Sometimes, You Just Need Some Broccoli…

It happens to all of us.  No matter how much we prep and plan, there are, inevitably, times when we’re out and about longer than planned and find ourselves hit with a sudden sensation of being absolutely starving. Starry eyed, dizzy and with a growling stomach is no way to function. So what to do? […]

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Set Point, Paleo, or Both?

I just finished watching a TED Talk given by neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt entitled “Why Dieting Doesn’t Usually Work”. She explains how the body has a ‘set point’ and, like it or not, it’s a range within which our body desperately tries to keep our weight.  It can vary from ten to fifteen pounds, but according to […]

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Unexpected Progress

“I noticed that getting in and out of my car is a lot easier since we started working together,” remarked one of my private fitness training clients this morning. While that wasn’t amongst his initial goals, which included losing some weight, trimming down on the belly a bit and taking his workouts up a notch, […]

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Almond Meal Overload?

“I’ve been making my own almond milk  out of almonds & filtered water, then drying the meal that’s left in the cheesecloth.  What would be the best way to use the meal without adding a whole lot of sugary stuff to it and making baked goods?   Wonder if I could add it to the […]

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