Health Tips
Plant Powered Healing
Some exciting news to share: I was recently a guest on Chef AJ Live! In the segment, called Plant Powered Healing: Real Life Success Stories, I...
Love to Learn
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Learning new skills -- especially complex ones like language and music -- changes the physical...
A Winning Combination
Nutrition research is a mess, right??!! Much of it is funded by big business…or the studies are poorly designed…or the sample size is too small to...
Wait a Minute!
Of course, you don't want to eat when you're not really hungry. But you also don't want to deprive yourself of food when you are hungry. So what...
Soy for Breast Health?
Women who have had breast cancer have traditionally been advised to avoid soy due to fears that, like estrogen, it could promote progression or...
Eat-Walk-Repeat
Taking a short walk -- just 2 to 5 minutes -- after a meal prevents insulin spikes and smooths out your glucose metabolism. This controls hunger and...
Think About It
If you could prevent dementia, would you? Surely, if you've ever seen a loved one struggle with this frustrating diagnosis, you would jump at the...
History is Not Destiny
In addition to food, shelter and love, I got a few other gifts from my parents: family history of prediabetes, heart disease, breast cancer, colon...
Grateful for Life-Giving Water
The people of Granada, Nicaragua rely on plants growing on Mombacho Volcano, like the one pictured above, for water. These plants soak up moisture...
Love the One You’re With
I don't mean settle. I mean truly love the one you're with. Research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman shows that leaning in and expressing love even...
A Little Resistance Is a Good Thing
Did you know that lean body mass has the highest metabolic rate of all the cells in your body? That means your skeletal muscle, bones and internal...
Abundance of Health, Joy and Fruit
Why do we feel we have to give things up to be healthy? It doesn't have to be that way! If you seek an abundance of health, I encourage you to get...











