I love the holidays! I mean, I love most things about the holidays. Ok, honestly there are just a few things I truly love about the holidays. Downtime with my family. Cooking special meals for those I love. Decorating the Christmas tree. And the extremely raucous and competitive Yankee Swap party my friends host every year…. […]
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My Favorite 3 Supplements That Fight Inflammation, “The Silent Killer”
Do people stroll by your desk at work, examine what you’re eating and ask a million questions about it on a daily basis? No? It happens to me all the time. ; ) As a mind/body wellness expert, I constantly get asked about what I eat to stay healthy- whether it’s what my students see […]
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As important as moving your body is every day, it’s just as important to make sure you’re fueling it correctly before and after, to optimize your performance and enhance recovery. You don’t want to go to the gym without eating- your body will be pissed! No, you don’t want to eat a full farmer’s breakfast […]
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One unexpected lesson I’ve learned from my yoga practice is that looking and feeling your best doesn’t always come from your favorite lipstick or sweating it out on your mat. What we put INTO our bodies is just as important… if not more so. My students ask me all the time what I eat to […]
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‘Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry, but what’s with all the scrooge-ness around food once the Yule Log gets fired up? When constantly tempted to indulge during the holidays, all or nothing thinking can creep in, but with a quick mindset shift you can enjoy grandma’s cookies or a champagne cocktail without the guilt or snug jeans come January.
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I hope you’re having an incredible summer, full of sun, sea, sand, and adventure. I’ve been on vacation all week in Florida and woke up this morning feeling like I’ve had a few too many “last hurrahs.” You know what I mean…. it’s summer, you’re at BBQ’s, bringing the kids for ice cream more often- […]
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Lately I’ve been having a bit of “cabbage soup deja vu.” Maybe I’m dating myself, but surely you must remember the big diet craze in the; ’80s when people ate cabbage soup for a week and claimed to have lost 10lbs. Thousands of people jumped on the bandwagon looking for that magical weight loss plan, […]
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