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Chocolate Chip Cookies (that might be gluten free too!)
I LOVE a good old fashioned chocolate chip cookie. It reminds me of the standard slice and bake Nestle cookies that I had at least once a week as a kid. Good news with this recipe, making a big batch once a week is no biggie! So enjoy with no guilt! Ingredients 1/2 cup melted butter (grass fed, if possible) 1/4 cup melted coconut...
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New Food Rules: VEG OUT
Many people ask me, what do I need to do to be healthier? “Well… That depends… Healthy is such a relative term.” The answer is SO different for each person. Nonetheless, there is one universal piece of advice I give to absolutely everyone without fail: INCREASE your non-starchy VEGGIES DAILY. Non-starchy veggies are loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, and phytochemicals. They help...
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Food For Thought: Food Policy
In honor of the upcoming elections, I am sharing a little FOOD FOR THOUGHT. While you will hear much about immigration, economics, and national security in the debates, you are not going to hear about something I believe is even more important than health care. Its our food supply! Below is a statement from one of my favorite Top Chefs: Tom Colicchio. {Excerpt from...
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The Savage Mix: Mega Moves for 3 Workouts #2
Want the most effective workout possible? Cardio + Strength + Flexibility in one 30 minute set. Ask and you shall receive! Here are 10 Mega Moves that will sculpt, tone, and whittle the WHOLE body. Add in more weights one day for greater muscle strength. Add cardio moves between each set for a heart pounding calorie burn. How To: Watch each of the videos...
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New Years, New Rules: Stop Counting Calories #2
For those of you who want another reason to cut calories out of your vocabulary, watch the below video from one of my favorite podcast stars, Dave Asprey at Bulletproof. Dr. David Ludwig is his guest and describes how calories are POINTLESS to measure. To sum it up, The brain is hardwired to get enough nutritious calories. If you fake your body out...
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New Year, New Rules: Stop Counting!
If there has been on single mistake in my career as a registered dietitian, it has been preaching the notion of calorie manipulation and control. The theory makes perfect sense, eat fewer calories than your body needs and lose weight. However, in practice, I have many follow up visits where my patients have reported following the set calorie number and no movement on the...
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5 Minutes to a Better Booty
Dreaming of a perky, yoga pants don’t know what hit them, BOOTY? Small, concentrated movements are fab at hitting all the right muscles. The trick is to perform all of the movements at various angles to incorporate the 3 glutes. These 5 moves can be performed standing or down on all fours. I recommend doing both ways to see how it feels different. Perform...
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All Health Begins in the Gut
All health begins in the gut… Wait, what?!? In the traditional sense, most of us think that the stomach as having one function of getting our food where it needs to go. Instead of taking the gut for granted, we need to recognize it as a vital role for both the WHOLE body. Many in the health arena are coining the term of Gut-Brain....
