Healthy Holiday Tip: Addressing Sugar Cravings

Fantastic question and certainly one which is not particular to this time of year. The answer is not simply to switch to a different type of sugar than one you’re currently using. In other words, if your current routine includes a regular trip (or two) every afternoon to the coffee shop for a sugar free […]

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Healthy Holiday Tip of the Day: Up Your Immunity

It’s never fun to feel sick, but when your plate is piled high with all the extra things on your holiday to-do list, the last thing you need is to allow yourself to get run-down. Rather than waiting until you actually catch a cold or the flu, why not be proactive with a food-first approach […]

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Healthy Holiday Tip: Move it to Lose it!

With the holiday season in full swing, it’s that time of year again during which we could all use some help in staying true to our clean eating and workout routine. In years past, I’ve done a daily holiday tip to help you stay on track with nutrition, exercising and overall wellness during this festive, […]

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Countdown to Thanksgiving: Get Organized!

Three days until the big feast is here! By now, your bird has arrived (or at least, is at the store for your pick up). This year, I bought mine from Autonomy Farms, who has a booth at the local farmer’s market every week. Nothing like buying straight from the source to make sure you’re […]

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Beef Stew in a Pumpkin

Happy Early Halloween! If you’re heading to the pumpkin patch, be sure to pick up a second, medium sized pumpkin in addition to the one you’re looking to carve. What better way to make cooking fun for the whole family than to be able to actually eat the dish you’re serving it in? While this […]

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Kona in My Heart

Nineteen years ago, I did my very first triathlon. I had no clue what I was doing, other than I would be swimming, biking and running for 1/4 mile, 9 miles and 5k, respectively. I was 23 years old, it was 1998 and my training consisted of nothing more scientific than swimming, biking and running. […]

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What if We Just Called Food ‘Food’?

If you had to categorize the type of food shown above, how would you do so? You might call it fruit. Fair enough… after all, it is fruit! You also might say it looks like health food, or even a gift basket and all are equally valid ways to classify it. But would you automatically […]

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