Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and again we’re managing the onslaught of sugary treats that are served in our childrens’ classrooms.
Didn’t we just do this a few months ago?
If you’re ready to take a courageous step outside the box and be the parent who bakes healthier treats that still don’t skip a beat on flavor, then you’ll love the little ‘magic dust’ called Stevia. Continue reading »
Whether you’re rooting for New Orleans or Indianapolis, we can all agree that finger food is a big game necessity.
This year, make your Sunday soiree congruent with your health goals. If you’re willing to part with the cheesy nachos, fried onion rings, and gooey pizza, you can open your world to a host of healthy munchies that keep your body in balance and your nutrition intact.
Share these treats with your friends, and please reply with your healthy twists on super Sunday favorites! Continue reading »
With disease rates and environmental decay on the rise, switching to organic foods serve as a responsible measure to mediate both.
Pesticides and chemicals found in non-organic foods create toxic debris that your body has a hard time metabolizing. This leads to fatigue, headaches, and skin conditions, or more serious disease states like cancer.
Externally, non-organic crops emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and contaminate plots of earth that ultimately compromise our wildlife and natural resources. Continue reading »
We all know that staying fit is important.
Yet as single parents, with limited time and resources, exercise can take a back to seat to other ‘life priorities’.
Furthermore, in times of economic hardship, it’s difficult to justify a $100 per month gym membership when you’re allocating funds to groceries, kids’ activities, and other overhead items that you must now manage on your own.
As a result, you may forgo exercise. But at what expense? In the end, you put yourself at risk for weight gain, fatigue, a compromised immune system, and of course more serious conditions like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Continue reading »
Feeling confused, frustrated and mildly angry about all the conflicting health-information?
First you hear “sugar is bad”, so you cut out the soda. Then you’re told about this great water that’s loaded with vitamins and think, “Ah-ha, that’s the answer!”, until you find these drinks are ALSO loaded with sugar. The pediatrician says your kids need to exercise more to avoid obesity and other serious health conditions. Which is easy enough until you learn the school P.E. program has been cut and they’ve added pizza to the hot lunch options.
What’s a parent to do?
Follow along as we give you helpful tips about nutrition and exercise that takes the guesswork out of what to feed your kids, how much exercise they should get, and what is it with those sports drinks anyway? Continue reading »
We are blessed with a bounty of delicious foods that help to maintain weight, ward off disease and provide sustainable energy.
Yet, with all these choices, it’s hard to know which ones to choose when your time and resources are limited. With busy schedules and the search for meals that satisfy the entire family, it’s fair to ask:
“Which foods give me the most bang for my buck?” Continue reading »
As the new year approaches, I’m preparing for the annual upswing in my business. Soon the phone lines will be lit up with weight-loss seeking men and women in need of the quick-fix.
It reminds me of the phenomenon a few years back, when high-protein diets were the rage. Come January 1 you could not walk down the street, read the paper, or watch TV without falling victim to the onslaught of ads for low-carb, high-protein diets. I’ll never forget the billboard from a local home decorating store that advertised “LOW-CARB PAINT!”. That was hilarious.
If you’re considering a weight loss regimen for 2010, I’m here to inform you that there are better ways to get results than to focus on deleting or adding one food group to your diet. In fact, dieting is not the answer at all. But I will hold that for a future conversation when I launch my new book in a few months. Continue reading »