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Health Benefits of Chocolate

Health Benefits of Chocolate

The health benefits of chocolate come from its phytonutrients called flavonoids. Flavonoids are naturally found in many plant-based foods, including chocolate, tea, and red wine. Flavonoids offer...

Starting the year with big dreams?

Starting the year with big dreams?

At the end of Pretty Woman, a man walks across the street asking, “What’s your dream?” It’s a brand-new year, just one week old, and I can’t help thinking about my dreams. Dreams for this new year....

Reasons to Rate and Review a Podcast

Reasons to Rate and Review a Podcast

I've been podcasting for a year now, but I've been listening to podcasts much longer than that. Podcasting started in 2005 and I, like most listeners, have been hooked from the start! Which is why I...

New Year, Same You?

New Year, Same You?

It’s a new year, which means it’s that time again right? What time is that? Time to make New Year’s Resolutions, that according to statistics, 92% of people won’t keep(1). Last year, I wrote an...

What’s the big deal about protein?

What’s the big deal about protein?

The Universe feels totally aligned this week... everyone is focusing on protein. Which leads me to ask the question, "what's the big deal about protein?" I was quoted in an article that appeared in...

How do you cope with the unexpected?

How do you cope with the unexpected?

How do you cope with the unexpected? Many of us are moving through life so fast we rarely stop to think about what's going on... really going on. Truth be told, life is always throwing something our...

How to stay calm in uncertain times.

How to stay calm in uncertain times.

Coronavirus. Pandemic. Social distancing. Isolation. These words are distressing. So I started looking for ways to calm myself. If you're looking for ways of how to stay calm in uncertain times,...

The treasure is in the  rainbow.

The treasure is in the rainbow.

In March we celebrate St. Paddy's Day, which brings to mind rainbows and enormous pots of gold. When it comes to your health, you amass treasure each time you eat the rainbow. As we begin the month...

Fasting for Health

Fasting for Health

Have you ever thought about fasting for health? I talked about it in a recent nutrition segment you can access here. Fasting is nothing new! It is a practice that has been around since ancient...

What are you afraid of?

What are you afraid of?

What are you afraid of? What's keeping you stuck? This is the start of a new year and a new decade and I've got some BIG goals. But have you ever felt like you set your sights so high you were...

Bring Your Light into the Dark

Bring Your Light into the Dark

I can't say this is my favorite season, because I hate the cold. But I will say that I try to find beauty in every season. My favorite part about winter is all the lights and decorations abound, and...

Gratitude

Gratitude

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many people are talking about what they’re grateful for. It’s kinda like how on Valentine’s Day we all tell each other we love one another.  Well, you...

Trick or Treat?

Trick or Treat?

Lately, I've been thinking about how we treat ourselves and how we trick ourselves. Maybe because it's Halloween. And candy is literally EVERYWHERE (not screaming, just emphasizing). Sure, the...

Are you “Clipped In”?

Are you “Clipped In”?

When I first started riding all my friends would ask me "are you clipped in?". Strangers would ask me too. I rode my bike for nine and a half months unclipped in my tennis shoes because I was too...

Do you need to cleanse?

Do you need to cleanse?

What is a cleanse and why should or should you not do one? And, are they necessary? And if you are going to do one, how can you do it safely? Mention to someone you are doing a cleanse and it can...