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The “Healthy” Breakfast Mistake

The Healthy Breakfast Mistake

It’s 10am and you’re S-T-A-R-V-I-N-G! You think to yourself “Oh, not again. Today is going to be a good day. I can make it until lunch if I just distract myself with work.” Fifteen minutes later, your mind goes back to food. You finally give … continue reading

3 Steps to Stop Food Cravings

Has anyone else permanently sworn off Pringles? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, be sure to read last week’s post on food addictions and watch the videos with Brad Pitt. I’m tackling how to stop food cravings today and it’ll make more sense … continue reading

Addicted to food?

You can’t stop. You say to yourself “Oh, just one more.” Maybe you put away the package and try to distract yourself, but something pulls you back. You wish you have never opened the package… or never even bought it. It’s all your fault! Pretty … continue reading

5 Reasons to Ditch Low-Fat Salad Dressing

5 Reasons to Ditch Low-Fat Salad Dressing

There are a lot of “rules” tossed around about healthy eating and I find myself disagreeing with most of them. Many of these “rules” are fabricated from half-truths or extrapolated from outdated nutrition dogma.  In my world, you’re often better off just listening to what … continue reading

Gestational Diabetes – What NOT To Do!

Gestational Diabetes What NOT to do

Today will be a little different than my usual post on mindful eating, Pilates, or healthy recipes. I’m tackling a topic that is near and dear to my heart – one that I devote roughly half of my working hours to every week and one … continue reading

How to Overcome Overeating

Did your grandma ever tell you “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.”? She was worried about you serving yourself more food than you can eat. I think all of us have had that experience. I stumbled across the cutest cartoon last week. Check it … continue reading

How I Eat Enough Vegetables – 3 Easy Steps

Ever shop around at the farmer’s market with great intentions, filling your basket with loads of colorful veggies with grand plans for dinners and then forget about them? I’m just proud that I made it to the farmer’s market most weeks. Here’s me after biking … continue reading

9 Tips for Healthier BBQ’d Meat

9 tips for healthier bbq'd meat

With 4th of July around the corner, you’re probably planning on a delicious feast of BBQ’d delights. But, the food police may have told you that eating grilled meat gives you cancer. Party poopers. There’s some truth to this, but like anything else ridiculously delicious … continue reading

Digestive Issues and What to do About Them

I’ve had many people contact me recently looking for relief from some sort of digestive complaint. One of my specialties is digestive issues and healing them through whole foods, so this isn’t out of the ordinary. The story goes something like… ” I used to … continue reading

Is Juice Healthy?

I recently had the pleasure of teaching a workshop at HALE Pilates Method, a gorgeous classical Pilates studio in Redondo Beach, CA. If you’ve been following my blog, you know the main topic was a loaded one: Detox. Many people follow juice cleanses in an … continue reading