Did you know that the foods you eat might be causing your migraines and headaches? Blood sugar spikes could be one of the primary causes of regular headaches. By regulating your blood sugar levels, you can avoid the blood-sugar related headaches, and have the extra benefit of feeling better overall....

Chronic sleep deprivation can contribute to a host of health issues.  For migraine sufferers, it’s even more important to get restful sleep to stave off those middle of the night and early morning headaches. 

It’s recommended that we need 7 –9 hours of sleep per night to not just function, but to t...

Are you in full spring-cleaning mode, yet?  I love this time of year -- out with the old, in with the new…(and hopefully out with more than comes back in, if you are in a de-cluttering mood like I am!)    Tidying up your home and your life can breathe such a breath of fresh air into your life.  One ...

Do you ever feel like something is off with your body but can't put your finger on it? You may have a food intolerance or sensitivity. To find out what's causing your digestive discomfort, aches, pains, or headaches, you might want to try an elimination diet. 

 You'll start by removing certain food...

I must say…. adjusting my shopping, cooking, and eating habits during a drawn out global pandemic that started just one WEEK after having a total knee replacement, has been challenging, to say the least.  It all has had a SIGNIFICANT effect on my overall eating and exercise habits.  It became easier...

Even if you love the holidays and await them all year long -- we can all agree there's a significant uptick in stress during this season. Especially in 2020.  Even if the visits have shifted to virtual meetings, Facetime dinners, and Zoom gatherings with family and friends, our schedule has no “whit...

It’s no secret that the best workers are workers who think like the owner. Imagine the difference between an assistant who just completes the tasks at hand, and an owner who is constantly asking herself, “What’s next? What can I do better? What’s coming down the pipes? How can I turn this corner to ...

Everyone faces challenges in life. And every one of us has to crawl through periods of adversity to come out the other side a winner. And in our current global crisis, we all seem to be facing challenges at the same time.

But that's not what this blog is about. I’ve recently been helping people ...

How do you get motivated to cook when takeout is calling your name? It's hard but I'll tell you how we stopped dialling for delivery and started eating healthier without missing a step.

How many of us have a list of take out restaurants at our fingertips at home and at the office? It often feels...

How many times have you told yourself that you’re going to “eat better?”

You’re not going to eat any carbs or treats. You’re going to do nothing but drink water and eat kale for the next month?

And how often have you been successful following that “all or nothing” mentality?

My guess is ...

Before we dig into this topic, let’s start with a quick guessing game. 

Read the following ingredients and try to guess what it is:

Soy Protein Nuggets (Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Salt), Peanut Butter Fudge (Corn Syrup, Invert Sugar, Peanut Butter [Peanuts, Sugar, Salt], Sugar, Pal...

Thanks to much of what we hear in the media, detoxing and “cleansing” has earned a reputation for being unhealthy and even unsafe. When you hear the word “detox,” many people immediately think of all-liquid diets, expensive supplements and short-term deprivation for short-term gains. 

The truth is,...