Start working out at home

Fitness Tip! If you’re finding it hard to fit working out at the gym into your busy schedule, save some wasted time spent driving to and from the gym by working out at home. Start with just 20 minutes in the morning doing a couple of easy and effective workouts...

Weight Loss Motivation Tips

When looking to drop some pounds or even maintain your weight, motivation can sometimes get lost. For me, on weekend mornings when it’s raining, or cold out, or if a good movie is on TV (doesn’t take much!), the gym looks much less appealing. I’ve...
Think Twice Before you Spritz

Think Twice Before you Spritz

Side Effects: mood swings, depression, headaches, brain fog, allergies, abdominal pain, birth defects, organ damage, endocrine disruption, cancer… That (very partial) list of side effects must be for some prescription pill with 30-seconds of disclaimer information on...

Beware of BPA in Canned Foods

  Most of us do what we can to avoid BPA in the plastics we use, but did you know most cans are lined with BPA too? This chemical has been linked to cancer, obesity, heart disease, depression, and more.  Some brands like Eden Organic have BPA-free lined cans,...
Foods That Fight Inflammation

Foods That Fight Inflammation

  This week’s lecture in my Integrative Nutrition program is about the dangers of inflammation. There is the inflammation you can feel when something hurts, but then there’s a 2nd type which is even more dangerous because it’s below the feeling of pain (it’s...