Have You Ever Tapped? (not dancing…)

Have you ever heard of Tapping or Emotional Freedom Technique? I stumbled on EFT or tapping last year when I was still recuperating from my boating accident and used it for pain management. Tapping is an exercise where you literally tap on specific acupuncture points...

How Our Brains and Bellies are Connected and Why it Matters

Have you ever heard of a broken brain?  Have you ever worried that you have a broken brain? Or perhaps you know that you have a broken brain and have struggled with various treatments throughout your life to either fix it or help you live with it. A broken brain...

Happy Holidays!

I want to wish all of my friends a Happy Passover and/or Happy Easter! It does not happen often that these two holidays land together like they have this weekend.  Today is Friday, the first night of Passover and also Good Friday. I hope if you celebrate either of...

This Spice Can Help You Ward Off Diabetes

Does this sound familiar? Mornings are just crazy with everyone rushing around the house trying to get out the door with lunches, books and briefcases. Darn! You meant to make some breakfast but now, there just isn’t time. You grab a bagel or a Poptart or you skip...

30 Minutes a Day Could Change Everything

How much time do you spend outside during the week? If you’re lucky, an hour or two when it’s nice out…on the weekend? Maybe even less when the weather is more extreme. Most of us spend the majority of our time inside. When we go do go out, we’re either bundled up to...

Removing This One Thing From Your Diet Can Help You Lose Weight

Did you know that sugar is everywhere in your diet?  It’s not just in candy anymore. Go look in your pantry and fridge. Check out the food labels. You’ll see that sugar is in salad dressing, pizza, soup and even in your bread! What the heck is going on? It’s the...

We’ve Lost Another Legend: Whitney Houston

I’m not a big celebrity follower. I don’t watch E! or any of the awards shows, however, I love music. I’ve always loved music and I love to sing. Not that I’m very good at it but I’ve always appreciated talented musicians and Whitney...

Five Keys to Unlocking Heart Health

Love is in the air!  Valentine’s Day is next week.   February is also American Heart Month so this is a great time to talk about heart disease and what you can do to help prevent it. Know your Numbers!  Five Keys to Unlocking Your Heart Health are Knowing These...

What Everyone Who Cooks Needs to Know About Salt

Yesterday, I sent my husband to the store to buy salt.  As he walked out, I said, “Be sure to buy Celtic Sea Salt!”  He came home empty handed.  “Where’s the salt?” I asked.  He said I must be crazy. That salt was so expensive…it costs more than the gas we put in our...

Marvelous Margarine and Bad Butter…Are You Sure?

There is a lot of information available that is confusing about good nutrition but one premise that is agreed on, across the board, is to eat less processed foods and more whole foods. Whole foods are defined as foods eaten exactly in the form that they were made.  An...
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