Category Archives: In The Press

Renew Your Energy with Internal Spring Cleaning

Feeling kind of blah and sluggish? Still dragging around those winter blues and an extra five pounds? Clothes feel too tight?

You may need some spring cleaning — not the external kind, but internally.

Get Energized: 3 Steps to a healthy meal

This article was originally published on February 24, 2010 as my column Holistic Outlook, in The Times Herald Record.  To see the original article, click here. Step one: Four for four Every time you eat, you are giving your body information. You probably want to tell your body things like: “Burn fat!” “Keep me energizedContinue reading “Get Energized: 3 Steps to a healthy meal”

Stuck At Your Desk or Computer? Health Tips for You!

This article was originally published as Fran’s Holistic Outlook column in The Times Herald Record on January 21, 2010. If you’re spending long days hunched over a desk or computer, you’re not alone. Here are seven ways to integrate healthier habits into a tough work day. 1. Mom was right. Breakfast is the most importantContinue reading “Stuck At Your Desk or Computer? Health Tips for You!”

Gluten Sensitivity Featured in The Times Herald Record

Read my article, plus an interview with 2 of my wonderful clients, as featured in the The Times Herald Record on December 23, 2009. Can Going Gluten Free Change Your Life? Goodbye to Gluten: Two Who Feel ‘So Much Better’

How To Fight The Battle of the Bulge – And Win

If you are tired of dieting, tired of feeling sick and tired, and on the verge of despair, take hope. It is not your fault, and it is not a “normal part of aging” either. It is possible to heal your metabolism, lose body fat, eliminate food cravings completely, and even reverse many chronic symptoms.

5 ways to help break the cycle of stress

Stress. Not only have we all got it, but it seems we’re experiencing it chronically and in increasing amounts. Chronic stress takes a huge toll physically, emotionally and mentally. Because it is linked to inflammation, it contributes to many degenerative diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and arthritis. On top of all that, stress actually rewires our brain: It compromises our ability to think clearly and make good decisions. Under stress, we tend to repeat habitual behaviors, even when they don’t serve us well and perpetuate the very circumstances in which we are stuck.