What’s Your Inner Size?

When my friends were visiting a few weeks ago we found ourselves perusing shops at L.A. and California Fashion Marts (we went twice it was so much fun!) I wondered what size we all were?  What size was I before and what size do I want to be?  I got to thinking, isn’t your outer size usually a reflection of…

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Let Food Be Your Medicine

Hippocrates, the father of Modern Day Medicine, said “Let Food Be Your Medicine”. I go a little further and add “Let Your Kitchen Be Your Pharmacy”.  We can’t deny the powerful effects of a healthy diet from reversing aging and the potential for disease, helping you think better, move better and ultimately feel better.  Drugs are not nourishing to the…

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Scary Food on the Table

Recently I was perusing an on-line newsletter where they were talking about Weapons of Mass Destruction – but they weren’t arms, guns, etc – it was about food!  The food choices that we and our children are making unknowingly on a daily basis are very destructive.  It’s a crime that such food choices are even being offered in restaurants or…

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The Real Scoop on Fat

Fat cells do more than just keep you fat, they are also building blocks for your hormones. Fat cells can also cause inflammation in your body, however healthy fats like fish oil, olive oil, avocados and nuts prevent inflammation in your body. Sound confusing? Well yes it can be, with so much information out there it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. Unhealthy…

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Are You Afraid of Dieting?

You might be afraid of dieting – even the word scares most of us.  Why?  Because we feel we will fail.  You may not know this but 90% – 95% of Women’s Self Esteem is based on their body image.  Surprising?   Based on my nearly 20 years in practice I have seen, felt and heard the pain surrounding how we women feel about our bodies. …

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Is Your Blood Sugar Out of Whack?

Do you ever wonder if you are headed for hypoglycemia, pre-diabetes or even diabetes?  Do you have a family history of blood sugar issues?  Aunt Mary, Cousin Sam or Mom have Diabetes?  Well even though heredity is not the only indicator that you may become Diabetic – it still represents a 50/50 chance. I live with Diabetes everyday.  My husband was…

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Take Off Your Mask

Do you ever feel like you are wearing a mask?  Hiding a part of yourself you want so very much to show and express – yet you constantly stop yourself from doing so?  You want to be that lean person wearing the Hip and Now Fashions, even a pair of Skinny Jeans may fit the bill. Or how about the clothes you’ve already got?  You…

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Feeling Disconnected?

You may wonder what feeling disconnected or discontent has to do with weight, nutrition or good health?  Or maybe it’s obvious – when you don’t feel a sense of belonging loneliness or depression can often become your best friend.  Especially for women – feeling connected is essential.  The hormone oxytocin– also called the “love hormone” – increases feelings of love and bonding. This…

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The Weight & Digestion Connection

My mother always says “You appreciate health when you don’t have it!” And not having a healthy digestion can impact everything.  In Ayurvedic Medicine – the 5000 year old medicine of India, they place great emphasis on the role of digestion.  Not only digesting what you eat but also digesting your thoughts and experiences in a healthy way.  Processing everything you experience beneficially– so you are…

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Are You Ready to Rebuild Your Body?

Some question I’ve posed this week – right?  Well ever wonder if that could be possible – have a whole new body rather than the one you were born?  The one that you haven’t treated as well as you should or could have?  I’m sure the latter response is a much more possible reason.  But not to worry all is not lost…

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