Good Food Good Business
Love this time of year as we all get outdoors and the local foods appear in abundance at Farmer's Markets. Local DOES matter. Food denatures, meaning it begins losing nutritional value as soon as it is removed from its growing source. Explore the Farmer's Markets and double your nutritional content while simultaneously boosting our local economy. My top 5 from the market to boost your health! Read More
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 3 Keys to Re-balance Your Body
Our obsession with a symptom focus has deterred our culture from seeking the source of the problem. High blood pressure, weight gain, cholesterol imbalance, even diabetes type II have causes that can be resolved instead of medicated. Food plays a key role. Here are 3 places to start in your quest to treat instead of medicate your symptoms. Read More |
In my educational series, Designing a Healthier You, I teach my audiences how to eat as our bodies were designed to support health rather than challenge it. Sugar is the my single biggest hurdle with clients as it is highly addictive and EVERYWHERE. Some 10,000 years ago the annual intake of sugar per human was approximately 22 teaspoons (110 grams) per year.
Sugar consumption by the average American ranges from 150lbs - 180lbs per year, (approx 1/2 a pound per day). You are not DESIGNED to consume this volume or even close this volume of sugar. Read More
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Make Mine a Maca
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Maca, Matcha, Mate' all three are stimulating alternatives to energy drinks and excess coffee. Instead of blasting your adrenals to fire cortisol and raise insulin, these beverages, have a more sustained gentle approach by stimulating nerve and muscle tissues. They pack potent nutrient complexes that enhance not only performance, but overall health as well! Maca is like a hit of happy. Green tea matcha, a blast of life giving antioxidants.
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Tea it Up
Took me 3 years to stop craving coffee. Not just the caffeine, the flavor was part of my morning. Only 1 or 2 cups but HAD to have it. Don't think I don't understand what I am asking when I suggest adding some tea and easing off the coffee just a little. And those energy drinks, they are laced with addictive substances including volumes of sweeteners. Truly a non-health enhancing path. Why Tea?
Tea offers more sustained energy, can aid weight loss efforts (Green & Oolong Tea), keeps your moods in check (Passion Tea & Maca), and aids detoxing the crud we pummel our bodies with.(Green, Dandelion and Nettle Teas). Read More
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Attitude is Everything
When it comes to your health, your state of mind is your single most powerful tool. Happiness drives motivation and energy. Many seek this euphoria with caffeine and sugar.
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