I don’t know about you, but I am always struggling with sugar cravings. Between my clients and my own experiments, I have some solutions that truly work – some are obvious and some will take you by surprise. Sugar is BAD. Out of all the known bad foods and nutrients in our diet, sugar is […]
Tag Archives: Detox Diet
How to Detoxify Your Body
Before you consider a detoxification (detox) program for yourself, it’s important to do your research. Below are some essential questions that will help you understand if you need to detox your body and if our program is a good fit for you. What is detoxification? Detoxification is the process of excreting toxic chemicals from our […]
Betsy’s Experience: 9 Day Detox Program
I have designed a 9 day natural detox program for my clients. It’s not an extreme fast or cleanse. Instead of depriving the body of essential nutrients needed for true detoxification, this program helps excrete toxic chemicals from body organs so your body metabolism works more efficiently. It consists of a whole foods diet and […]
Preparing For Pregnancy
Infertility is a huge problem these days. After talking to many women who are having trouble making a baby, I’d like to focus on preparing our bodies in a healthy way for pregnancy. Most people begin preparing their bodies for pregnancy after they conceive, but what they do not always realize is that the most […]
Vegetable Greens: Add to All Meals
When it comes to creating a healthy nutrient-dense meal, I always go for greens. Leafy greens to green vegetables, raw or cooked, in my smoothie or sauteed with garlic and olive oil, greens are my secret weapon for weight loss. I grew up in a household where my mother cooked most of our meals, and yes, they usually included […]
Post-Holiday Diet
6 WAYS TO LOSE HOLIDAY WEIGHT The most common New Year’s Resolution is to lose some weight. The holidays are a joyous, yet stressful time filled with tons of desserts and rich meals. Let’s shed those pounds and start the New Year off with some new healthy lifestyle changes. Follow these steps to improved health. […]
Healthy Stool
It’s not a lovely topic, but sometimes it’s important to talk about stool, AKA poop, crap, dump, bm, #2. As a nutritionist, I ask every one of my clients about their stool. Do you go regularly? How many times a day? What is the consistency? What color is it? Answers to these questions help clarify […]
How to Read Labels: Ingredients
It doesn’t sound difficult, but reading and understanding food labels is a tricky task. Big companies are exceptionally good at deceiving the public. They lure you in with bold letters and big statements, but what they are really doing is distracting you from the truth. When you pick up a product at the store, what […]
Trans Fats
Did you know that New York City and Chicago are seriously considering the ban of trans fats in their restaurants? Well it looks like trans fats are the new cigarettes. Also, as of January 2006, trans fats are required to be listed on Nutrition Facts Labels. With all this recent controversy over these harmful fats, […]
How to Rid the Body of Toxins
From the minute that we are brought into this world we are exposed to more toxins than you could fathom. Our air and water supply are polluted, which effect the foods we eat daily. Most cleaning agents and plastics around the house are toxic to our bodies. Those silver fillings in your mouth contain mercury […]
