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losing and regaining self-trust
I can eat white potatoes?
It always feels like Christmas when I encourage clients to go for the full-fat Greek yogurt or to mash up an avocado into guacamole as a healthy snack. And explain why yes, honey is fine. “But those foods are so rich,” they often say, reminding me how many deep emotional grooves need to be worked ...
Sunscreen, Vitamin D and what should I believe?
Anytime you are faced with a health choice, making sure you are asking the right question is equally as important as the answer. When it comes to sunscreen versus going au naturale (or using something like coconut oil) because sunscreen blocks vitamin D and is loaded with chemicals, there's a ...
Maybe the most important summer detox you can do.
Thank you all so much for the outpouring of admiration for my Grandma and sharing how touched you were by my celebration and tribute to her. I cried reading each of your emails. I showed my Mom the beautiful replies and she cried too. Each response was like an essential oil drop on our wounded ...
A very personal update
Ten days ago, my Grandma passed away. At 97, she was more progressive than most people I know today. And physically healthier than many, working as a nurse's aide until she was 80, lifting and caring for people 20 years younger than her. My Grandma was a pioneer. Especially in nutrition. Sometime ...
When a health coach (me!) wants to end her after dinner sweet…
Because I'm a health coach, people assume that my health routine is much more complex than reality. I stick to the basics: lots of sleep, water, eat home-cooked meals the majority of the time, stay pretty active, have amazing people in my life and spend my days doing meaningful work. And, Carlos ...
Do you need a health coach, a nutritionist or a Weight Watchers-esque program? Here’s how to find out.
Listen to our podcast episode on this topic in more depth here. This summer I ran into a client of mine who had lost over 50 pounds in our work together the previous year. She said, “I tell all my friends about you, but I don’t know what to call you. I say you're like a nutritionist, but we ...
What Your Relationship to Food Says About You
I always say how you eat is a metaphor for how you live. But what does that mean? Marcy's story will show you how your relationship with food reveals other patterns in your life. And if you've ever hesitated to spend money on your health, whether it's paying more for organic or hiring a health ...
How to Be in Control of Your Eating Without a Meal Plan
Today's client success story touches my heart in so many ways. Meaghan is a type I diabetic. The type of control she needs to have over her food extends well beyond feeling fat or bloated. It's a health reality that requires wisdom. Accepting and managing things that have happened to us for no ...
How to Ditch Nutrition Articles and Stop Overwhelm
Kate is a life-long learner and could have earned a Ph.D. in nutrition with all the information she was reading from her health magazine habit. How many of you can relate? I know the me of my teens and twenties can. Sassy, Seventeen, Self, Shape...the list goes on! But just like theory and the ...