Like the 1,001 stories Scheherazade told King Shahryar in order to prolong her life day by day, we have conjured up thousands of diets through the years in hope of keeping alive our images of beauty and health. The sad part of this story is that, in contrast to Scheherazade – who would eventually become Queen -- diets usually don’t survive the test of time for most people. Even with the strongest motivations,  we have a hard time sticking to a particular diet.  Read more

Delicious Rainforest-Saving Snacks to Help You Stay on Your Weight Loss Plan
If you find yourself veering off the road to healthy weight loss, you might want to take a look at your snacks. They could be the culprit leading you off track. Perhaps you don't generally eat snacks but find yourself ravenously hungry between lunch and dinner while dieting only to end up end up overdoing it at your evening meal. Or maybe you do eat snacks, but you don't bring one with you, so you stop at a vending machine when you get hungry and choose something less than optimal.  Read more

Achieving optimal weight and health is both a mental and physical process.  To improve our physical health through exercise and diet, we must also slim down our minds, so to speak.   As much as we may overeat, we may also over think everything as well.  I call this Monkey Mind.  Read more

We have all done it. We’re cleaning up after a party, holiday feast, or other celebration and you munch as you go.  There’s one cookie left on the plate, and we eat it. We’re not hungry, but it’s there. Are you hungry? Nope, but we eat anyway.  Read more

Livin’ Easy…
Summertime and the livin’s easy... You may remember these lyrics from the popular song Summertime” all about lazy days of summer when everything seems to slow down. Summer is a good time to forget our worries and let our hair down.  It’s the perfect time to lose weight as fresh salads and delicious fruits and vegetables are in season.  Summer is the season of high energy, joy, and passion. Nature is at its full and glorious height, so it’s sensible to use this positive energy to get our health in tip top condition.  One way to do that is to adopt a sensible eating plan that balances our hormones and increases our vitality. A 21- day program is a perfect way to achieve better health and stay in stride with the season.  While on the program, your body will adjust noticeably to your new, healthy regimen.  Perhaps most importantly, you will love how you feel.    Read more