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Meal planning and adding in
As I go about my work with clients, two things keep coming up: It's all about habits. What are you DOING each day that's moving you towards your goal(s)? Habits often are not fun or sexy, they...
5 essential questions to propel you towards your health goals this year
If you're a resolution or goal setter, I'm sure you're thinking about what you want to accomplish, do, or experience in 2023. Year after year, I see people setting big health goals and failing by mid-January....
60+ Real Food Holiday Recipes
Revised and updated. Originally posted November 14, 2016. As you're planning your holiday meals, start with some real food recipes this year to add to your family's holiday spread. It's easy to get off track with...
Create warmth in winter
When it's cold outside, our bodies feel and function differently than when it's warm. We are naturally drawn to different foods when it's cold than when it's hot. Our bodies are smart, our bodies know that...
One question to ask when healthy habits feel hard
Sometimes I am the queen of over-complication. Sometimes I analyze and over-analyze and think about things like healthy habits way too much. The problem with this is that nothing actually happens. Action leads to progress. Thinking...
3 Simple Strategies to Stay Healthy Throughout the Holidays
The holidays are a wonderful time of year. The holiday season is filled with celebrations, parties, feasts, gift-giving, gift-receiving, and maybe some travel, in-laws, visitors, and more. I love the holiday season and look forward to...
Stabilize your blood sugar
When you eat carbohydrates (basically foods made up of sugars and starches) the sugars from the meal get absorbed through your GI tract and enter your bloodstream. Your blood sugar rises and your pancreas releases the...
10 Essential Kitchen Items I Use Everyday
I have a friend who sends me a text or email every year in November and asks what's on my holiday wish list. Why? She knows that I love quality (over quantity), that I thoroughly research...
The Great Pumpkin
Revised and updated. Originally posted October 30, 2012. The great pumpkin makes a great carved jack-o-lantern and is pretty to look at, but did you know that pumpkins are actually fresh vegetables loaded with real food...
Fermented Ginger Carrots
This recipe is simple, quick, super tasty, and so good for your gut. It's full of probiotics, fiber, vitamins (vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin K), minerals (calcium, potassium), and phytonutrients (lutein, zeaxanthin) from the carrots...
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