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The Connection Between Cancer and Eating Meat
There is ample science showing a connection between cancer and eating meat, but whether or not you should stop eating meat could be a philosophical question, a moral question, it could be answered...
Health Benefits of Chocolate
The health benefits of chocolate come from its phytonutrients called flavonoids. Flavonoids are naturally found in many plant-based foods, including chocolate, tea, and red wine. Flavonoids offer...
What You Can Learn About Weight Loss From Adele
Whether or not you set New Year's Resolutions (NYR's), here's what you can learn about weight loss from Adele. I don't know about you, but I'm a fan of Adele. So naturally, I recently watched the...
Starting the year with big dreams?
At the end of Pretty Woman, a man walks across the street asking, “What’s your dream?” It’s a brand-new year, just one week old, and I can’t help thinking about my dreams. Dreams for this new year....
Taking Care of our Courageous Caregivers this November
November is National Family Caregivers Month. I feel that this is one group of people who are sorely left out and overlooked during a loved one’s cancer journey, even though they are so incredibly...
Reasons to Rate and Review a Podcast
I've been podcasting for a year now, but I've been listening to podcasts much longer than that. Podcasting started in 2005 and I, like most listeners, have been hooked from the start! Which is why I...
New Year, Same You?
It’s a new year, which means it’s that time again right? What time is that? Time to make New Year’s Resolutions, that according to statistics, 92% of people won’t keep(1). Last year, I wrote an...
What’s the big deal about protein?
The Universe feels totally aligned this week... everyone is focusing on protein. Which leads me to ask the question, "what's the big deal about protein?" I was quoted in an article that appeared in...
Do GMOs have an effect on aging and longevity?
https://youtu.be/KPgT9drwFEQ A couple weeks ago I started reading a book about aging and longevity. These topics are front of mind because of my health history. I'm a cancer survivor and I've made...
How to choose the right exercise program for you after cancer.
The exercise you do as a patient and as a survivor can look very different. And probably will. Choosing the right exercise program at the right time can make all the difference in sticking with and...
Physical activity is an important part of health.
Physical activity is an important part of health. Your body was meant to move, built to move. Without movement, your body doesn’t work right. If you ask your doctor what you need to do to stay...
What can you do to better your own mental health?
What can you do to better your mental health? Oh so many things! But there is one guiding principle that holds all the answers to that question. In this week's episode 2 of the Life Well-Lived...
How do you cope with the unexpected?
How do you cope with the unexpected? Many of us are moving through life so fast we rarely stop to think about what's going on... really going on. Truth be told, life is always throwing something our...
How to stay calm in uncertain times.
Coronavirus. Pandemic. Social distancing. Isolation. These words are distressing. So I started looking for ways to calm myself. If you're looking for ways of how to stay calm in uncertain times,...
Eating the rainbow will make you more beautiful.
Looking for another reason to eat the rainbow? How about clear, glowing skin? Eating the rainbow will make you more beautiful! In a recent blog I mentioned three great reasons to eat the rainbow....
The treasure is in the rainbow.
In March we celebrate St. Paddy's Day, which brings to mind rainbows and enormous pots of gold. When it comes to your health, you amass treasure each time you eat the rainbow. As we begin the month...
Fasting for Health
Have you ever thought about fasting for health? I talked about it in a recent nutrition segment you can access here. Fasting is nothing new! It is a practice that has been around since ancient...
Healthy Recipe Swaps For Holidays and All Year Round
This segment on healthy holiday recipe substitutes originally aired in December 2018, but the concepts are still true, and especially applicable since Valentine's Day is just around the corner! You...
9 Tips to Ensure The Success of Your New Year’s Health Resolutions
New Year's health resolutions are set by many yet achieved by few. (Even Richard Branson set health resolutions.) It’s a common practice, for some even a ritual, to make New Year’s resolutions....
What are you afraid of?
What are you afraid of? What's keeping you stuck? This is the start of a new year and a new decade and I've got some BIG goals. But have you ever felt like you set your sights so high you were...
Bring Your Light into the Dark
I can't say this is my favorite season, because I hate the cold. But I will say that I try to find beauty in every season. My favorite part about winter is all the lights and decorations abound, and...
Should you avoid alcohol to improve your health?
Tis the season of celebration and alcoholic drinks abound. But should you avoid alcohol to improve your health? If you are one of the many people trying out a low-carb diet, you may want to rethink...
Gratitude
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many people are talking about what they’re grateful for. It’s kinda like how on Valentine’s Day we all tell each other we love one another. Well, you...
Trick or Treat?
Lately, I've been thinking about how we treat ourselves and how we trick ourselves. Maybe because it's Halloween. And candy is literally EVERYWHERE (not screaming, just emphasizing). Sure, the...
Pro-inflammatory diet increases risk for colorectal and breast cancer.
In a new study published in the journal Nutrients, scientists from Spain examined the connection between individuals that scored high on the dietary inflammatory index and low on antioxidant and...
Want to prevent cancer? Look no further than your plate.
The debate over whether or not to eat organic is sure to bring out some strong feelings no matter who you ask. When choosing organic versus conventionally grown produce at the grocery store shoppers...
Are you “Clipped In”?
When I first started riding all my friends would ask me "are you clipped in?". Strangers would ask me too. I rode my bike for nine and a half months unclipped in my tennis shoes because I was too...
A Few of My Favorite Things (When I’m Sick)
Ok, normally, I think of myself as a pretty badass chick. I work hard, play hard (riding long distances on my bike (sometimes uphill)), I even have tattoos. But when I'm sick, it's like the world is...
What your genes can tell you about your health.
One thing I hear from my clients regularly is that heart disease or diabetes runs in their families and they’re seeing me to prevent one or the other or both. I have two answers to this. One, that...
Do you need to cleanse?
What is a cleanse and why should or should you not do one? And, are they necessary? And if you are going to do one, how can you do it safely? Mention to someone you are doing a cleanse and it can...