You’ve made it through Thanksgiving, hooray!! Consider the ‘battle’ of the Holiday Season half way done. To me, Thanksgiving is the more difficult Holiday to make it through. So much food in one sitting. Whereas Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza are more gradual Holiday festivities. So put your [...]
It’s that time of year…sugar and indulgences are everywhere, and they are here to stay for at least 2 more months. Instead of writing off our health for the next 60 days with the idea that we will “get it back together” in the new year, let’s stick to our goals as we navigate the most [...]
Continuing our conversation with sugar, let’s discuss a few positive aspects of how reducing our sugar intake can benefit us. First, a reminder of the science behind sugar. Sugar is a natural ingredient that has been part of our diet for many years. Sugars are carbohydrates that provide energy [...]
We’ve all been there: “I’ll take the diet coke, please”. Thinking, oh yeah this is the healthier option over that fully loaded, calorie dense regular coke. And in some cases, you’re right. There aren’t as may calories, in fact no calories in a coke zero or diet coke. But there are those [...]
SCHEDULE YOUR TIME AHEAD For meal prepping, whether that be Saturday, Sunday or Monday to kick start your week, plan on 2-3 hours of your day. And that doesn’t mean you will need all those hours. It also doesn’t mean you have to meal prep all on one day. Some people (like myself) like to batch [...]
#1 – Not taking enough care of your physical and mental well being Taking on a task of beginning a new lifestyle can be scary and a little overwhelming. Especially when it comes to an autoimmune protocol. Although a large part of this journey is navigating through a new ‘diet’, the [...]