Category Archives: Nutrition
Here’s a Quick Way to Sleep Better Tonight
I watched a home improvement show the other day featuring the gut remodel of a master bathroom. The homeowners replaced their grungy old tub and tiny shower stall with one ginormous shower. The end result was stunning, with a huge … Continue reading
Is Soy Healthy or Harmful?
Google the term “soy controversy” and you get an amazing 410,000 results. Take a quick scan of some of the articles and you’ll find information and opinions that completely contradict each other. It’s no wonder that one of the questions … Continue reading
Is a Daily Glass of Wine Healthy or Harmful?
It’s got to be one of the most challenging aspects of my job: helping women decipher the many conflicting studies splashed across the media about scary diseases and the diet and lifestyle factors associated with them. Good thing I love … Continue reading
3 Habits You Thought Were Healthy That Really Aren’t
When I changed my way of eating six years ago, one of my biggest frustrations was having to “unlearn” habits that I had been practicing for years under the false impression that they were healthy. Many people are surprised to … Continue reading
4 Steps to Trim Your Midlife Muffin Top
It’s a lot easier to ignore your belly during the winter when it’s covered in layers of clothing. But with summer just around the corner, it’s time to pull out the swimsuit and face the music. Even if you sported … Continue reading
3 Secrets to Beautiful Skin after 40 (Part 3)
In my last two posts, I revealed my top two secrets for creating beautiful skin after 40. By calming your digestive system and boosting your levels of the antioxidant skin pigment beta carotene, you significantly reduce inflammation throughout the body, … Continue reading
How To Create a Natural Tan without Lotions, Sprays or Tanning Beds
In my last post I wrote about the wonderful, unexpected benefit of changing my eating habits: beautiful, clear skin. Since my mid-twenties I had resigned myself to living with embarrassing red, acne-riddled skin and couldn’t have been more surprised and … Continue reading
3 Secrets to Beautiful Skin after 40 (Part 1)
One of the unexpected and happy benefits of changing my diet six years ago is that my embarrassingly red and acne-riddled skin completely cleared. Since my mid-twenties I had been plagued by rosacea, an inflammatory skin condition characterized by redness … Continue reading
What Working at McDonald’s Taught Me about Getting Dinner on the Table in a Hurry
Southwest Airlines is famously known for studying NASCAR pit crews to reduce the time spent “turning” an airplane at the gate (you know, the time spent hustling passengers off the plane, “cleaning,” re-loading the peanuts and hustling a new set … Continue reading
Is Your Diet Making Your Arthritis Worse?
Sure it’s part of the aging process, but if you’re suffering from arthritis pain in your 40’s or 50’s, a part of you is no doubt wondering how you’ll fare in your golden years. There are numerous types and causes … Continue reading
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