How to Resist the Urge to Splurge
Sweet foods are hard to resist, but there are some things you can do to fight against the urge to splurge. The following are a few hints I found on the WebMD website 1. Set a limit to how much you’re going to eat. Tell yourself you’re going to eat just 150 calories of your […]
itutionCalories Are Coming to Town – Better Watch Out
Ideas for Healthy Holiday Substitutions: Among the most cherished of holiday traditions is sharing special foods—especially desserts and sweets. While many of these favorites are heavy on sugar and fat, you don’t have to feel guilty about splurging. You can still enjoy those special dessert recipes by following these tips. Use canned applesauce or plums […]
Prayers for Newtown, CT
A message from The Center for Spiritual Living, Orange County www.inspiritoc.com We are inviting ALL of you to hold in prayer and loving energy the families that have been devastated by this travesty. The ripple effect of this event has not just impacted this community, but has also impacted our country and our world […]
Getting Into Authentic Alignment About Your Money In A Way That Feels Good
I have always had a healthy relationship with money. Tonight our monthly Team Northrup Telegathering with Dr Christiane Northrup, her daughter Kate and her sister Penny was about their vision of how to be conscious about money. My big takeaway was that money is a form of energy and when we align our money with our values, we will […]
Alzheimer’s is a brain form of diabetes
I attended Dr Roizen’s Integrative Medicine Conference this past weekend in Las Vegas and the big take away for me was….Diabetics have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a brain form of diabetes. In Alzheimer’s, insulin is not very effective in the brain. Consequently, the brain cells practically starve to death. Insulin […]
The BIG 5 Stress Foods
There are several foods that could be labeled “stress foods”. I have chosen what I call the “Big-5”. Refined sugar These irritate muscles and overwhelm the adrenal glands and pancreas. Most people are aware of the initial “sugar high” from refined sugars that is quickly followed by fatigue and low energy. This leads to an impulse […]
Are You A Stress Eater?
Stress and the hormones secreted during the stress response are major causes of obesity. How you respond to and cope with stress determines your appetite, body composition and overall fitness. Under chronic stress, insulin, a fat storage hormone, rises, and in combination with cortisol, promotes fat storage and inhibits fat release. The stress response always […]
Low GI Healthy Holiday Eating – PART 1
Here we are again in holiday season! A chance for us to stay healthy! I always find it helpful to have a specific plan when eating out or planning a party so here are some very specific recipes to stay LOW GI LOW GLYCEMIC APPETIZERS Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes: slice cherry tomatoes in half and scoop […]
Secrets from Redwoods about Creating Powerful Teams
I was enjoying the Redwoods in Rotorua, New Zealand yesterday when my friend reminded me of a wonderful analogy Collette Larsen wrote about redwoods and team building. With great gratitude to Collette, I share some of Collette’s wonderful wisdom (with some added insight from me) 1. Redwoods reach their incredible height because they grow very close […]