Real Women Have Cellulite! As a women I have been blessed with the sweet dimples on my thighs and bottom. Yes, I exercise. Yes, I eat healthy and nope I am not overweight. I am one fraction of the 90% of women* who have dimples on their lady lumps. They come with the territory of womanhood. I am a mom of two and have aging skin like the rest of you, but I have some tips and tricks to help keep my lady lumps in check. Yes, I have come to embrace my cellulite just as I embrace

Every year where I live we have temperatures well over 100* degrees. When it comes to exercising outside, in the heat, you better be prepared or plan an alternative workout. You can be a super fit individual but the sun does not care. You can quickly become overheated and get sick from high temperatures. Protect yourself from health risks by considering the following: 1. Do not exercise between 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. outside. You MUST wait for the sun to go down and if it is

Adding herbs to your dishes is a great way to enhance your diet and the taste of your food. I have a small herb garden that I pick from daily to enhance the dishes I serve at my home. My favorite herbs include: basil, rosemary, peppermint & cilantro. My favorite spices are cinnamon and cayenne pepper. So why are these tasty add-in ingredients good for you? Check out why below: 1.) Holy basil helps fight infections while boosting your immunity! Holy basil is slightly different

You have probably heard all the craze around intermittent fasting and there are many benefits linked with all types of fasting programs. Did you know there are different types of fasting? Commonly people think of fasting as not eating any food for a period of time but they can drink water or abstaining from both food and water. People fast for health reasons and religious reasons. Whatever your reason may be here is some simple info regarding fasting. It will be up to you to

Do you often forget where you just placed something or struggle to connect sentences or remember what you were going to say? Does remembering names and numbers frustrate you? Do you see people and think, “I know them” but can’t remember from where? Do you have dejavu? Are you finding it harder to stay up on conversations and does your brain feel foggy? If you can relate to any number of these, it is time to start making your brain health a priority. The challenges that we fac

Being a mom, it’s hard to find time for yourself. Plus, the added struggle of severe back pain has made “mom-life” challenging at times. When you are in pain you can find yourself being short tempered with your kids or other loved ones. The combo of not taking time to relax and recover from my back pain was, at times, depressing and somewhat life altering. However, through my struggles I found a therapy that improved my quality of life tremendously. The added bonus - without

Ever wonder where all your energy went? Below are a few energy zappers and it is up to you to get your energy back: -Diet: Too many carbs/too few calories, food addiction (can't stop thinking of food), food sensitivities, and your food kryptonite (mine is ice cream). -Common nutrient deficiencies: iron, magnesium, B vitamins, EFA’s, HCL, not enough digestive enzymes, low vitamin D, and low vitamin C. -Exercise: Too much or too little. Yes you need to find the sweet spot. -Sle

We all know there is a cause-and-effect for just about everything. Sometimes I think we forget that the very medications that are prescribed to us or that are over-the-counter can be doing more than what they claim to “help” and more than what the side effect list states. As a society I would argue we overlook the importance of knowing what meds deplete in our bodies. For example, could a side effect of “restless sleep” really be caused from the medication depleting one’s Mag

Guest Post by Louise Hendon, co-host of The Keto Summit and author of The Essential Keto Cookbook. Eating the right diet is a surefire way to boost your wellbeing - And that’s where the keto diet comes in. It’s been receiving a lot of attention recently, and with good reason. But what exactly is the keto diet? And how does it benefit your health? In this article we’ll explain what keto is, how it can improve your wellbeing, what you eat on a keto diet and a few tips to get st

Every year during the holiday season I get the itch to make a naughty holiday treat. Yes, I too use to love a nice pumpkin roll with ice cream, some pumpkin pie with whip topping and anything else with pumpkin has been my go-to holiday sugar fix, but these days I cannot eat like I use too. Just like I cannot drink like I use too. In my twenties and even into my early thirties I could indulge without the sugar hangover. A sugar hangover will leave you with a muffin top waistli

Your brain is an amazing organ, you know that! It is made up of 75% water, is the fattiest organ in your body (@60% fat), it weighs about 3 pounds, and your 3 year old's brain is more active than your own. So, how is sugar fogging your brain and interrupting your life? What can you do to improve your blood sugar levels? As you may have experienced, sugar can hypnotize you and create an unhealthy, debilitating cycle of craving more of it. This happens very easily because your

Sugar is all around us. As you may have read in my last blog, “Is your sugar intake the cause of your acne, low sex drive, and wrinkles?” sugar is hidden in almost everything. Many of my clients do not even realize how much sugar they consume in a day until I go over their three day food journal. Items such as: ketchup, salad dressing, BBQ sauce, yogurt, pizza sauce, flavored chips, spaghetti sauce, some dried fruits, granola mixes, cereals, instant oatmeal, and in many more

We all age differently and yet some of us have way more wrinkles and some of us are still getting acne at 30 and 40 years old. Could the amount of sugar you are consuming be the reason why your crow's feet are deeper and your acne is more prevalent later in age? We always hear that the sun is the biggest source that damages skin but could sugar be just as damaging? Take a moment and think about the sugar that you consume. I would bet you are thinking of a candy bar and maybe

Every day we are bombarded with vitamin supplements and supplement company advertising telling us to take a pill, or take this patented nutrient. I am guilty of falling into the hypnosis of thinking supplements will help improve my overall health. To some degree, very short-term, there can be benefits. For example if you are having problems with constipation and you take a magnesium supplement you may find you are better able to poo. Also if you have low vitamin D levels and

There was a time in my life where I was living on cereal and caffeine. Thinking back it was probably the most stressful unhealthy time of my life. I was about 15 pounds heavier and was dealing with major depression. All I wanted was sugar & carbs 24/7. I knew I had to break my addiction and here are some tips that worked for me and I hope they will work for you. 1. The first thing I had to do was get my mind right. I had to look at myself and figure out why I was allowing sug

Summer is full of sun, fun, and kids not in school, so moms have to be ready to “GO” everyday! This can get tiring when your kiddos are young. You may feel like you have to “entertain” them 24/7. If you want to survive the summer-fun of no school you need to prepare yourself with energizing practices that will help you maintain energy throughout the summer. Here are some tips to keep yourself refreshed and energized to go! Get Exploring! Check into your local parks and recrea

Dear Moms, The days go by fast, our kids grow up even faster and before we know it... weeks, months, and years have gone by since we last took time to exercise regularly. Over the years we develop a mindset that, "We just don't have the time to get to the gym," and that is okay, but I am here to tell you that we DO have the time to move our bodies. Even when we bring our kids to soccer practice, piano lessons, play dates and even when we are making dinner there is time for yo

Have you heard of the term Earthing? Earthing is a natural way to heal your body by connecting your skin to the earth. But why, you ask? Our Earth is alive and shares electrons we need. With the increased inflammation in our bodies scientist have now found links between touching our skin on the earth to decreased body inflammation. You may be asking yourself, don't we already touch the earth? We walk on it everyday! Actually we do not touch the earth like we use to. If you th

Hi Friends, One topic that you will hear me speaking about is the "inner bully." Some people refer to this as the negative voice inside your head. Whatever you call it, step on it, and throw it out! We are so hard on ourselves and we need to stop! Think of some the mindless negative things you may say to yourself everyday. What are they? Do they sound something like; "I wish I had it all together like she does." or "I look fat in that." or "When will I catch a break?" or "She