Holiday Eating Strategy # 4: Focus on Flavor

We’ve thought about eating more fat. We know we’ve got to cut the sugar. In addition, we now know that a trip down memory lane is facilitated more by our sense of smell than our sense of taste. But one last thing we haven’t considered is how to capitalize on taste without compromising on health […]

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Holiday Eating Strategy # 3: Satiety Through Scent

Food that tastes good or food that tastes bland; which would you prefer? Kind of a silly question, of course, but it emphasizes the importance of the impact the flavor of a meal has with regard to how enjoyable it is. Strictly from a health standpoint, there is absolutely nothing wrong with eating a broiled, […]

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Holiday Eating Strategy 1: Eat More Fat

How about some rich coconut cream in your coffee with a dash of nutmeg?  Takes away the need for sweet! With the holidays now in full swing, you’re probably finding yourself in a conundrum. Stick to your ‘diet’ and place yourself in solitary food confinement or throw it all out the window in order to […]

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Williams Sonoma, An Empire Created from a Dream

Williams Sonoma. My version of a toy store. A place I could easily spend hours in (and have). A shop where you can find every possible thing you’d need from the most basic of basics, like the perfect chef’s knife, to the latest, fun new gadget, like a spiralizer tool. I suppose I never really […]

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Faux Fur: Eco or Not?

As a recovered vegan, I can honestly say that fifteen years ago, if you’d told me I’d be eating beef and cooking in duck fat, I’ve have though you were absolutely nuts. While my reference to being a recovered vegan may be harsh, I am applying that only to myself because back then, my approach […]

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Can We Stop Trash Talking Paleo, Please?

It’s one thing when someone tries a paleo diet and decides for personal reasons, whatever they may be, that they actually do want to eat bread, or cheese or whatever other food that may not happen to be part of the approach. Each and every one of us can decide what we want to put […]

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Meditation, Yoga, Fitness…and Booze?

Wait a sec! Wasn’t that last part supposed to say ‘cold pressed kale juice with a ginger and cayenne twist’? Nope. You read it correctly. And yes, all four, and then some, are now being offered under the same roof in venues from Los Angeles to the Big Apple. In an article entitled Mind, Body, […]

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Fat is the New Sugar So Put it in Your Tea

You’ve heard of Bullet Proof coffee, haven’t you? Touted as the ticket to weight loss and improved mental focus, an article published recently[1] on Livestrong.com had a bit of a bone to pick with it. With statements including “BP coffee is a big cup of fat” which “may not lead up to its promises” that […]

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My Ironman Cozumel

Buenos Dias! Enjoying one last day here in Cozumel before heading home to welcome in December (and Christmas!). Yesterday I raced Ironman Cozumel and there couldn’t have been better conditions. Perfect air temperature, low wind and a relatively calm swim with the exception of the intermittent sting I’d feel from the tiny jellyfish, visible to […]

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