sexy, the less time you have to devote to other aspects (or so it [continue reading]
Healthy Eating 101, Part 2 – Why You Should Eat Less Processed Food
When I started thinking about this series of posts, Healthy Eating 101, I didn’t intend to talk much about processed foods. I wanted to keep the series positive and to emphasize simple changes we can make to improve what we eat. But then the New York Times Magazine published an [continue reading]
Healthy Eating 101, Part 1 – Get Organized and Make a Healthy Eating Plan
Why You Need a Healthy Eating Plan If you’re striving to live a calmer, healthier and sexier life, one of the keys to achieving that goal is feeding yourself well. Your body (and your mind and spirit) craves the nutrients that fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, lean meat and healthy [continue reading]
39 Weight Loss Strategies – Mix and Match to Create a Plan that Works for You
If you’re like me, trying to lose weight frequently ends up as an exercise in frustration. In theory, it should be easy – burn more calories than you consume and you’ll lose weight. In reality, though, it’s just not that simple. Every woman is different – different body type, different [continue reading]
5 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Weight
So many women struggle to reach a healthy weight – one that helps them feel good about their bodies. More than half of American adults are overweight, and most women find it difficult to lose weight and stay at a healthy weight. And although I absolutely do not believe that [continue reading]
Eat More Whole Grains and Whole Foods – Real Food Experience 2016 Week #3
For many of us, the foods we eat are making us sick. They’re causing us to gain too much weight and increasing our risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and other illnesses. The foods I’m talking about are highly processed – high in sugar, salt and unhealthy fats [continue reading]