When you think about stress, do you picture someone working long hours at a less than fulfilling job, experiencing financial hardships, or overburdened by too many errands and seemingly pointless tasks? Do you imagine relationships with friends and family suffering,...
Are Spring Cleanses and Detoxes Really Good for You?
Clients frequently ask about detoxes this time of year, and in previous posts I have discussed several options for trying a juicing or cleansing program. While they can be great options for people-particularly those who have been eating a fatty,...
Massage Therapy: Get “In Touch” with Its Many Benefits
Brush aside any thoughts you may have that massage is only a feel-good way to indulge or pamper yourself. To the contrary, massage can be a powerful tool to help you take charge of your health and well-being, whether...
Personality Traits That Fuel Successful Weight-Loss
This month marks my first official duties as a Consulting Counselor for the National Exchange for Weight-Loss Resistance, or NEWLR for short, so the issues of weight and weight-loss have been on my mind a lot in preparing for...
Make a Clean Start This Spring For Your Mind, Body, and Home
Spring is traditionally associated with new life and fresh beginnings--trees and flowers start to bloom, brighter days and warmer weather appear, and a sense of renewed spirit and energy comes alive after the cold, long winter. So what does the...
Get Moving This Spring With Easy ideas for Being More Active
Though it's early on the calendar, spring is clearly here in the Northeast (at least for this week). Even if this warm weather doesn't last, now is still the perfect time to start getting outside and being more active. We...
Water Works! Reasons to Love It, and 5 Ways to Drink More
We need to drink water for one primary reason: it makes up most of our bodies! When we lose it throughout the day via normal activities as well as exercise, we have to replenish our stores. Below are some percentages: ...
Are Trans Fats Finally On Their Way Out?
From 2000 to 2009, the levels of trans fats found in the blood of caucasian Americans dropped 58%, a recent government study shows. That's a pretty dramatic number, and proves that maybe the years of warnings about the dangers inherent...
Nature’s Miracle Worker: Coconut Oil
In 1994, The Center for Science in the Public Interest published a report bashing coconut oil, blaming the oil for packing as much saturated fat into a large, no-butter movie theater popcorn as six Big Mac Burgers. Not surprisingly, this...
Cooking Up A Very Special Valentine’s Day
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, a time when all things sweet and chocolatey are considered completely acceptable, even if you are on a diet. It's one of only a few holidays during the year when candy is definitely on the menu....