New Years Goals

What if this year, instead of creating the same list of New Years Resolutions you simply changed your lifestyle? What if instead of making goals, you changed your attitude about life? What if instead of trying to fit into a size smaller pants, you tried to have a healthy body? And why don't those New Year's Resolutions ever stick past March!?? Goals are Temporary While there's nothing wrong with wanting to lose those last stubborn 5 lbs, that's...

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Cortisol, Stress, Diet and Your Body

A friend texted me last night to say that her cortisol levels came back as exceedingly high and wanted to know what (if anything) diet could do to bring this back into balance. I love a good challenge, and the minute I heard "cortisol" I thought "stress" and given her busy life, high-responsibility job, being a mom, wife and it being the holiday season it made perfect sense. Instead of just sharing it with her, I thought this would be a...

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What Should I Eat? - Part 1

This is the first part in a series of articles I'm writing on diet, nutrition and understanding how to make the best choices related to food. I want to share this information with you as it's sparked major changes in how I eat daily as a result of intensive study on the basics of nutrition and the human body. Feel free to comment or email with any questions!  We've been taught that nutrition is confusing. Every health magazine, organization,...

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