Produce at its Peak
How eating in season can provide you with the adequate vitamins and minerals to thrive As you peruse the produce section at your local market, you’ll notice that you can...
Guide to Decoding Food Labels
Delve into what common food labels mean, which ones to look for, and which to ignore. In the United States, the government regulates every food we eat to ensure its...
Tips to Help Fight Inflammation
The lowdown on fighting inflammation through better choices in diet, environment, and more... Whether you see it splashed across the covers of health magazines or hear about it in your...
Beauty Food: How what we eat affects our skin
I like to consider the skin as a map outlining what’s going on inside the body. Often, the health of our gut is written on our skin, almost as a warning...
Food for Thought: How to eat your way to a healthier brain
Our earth is a generous planet that provides us with everything we need to survive: food and water to nourish us and materials for shelter. But in an era of...
Food for Your Mood: Insight into how diet can help to relieve stress, anxiety and depression
Whether it be stress in your personal life or stress at your office desk, most of us have some level of stress in our lives. What we may not be...
The Longevity Diet: Tips for eating your way to a LONG, HEALTHY life.
Over the past few decades, maybe you’ve heard or read about the Blue Zones; the five regions in the world where not only do people live the longest, but they...
Powered by Plants: How to Lead and Benefit from a Plant-Based Lifestyle
We’ve all heard the trendy term, “Plant Based” these days but trying to define exactly what it means seems to be somewhat of a mystery. The truth is if something...
All About H2O: Why Water is the Most Essential Nutrient and How to Make Sure You Are Adequately Hydrated
60% of the human body is made of water, most of it located within our cells: 90% of our blood is water; 75% of muscles and brain is water, 80%...
All about Adaptogens: What are they and do they live up to the hype?
You’ve seen them on smoothie and coffee bar menus, as an ingredient in snack bars and gummies and even in specialty cocktails promising to reduce stress and anxiety, boost immunity...
Playing Defense: Eat your way to a stronger immune system
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates In our current environment, the immune system has never felt more important. This complex network of white blood...
Drinking Responsibly: How to Enjoy Alcohol without Jeopardizing Your Health
Alcohol has been a part of civilization for thousands of years, dating back to 7000 B.C. The Egyptians brewed beer; the Greeks and Romans were the earliest wine producers, and...
Protein: How Much Do You Really Need?
The supplemental protein industry is a $12 billion dollar a year industry and the marketing is everywhere you look. There are entire aisles dedicated to protein bars and powders at...
Intuitive Eating: Let Go of Yo-yo Dieting, Restrictions and Rules, and start listening to your body.
One of the first things I tell my health coach clients is that everyone is different; what works for one person doesn’t necessarily work for the next. There seems to...
The Power of Seeds
People have been talking about the power of seeds for thousands of years. In fact, Mayan and Aztec warriors used seeds as their sole source of food when traveling long...
A Good Night's Rest: The Role Nutrition Plays in the Quality of Your Sleep
What is Melatonin?Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland, located in the middle of the brain, in response to darkness. Maybe you’ve heard of the importance of seeing...
The Deal with Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a vital nutrient, mainly needed to maintain strong bone health, but also muscle function, immune function, lung function, metabolism, brain health, blood health and gut health. Without...
Ethical Eating: How your Daily Food Choices Impact the Environment
Although industrial agriculture has certainly made food production easier and food more available, with is comes an ethical and environmental impact. According to the Land Health Institute, the global meat...
Fake Out: The Dangers of Fake Meat
We all have heard that eating too much meat is bad for you. In fact, processed meats increase your risk of certain cancers by 18%. According to a report issued...
The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners
I have said this before, but if your brain can’t recognize it, neither will your body. The most common artificial sweeteners today are Saccharin (Sweet n’Low), Aspartame (Nutrasweet, Equal), Acesulfame...
The Best and Worst Sweeteners
If you have one takeaway from this post, let it be that artificial sweeteners are the absolute worst sweeteners. The most common artificial sweeteners are aspartame (Equal), Saccharin (Sweet N’...
The Truth About Sugar
One of the most interesting things I have studied is the body’s behavior when ingesting sugars. Now, the body produces its own blood sugars, whether you are ingesting sugar or...
Endocrine Disruptors
The endocrine system is your body’s internal message center. It’s comprised of glands and organs that produce hormones to carry out essential functions for growth, development, reproduction, metabolism, and blood...
Do You Have a Hormone Imbalance?
The endocrine system is made up of glands and organs that produce hormones and act as powerful messengers throughout our body. This includes the pituitary gland that acts as the...
Your Guide to Palm Beach
Your go-to guide for EVERYTHING in our area. Doctors Pediatricians: My Way Pediatrics - Dr. Paula Echeverri (561) 844-2233 Palm Beach Pediatrics - Dr. Nicole Pearson (561) 798-2468 Dr. Ivy Faske...
Breastfeeding Diet: What to Eat When You're Breastfeeding
Warming, Grounding, and Hydrating foods to best fuel you and baby. For some, breast-feeding comes easily; and for others, it’s the most challenging part of the pregnancy/postpartum experience. For me,...
Detoxify Your Home with DIY Non-Toxic Cleaning Products
We think of our homes as our sacred spaces, taking pride in them, keeping them clean. But the various cleaning products you use might be filling your home with toxic...
Unlock the Health Secrets of Olive Oil, Inside and Out.
Benefits, inside and out, of a good quality Olive Oil.