Creating Happiness & Getting Healthy Are Intimately Linked For the last couple of weeks I have been thinking about how to help more people in an even bigger way. My clients have made tremendous gains, from yes, weight loss, to career promotions and financial rewards, but all of them walked away with deeper, more fundamental … read more
Eat Your Way to Beautiful, Healthy Skin
We are obsessed with younger-looking skin. In fact, we fork over (excuse the pun!) a whopping $426 billion a year on our skin, hair and nail products. Yet few of us eat for the health of our outer beauty. Reality check: What you put on your plate is more important than what you put on … read more
Low-Fat and Fat-Free Are Just Plain Wrong
A client recently confided, “I can’t stop thinking about food. I only keep healthy foods in my house, nothing with sugar, but I find myself running out to lunch for cheeseburgers and french fries.” Hmmmm. Something didn’t add up. I made an in-home visit (yes, I do that), opened the refrigerator to find only non-fat … read more
The Smart Cleanse: A Reboot That Works
“A safe cleanse is one that doesn’t make you starve yourself or take fancy pills, potions or expensive drinks.” ~Mark Hyman, MD., Institute For Functional Medicine I don’t juice-only cleanse. Ever. I don’t start a cleanse without preparing. Ever. The New Year sparks conversations of a “detox cleanse.” A close friend informed me two weeks … read more
The Perfect Spring Soup to Shake The Spring Chill
Looking for the perfect Spring soup? Spring is in the air, but there’s still a chill that cries for soup. I have found in the last couple of weeks, though, that the thought of a heavy soup or chili has little appeal. I’m ready to move on! Enter the perfect Spring soup! Then, while foraging … read more
Dawn Sardiñas: Reaping the Rewards of Courage
It takes listening to your inner voice, courage, and putting aside the well-meaning advise of others to follow your dreams and make transformational, dramatic change. Enter Dawn Sardiñas. I met Dawn in Kismet on Fire Island. A fifth-degree black belt in TaeKwon-Do, she owned her own dojo and had a thriving business on the Upper … read more
Clean Sweep: Banish Those Health-Robbing Goblins
It was an eye-opening week. From leading the workshop, “Kick Sugar To The Curb,” to navigating the frenzied New York City real estate market, to understanding from business guru Fabienne Fredrickson that I’ve outgrown my website, it was a busy, busy week. My Aha! moment, though, was inspired by the women in “Reclaim Your Body, … read more
Need a Sweetener Fix? Try These (And Stay Away From Those)
Are you a sweetener addict? Sugar, sugar, sugar. It’s everywhere! There’s no two ways about it. It’s as addicting as heroin and as difficult to quit. And, just like any good addict, sugar addicts want their fix. If we can’t have sugar we want a sugar substitute. First of all, steer clear of chemical sweeteners — … read more
What Drs. Christiane Northrup, Deepak Chopra, Walter Willett, Kristi Hughes and Harville Hendrix Have In Common: It's Not What You Think
Over the weekend I had the privilege of continuing my Institute of Integrative Nutrition health coach training with many of the doctors who have greatly influenced my path to wellness. It is a holistic and empirically-supported path that continues to nourish and heal me, and it is the path that I now bring to the … read more
Neet a Physical & Mental Pick Me Up? Get Outdoors!
I know, I know, it’s been a long, cold winter. Believe me, I get it. I’m a self-described “beach girl.” I don’t like the cold. It seems to get into my bones at the end of November and stay there until I begin to thaw in, let’s say, May. So, when it was suggested that … read more
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