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Perfecting Meal Portions

I know that I have an issue with my portion sizes, especially at dinner time! I do pretty well all day and when it’s dinner time, I’m not starving because I ate healthy all day but I find myself going for seconds. I say it’s because it tastes so good but in reality, I know…… Continue reading Perfecting Meal Portions

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Beat Sugar & Carb Cravings with Spring Produce!

Cravings can tell a lot about your body both physically and emotionally. Physically we often crave what our body is missing such as certain minerals, vitamins and other nutrients. Emotional cravings can come from.. and check out the recipe too!

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Joint Pain and Dietary Guidelines – Eating Shouldn’t Hurt

If you regularly eat foods like white bread, wheat bread and other refined carbohydrates, or if you eat a lot of whole grain breads and pasta, you can count on having joint pain. Read more on how to relieve some joint pain and bloating by changing the way you eat.

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Comfort Outside of Food

We all seek comfort. We look for it in our family members, our friends, sometimes strangers, nowadays we can reach out and find it through social media, we seek it from our pets, some look for it in cleaning, shopping, going to the gym, finding distraction in a movie; we also look to food for

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Swell! Food Causes of Inflammation

Oftentimes people relate inflammation to a sore tooth, a cut or other injury or joints but inflammation is present in a large majority of U.S. citizens. Why is this so? Read about it here

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Potassium Benefits & Daily Requirements

Potassium is for more than just muscle cramps, it helps every aspect of your body, read on..

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Corn Syrup & High Fructose Corn Syrup; What’s the Difference?

Someone recently presented me with this question and as a food and lifestyle coach, it’s my job to find answers to everyday questions and share the information with you so you can make healthy choices in your journey. Corn syrup is made by extracting from the corn starch from yellow corn plant and made into…… Continue reading Corn Syrup & High Fructose Corn Syrup; What’s the Difference?

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Great Blood Work Results Can Be a Side Effect of Eating Properly

Maybe you want to change your diet to lose weight, maybe that’s your only goal, or maybe you want to lower blood sugar, cholesterol or blood pressure. Whatever your goal is, it will happen when you are diligent in adopting new good habits. One of the first things that I have experienced happening with my…… Continue reading Great Blood Work Results Can Be a Side Effect of Eating Properly

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Why to Eat in Season Foods & What Ones to Eat

With so many choices for foods to eat just about anywhere you turn, particularly if you live in an urban or suburban area, it’s no wonder many of us are in a constant struggle to lose weight, to feel better, to eat less, to sleep better, to not feel bloated, to have less stress and…… Continue reading Why to Eat in Season Foods & What Ones to Eat

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Coconut Oil, Friend or Foe?

I use cold pressed, unrefined coconut oil less than I used to. I didn’t taste much difference between that and a light olive oil in stir-frying. My knowledge of coconut oil in the past was that it wasn’t very good for you so my curiosity in why that ‘claim’ is different today, is no surprise.…… Continue reading Coconut Oil, Friend or Foe?