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Make Your Own Salad Dressing

It’s so easy to make a delicious and healthy salad dressing.

Inflammation & Insulin Resistance: the cause of all ills, including autism?

Immune Disorders and Autism – NYTimes.com. Like Cassandra in her corner, I have been proclaiming for over a decade that inflammation and insulin resistance (also known as Metabolic Syndrome, found in diabetics and pre-diabetics) are at the root of most auto-immune and degenerative diseases, and that these issues and the illnesses they engender can successfullyContinue reading “Inflammation & Insulin Resistance: the cause of all ills, including autism?”

On Loss, and Attachment: What parenting taught me about connection

What parenting taught me about loss, and attachment, and connection.

The Unsweetened Truth, Part 2: artificial sweeteners

Artificial sweeteners not only don’t work. They can work against you. Here’s how.

The Unsweetened Truth, Part 1: Sugar

We love our sweets. And the more we have, the more we crave. That’s not simply habit, or lack of will power. It’s biochemistry. Let me explain.

Dieting vs. Exercise for Weight Loss

Weight loss is at least 80% nutrition. Exercise alone will not make you lose weight if you don’t adjust your eating for a healthy metabolism.

Eat Local! It’s Never Been So Easy

If you’re not eating fresh local food, you might be very surprised at the delightful difference in both taste and nutrition.

Lyme Update

Helping clients with Lyme disease and Lyme co-infections has been a part of my practice for over 15 years, and in the past few years it has become a major part of my work.

Q & A About The Healthiest Loser Class

I’ve been getting a lot of great questions about my Healthiest Loser Class. Here are some answers, but if you still have a question, please let me know!

Are you a daily “grazer”?

Somewhere in the past decade, it became a truism that the best way to eat is to graze: to eat six small meals, or three meals and three snacks. If you know the facts, you might want to reconsider.