The nutritional and medical world is abuzz about the trendiest part of the digestive system, the gut microbiome. Studies show that the bacterial residents of your gut biome are correlated with weight, inflammation, various diseases, and even mental health. So why not give your gut a “makeover” for your health?…
A prospective client said to me, “I know I need to change my diet. I just keep wondering if this is the week I’m going to do it.” We’ve all been there. We know we ought to make a change, but we’re not quite committed and we don’t have a…
What’s in your post-holiday grocery cart? If you’re like the average person, the groceries in your cart after New Year’s Resolution time includes 55% more spent on food and twice as many calories per serving purchased. That’s according to a 2014 study. What’s going on here? Consumers purchased not only more…
Did you add “mass” this holiday season. I did. And not the liturgical kind. Of course, as a health coach, I know better. If you’ve had the same experience, you probably also know better. Do you feel disappointed and drained of your usual energy and vitality like I do? From…
Recently a client handed me a printout of a blog she’d found online: several pages touting benefits of a Paleo Anti-Inflammatory Diet, as well as suggestions on how to follow the diet. Should she follow the advice? As her health coach, it is not for me to prescribe a diet nor…
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“Low Carb Diets Can Help Keep the Weight Off,” shout the latest headlines. You can read about a study newly published in the highly respected medical journal, BMJ. An article New York Times to gives useful background and caveats. Or you might run across the bold headline without much nuance from other news outlets. You…
= WHAT IF you avoided all foods which might not be healthy? I recently sat down to talk diet with a couple who were knowledgeable about various well-researched diet advice yet still confused—as are most people these days—about what exactly to eat and what to eliminate. I struggle with these questions…
Why Added Sugar is Not the Whole Story As you gaze into a bakery or vending machine, I don’t need to tell you that tempting treats such as cake, doughnuts, or candy or not good for you. But did you know that a bagel, white rice, and apple juice may…
