Reaching Your Goals With Intention

“You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for” - Ted Turner Most people approach life, day in and day out, without purpose or intention. They go through the monotonous routine of work and life and wake up exhausted and unsatisfied. Then one day they look in the mirror... Continue Reading →

Beauty to Prevent Breast Cancer

I am so stinking excited to have my friend Heather Vitone here for today's guest post! As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You can't go far without seeing pink and hearing about all things breast cancer. Sometimes all this desensitizes us to the issue, but this all-to-prevalent disease needs to... Continue Reading →

Teaching Kids to Love Their Bodies

Dozens of studies have looked at how children view their bodies and when the best age to intervene would be to promote body satisfaction. It appears this can occur as young as 7-9 years old. My graduate school thesis was on this very topic and was shocked how many children in kindergarten and first grade... Continue Reading →

The Missing Link…Connection

Any change is hard. Change that goes against the grain - that's nearly impossible. Think of a time you dreamed. You had an amazing goal you wanted to attain. But you were scared to tell someone because NO ONE around you was doing it. Like run a marathon but you haven't even ran a 5K.... Continue Reading →

Welcome September!

This month I'm stepping back to evaluate my vision. My brand is Nutrition.Health.Life. What does this mean? How can I craft my posts to help you eat a realistic and nutritional diet, optimize your health and lead a full life? That's where I'm going and I can't wait to see what it looks like. Here's... Continue Reading →

Changing Food from Adversary to Ally – Part 3

If you haven't checked them out already, take some time and review Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. In Part 1, I introduce the concept of functional medicine and the influence the environment and our choices have on out gut health. In part 2, I dive into using the FODMAP diet to promote... Continue Reading →

Changing Food from Adversary to Ally – Part 2

Earlier this week I started a mini-series on food intolerances and allergies. If you're just tuning in now, be sure to check out part 1 of this series here - http://bit.ly/2ZkCsfS. Today I'm going to tackle an approach to managing food intolerances. I will be posting more about food allergies next week! In the last... Continue Reading →

Starting The Day On Track

With the school year just around the corner, I've gotten a number of requests for healthy breakfast recipes and tips for starting the day smoothly. The most important thing is preparation. If you plan in advance you will succeed - I promise! Whether you're trying to follow a healthy diet, fuel your kids or just... Continue Reading →

Be Brave Today

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try - JFK How many times have you wished things were different? Dreamed about doing something else - something more - but never moved past the dream because you were scared? How many times have you started making progress in an area of your health but got stuck... Continue Reading →

Life’s too Short

There's nothing worse than fake butter. #truth What do you do to keep it real?

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