Andrea Beaman knows the value of investing in your health. This weekend I was able to see her speak at a health conference on the topic “Health is Wealth.” If you are not familiar with Andrea, she's the Natural Foods Chef, author, and Top Chef contestant that cured her own thyroid disease – with food. [...]
Your body is intelligent. It is always there for you, pumping blood, digesting whatever food you put in it and maintaining homeostasis. Is this reliable, intelligent bio-computer making a mistake by craving potato chips, a hamburger or chocolate? Are cravings just an opportunity to exercise “will-power” or discipline? Maybe cravings are something else. I believe [...]
If you want to accomplish a difficult goal, it helps to have someone knowledgeable supporting you every step of the way. I learned the truth of this when I hired my own first coach. Those one-on-one calls with an objective, non-judgmental woman who cared deeply about my success were life-changing. She helped me identify and [...]
Why was I in Long Beach last weekend, wearing red and looking for the healthiest places to eat? Attending the largest health coach convention in the world – the Institute for Integrative Nutrition Mega Conference. Over 5000 attendees, some from places as far away as South Africa and South Korea, gathered to [...]
Did you know that today is Ditch Your New Year’s Resolution Day? Yep, there is a national day to officially cut ourselves ourselves loose from resolutions that we have been unable to maintain. This reveals a reality: Real, sustained change can be difficult. Well intended New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight, exercise [...]
People used to know how to eat. They ate what they (or someone nearby) pulled out of the ground or plucked from a plant. It was fresh, seasonal and good for you. And someone in the house knew how to turn all of that delicious produce into mouthwatering meals that nourished the [...]
