Uncategorized
Cha-Ching! This Chia Seed Pudding Might Help You Lose Weight
I’m committed to suggesting healthy food that is easy to prepare for us busy people, I love this classic recipe from The Hormone Reset Diet because it takes almost no time to prepare. Whip it up before you go to bed and you’ll have a fresh, nutritious and filling non-dairy pudding for breakfast! Chia seeds…
Read MoreStuck at the Corner of Fat and Unhappy? The Intersection of Dating and Hormones
All the single ladies (all the single ladies) All the single ladies, now put your hands up – Beyonce, Put a Ring On It Is your hand in the air right now? Does the thought of dressing up, meeting someone new, and making sparkling conversation sound next to impossible? If yes, I’d put all my…
Read MoreAnxiety: 5 Ways to Reset from Anxious to Zen
When most people think of anxiety, they envision someone having a full-blown panic attack, but the truth is that anxiety may show up in subtle and sneaky ways. In fact, from a more Eastern perspective, any time you move away from a feeling of peace, you are experiencing a form of anxiety. Consider the following questions. Are…
Read MoreYour Top Questions, Answered: Hashimoto's AutoImmune Thyroiditis
If you follow my work, you already know that your hormones are constantly performing a delicate dance inside your body. Interrupt this dance, and your weight, your mood, and your health can go haywire – fast. Hashimoto’s disease deserves a spot in the conversation about hormone balance, as it’s one of the most common conditions…
Read MoreWhy Do I Feel Disconnected? The Cortisol-Oxytocin Connection
Do you feel stressed, tired, lonely and disconnected from your relationships with others and even yourself? Do you prefer to stay home than socialize? Have you walked by people you know and didn’t say hi, not because they annoy you but because you didn’t want to interact? Are you missing the warmth of love and…
Read MoreHow to Eat, Drink & Be Mindful This Holiday Season
Research out of Cornell University indicates we make, on average, more than 250 food decisions on any given day. During the holidays, this number skyrockets – from sugar cookies brought in by clients to pecan pie made by a neighbor. The number of choices you have to make can be exhausting! It’s no surprise that…
Read MoreOrganically Jeaned: Change Up the Paradigm
Learned today that the European Union has rigid boundaries on the type of cotton they import – no toxic dyes, no cheap cotton laced with DDT, as several cottons from China and India were recently demonstrated to contain. The EU regularly tests their imported textiles carefully; we in the US do not. One of the worst…
Read MoreCravings 101: Fight the Saboteur
Your saboteur (or as Annie Lamott aptly calls it: KFKD radio) is the one telling you that dumping the junk is a waste of time. Why bother? Who cares? Who does that quack doctor think she is? The key to counter your saboteur is to get empowered both to recognize and to talk back.…
Read MoreAngelina Jolie Takes Charge + Undergoes the Sexiest Double Mastectomy Ever
When Angelina Jolie recently announced that she had undergone a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against breast cancer, most people were shocked. I was delighted. Angelina is brave and bold, and knows we need to change the conversation about taboo topics such as breast cancer and prevention. I hope that her grace and honesty…
Read More