50 Day Countdown to 2020 Okay, so we are officially on a countdown to a new year! I’m always excited about the prospect of new beginnings and I hope you are as excited as I am to usher in the year 2020, or 20/20, one that has been designated the “Year of Visionaries” by our […]
Here we grow again! I can only imagine what some of you are thinking about the medical community right now regarding our seemingly fickle ideas about what is best for you on your road to weight loss. Let’s recap: at one point it was ALL about low or no fat diets (circa 1991), then there […]
VITAMINS AFTER 40! Once you turn 40 (and definitely after turning 50), vitamin supplements become vitally important for your health and endurance. In fact, as we age there are even some illnesses that are more prevalent with increased age that prevent us from accessing our vitamin stores as easily as we once did in our […]
There have been so many mixed messages out there in the media about the best practices for weight loss and weight management. Over the years we have been pushed to embrace low-carb, low-fat, low-calorie, and now Paleo diets (also known as clean eating). After all the dust has settled, what it looks like it boils […]
Vegetarians need to take special care to meet daily protein needs but it can be done by eating an array of plant-based foods like beans, lentils, nuts, healthy grains (quinoa, cous cous, brown rice, and wild rice) and limited soy products like tofu and tempeh Ingredients SALSA: 3 cups finely chopped plum tomato (about 6 […]