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Ten Reasons to Eat Chocolate & How to Keep Your Habit Healthy

Chocolate is GOOD for you! Here are my top 10 reasons you SHOULD eat chocolate, and how to keep your chocolate indulgence healthy

The Good The Bad & The Ugly: Natural and Artificial Sweeteners, and how they stack up

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. Understand that, and you take control. Read more…

Got Milk? Might Not Be Doing You Much Good – NYTimes.com

“More and more evidence is surfacing, however, that milk consumption may not only be unhelpful, it might also be detrimental.” I see the alarm on clients’ faces when I tell them to stop drinking milk, and they ask “but what about my bones?” Here is yet MORE evidence- lots of it – that drinking milkContinue reading “Got Milk? Might Not Be Doing You Much Good – NYTimes.com”

Are you doubling your risk of heart disease?

You might be surprised to find out what you’re eating every day that is DOUBLING your risk of heart disease. Watch the video to find out.

February Meeting Rescheduled to 2/19 due to Snow!

Good, bad and ugly sweeteners. What to choose, when, and why. Plus a healthy Valentine’s Day Recipe. It’s my next monthly meeting, Thursday Feb 13 6:30PM at my office. Register online.

All Calories are NOT Created Equal

Research confirms again: all calories are NOT created equal. Counting calories not only fails as a method for weight loss, but will actually work against you, particularly if you repeatedly restrict calories over the course of your life.

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.

Be A Compassionate Warrior Against Cancer

What does it mean to take a holistic approach to cancer?

Vital Signs – Nutrition – Added Sugars Appear to Affect Cholesterol – NYTimes.com

Vital Signs – Nutrition – Added Sugars Appear to Affect Cholesterol – NYTimes.com. They sure do! I have been telling clients this for years: that what raises cholesterol is increased insulin resistance and a diet high in refined sugars and carbohydrates. It is not eating foods that contain cholesterol, like eggs, and it is notContinue reading “Vital Signs – Nutrition – Added Sugars Appear to Affect Cholesterol – NYTimes.com”