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Healthy Eating Made Simple
Good news—healthy eating is delicious eating! It’s also less expensive than you’d think. Sure, there’s a little more elbow grease involved in making your own food, but hey, why over pay for a gym membership when you can stir, chop, and flip? Saves you money and it’s...
7 Tips to Be Healthy! this Holiday Season
The holidays are just around the corner and many people are thinking about how they can Be Healthy! this holiday season. Here is a list of 7 tips to get you started. Also, watch for my NEW e-book coming soon to help you get through the holidays! Here are 7 Tips to...
Spooktacular Savings to Help You Be Healthy!
Halloween is coming! It's that time of year where we are surrounded by sugar and treats and sometimes its just hard to say NO! Halloween can bring up a lot of sugar issues for people and many of us realize we eat way too much sugar not just on Halloween but on a...
Sally Fallon Morell Gives “The Skinny on Fats” a “Thumbs Up” in Wise Traditions Review
I am proud to announce my latest book "The Skinny on Fats" co-authored with Dr. David Brownstein received an amazing "Thumbs Up" review from Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation. The review appeared in the recent Fall 2014 Wise Traditions...
Tips & Tricks for Going Gluten-Free
Lots of people are avoiding gluten these days for lots of reasons: celiac disease, gluten intolerance or sensitivity, inflammation issues, or a realization that going gluten-free seems to improve everyday health. And of course there’s the curious contingent of folks...
Chicken Quinoa Recipe
Chicken Quinoa 1 teaspoon sea salt 4 organic, free-range chicken breasts 2 tablespoons coconut oil ½ cup onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup white wine ½ cup spinach or Swiss chard, chopped 5 ...
FREE online – How to Heal Your Body Naturally
Learn secret cures to naturally heal your body from 30 unique presentations! The Natural Cures Movement includes natural remedies and treatment protocols for specific conditions like hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. The...
How to Choose Healthy Food
Use these simple guidelines to help you choose healthier food for you and your family: Produce Although it is usually more expensive, organic produce is much healthier and nutritious than non-organic produce. Ideally all produce should be fresh, ripe, in season and...
Delicious Fall Soup Recipe
Happy Fall! It's time to start making soup again. My kids love to take soup in their lunch boxes (which I am very grateful for). This one is a nice warming soup on a chilly day. Excerpted from my NEW book The Skinny on Fats, which has many more great recipes too....
Community Walk for Character October 19th, 2014
As some of you may know or may have read on my website, my family has a non-profit called iMatter for Kids to help kids realize they matter! I would like to invite you to join us for our 1st annual Community Walk for Character to support our non-profit iMatter for...
Are YOU at the TOP of your To Do List?
Kids are back in school, fall is just around the corner - what a great time to put YOU at the TOP of your To Do List! Join the next group going through this amazing, lifestyle changing 14-Day program. Not only will you lose a couple pounds, but you will have more...
Eat Fat and Improve Brain Function at School
School is back in session and now it is time to start thinking about healthy breakfasts and lunches again when time is short and sometimes rushed in the mornings! We all want our kids to have optimal brain function during the day so they can focus, learn, and make...
Back-to-School DIY Snacks & Treats
School is almost back in session! That means you’ll want to send your kids off to school with healthy lunches and snacks. Don’t worry—that’s easier than you think. You can opt for no-fuss options like nuts, fresh fruit, easy-to-eat veggies like carrots and celery...
Enjoying Savory Summer Fruits
Bet you didn't know that some of our favorite summer veggies are actually fruits! Peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, avocados, and tomatoes all contain seeds within their edible outsides, which means they’re all considered fruits. Of course, we use them as savory...
Chillin’ Out with Cool Summertime Treats
It’s summer, it’s hot, and you want something cold. If you have an ice cream maker, time to make your own ice cream and frozen yogurt! But even if you don’t, you can still enjoy cool milkshakes and Greek yogurt parfaits made with fresh ingredients and a minimum of...
Are you surviving or thriving in today’s toxic world?
Environmental toxins can be found in what you eat, drink, breathe, feel and think. You may not be aware of toxins, but if you want to be healthy, being educated on the latest in toxins is a must! Chronic conditions, like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and...
Brew DIY Summer Tea!
Nothing quenches thirst like a glass of iced tea filled with ice cubes and lemon wedges. And if you make your own, you’ll pay a few cents per glass rather than $3 for a bottle of pre-made iced tea. It’s as simple as making regular tea, filling a glass with ice cubes,...
Simple Summer Snacks
Summertime means car trips, outdoor concerts, and taking kids to the park. With so much going on, you’re bound to get hungry along the way. Time for healthy snacks that can take a little heat! If it’s a really hot day, you might want to take along a small cooler, but...
Making Sunlight Nutritious
Vitamin D is the latest got-to-get-it nutrient, and for good reason—having enough vitamin D is crucial for nearly all body functions, from immune systems to cognitive functions to hormone production. If you regularly enjoy grass-fed animal products (including dairy...
Strawberry Amasai Fruit Dip
Try this amazing fruit dip I made up using fresh, organic Michigan strawberries and Amasai, a cultured, 100% grass-fed dairy beverage from Beyond Organic (or you can also make it with yogurt). Delicious! Strawberry Amasai Fruit Dip 2 cups Organic strawberries (mine...
Sweeten Your Summer Naturally
When the days get hot, we often reach for something cool, refreshing, and sweet. Nothing wrong with cool and refreshing, but you’ll have a happier and healthier summer if you opt for natural sweeteners (and less of them) than products made with refined white sugar and...
Making the Fourth Even More Festive
It’s almost time for the ultimate cookout: July 4th. Throwing a grill party for friends and family is a great way to enjoy spending time with loved ones and showcase your culinary skills! While you’re at it, why not upgrade your favorite summertime dishes with these...
Strawberry Season is Here!
It's strawberry season in Michigan - this is one of my favorite times of year! It only lasts about three weeks and it's oh so yummy. If you want to go out and pick your own, now is the time. I get mine from my favorite strawberry and asparagus farmer Sandee of Ware...
‘Eat Butter’ Says Time Magazine
Even Time Magazine has finally caught on - we need to 'eat butter' and saturated fats are not the demons they have been portrayed as over the years. It's a great coincidence that my NEW book, The Skinny on Fats, happened to come out the same week that Time Magazine...
Don’t Miss This Chance to Optimize Your Health
You probably saw my recommendations to attend The Thyroid Summit last week. If you attended, you were one of nearly 100,000 people in 168 countries who learned that dozens of “diseases” are tied to low (or high) levels of thyroid. Your thyroid hormone is not always...