Healthy4life

Often times, people present their excuses as barriers to eating healthy. But there is a HUGE difference between barriers and excuses. 

This question comes in many forms including: What is your cheat food?  How do you satisfy the urge to eat sugar? When do you take a break from eating healthy and clean? How often?  How do you have the willpower to always say no? But a few days ago, I heard this version: what is your guilty pleasure?? To be honest, I had not heard this exact question at least not that I recall. 

There is no better time like now to ask this question. What fight am I talking about? I am talking about the most important fight of your life. The fight you CAN and should prepare for. 

I am asking this because more than 50% of adults in the United States set a new year’s resolutions but VERY few actually keep them and most of them don’t last beyond February 15th. So why talk about this in late April? Because ironically, right around Spring time, the same percentage of adults, if not more, start thinking about getting fit, eating healthy and exercise because, well summer is just...

 Is there a magic pill?  I started this podcast a little less than a year ago. The description of this podcast starts with this statement.  There are no special ingredients, no magic pills, no miracle diets, & no Rocky style training drills to your true health & well being. If you are looking for NO nonsense, honest, & real life skills that will motivate you to be the best version of Y...

Is there a link between sugar, sugary drinks and cancer? This is a great question and a very important topic. But more importantly, I received inspiration from a cancer patient this morning.  You NEED TO HEAR THIS.

Last week, I talked about cheating and how often I get the question about when can I have a cheat food or a cheat meal. Someone posted this in response to that episode: “Calling it a cheat immediately brings/ implies guilt. NOT and emotion you want associated with food!” Excellent point and THANK YOU for this inspiration, I have literally been waiting to talk about this all week. 

The question of cheating comes up in a consult, or an email, or phone call at least once a month. And it usually goes something like this: So, I have been following your recommendations for 6 weeks now, and I am really feeling good, the pain is gone, the gas and bloating has resolved etc. So when do you think I can cheat and have a XYZ?  

The blame game is a dangerous game: there are no winners in this game. 

This is a real dilemma so I came up with a term: Carbivores’ Dilemma. I have received a long list of questions and topics this past week which I am VERY excited about. But there are quite a few of them that all relate to Carbs, either directly or indirectly AND are a nice continuum, if you will to the last week’s episode.  

This is a popular question; there is a lot of confusion about carbs in general and as you have heard me say, there are MANY “diets” with as many misleading information about foods in general but especially about carbs.  I define carbohydrates VERY differently. So today I will shed some light on carbs reputation and be prepared; I will be controversial AGAIN!! 

This is the title of one of my seminars but during the last few weeks in particular, I have been reminded of the fact that the majority of people have absolutely no control of their own health. I will present a few cases- confidentially of course. 

Today, I will continue to talk about the issue of food labels. I personally feel like I have become somewhat of a food detective. 

Today, I want to talk about the issue of food labels. Sometimes I wish this was not something I had to tell people all the time while shopping but sadly, with the way our food system has changed, we are forced to read labels. 

If you are on the fence, LISTEN to this. 

This is a sensitive topic: Age.  I am a true believer that age is just a number, and that number is and will be what you make it to be. Personally, 99% of the time I forget about age; my own or others. It really does not cross my mind very much, except when I encounter a situation when I can’t help but think about it. Today I want to talk about age and why it does not matter at all OR does it? 

Yes, it is that time of year. Research shows that about 50% of adults in the United States make a New Year’s Resolution each year but how many actually keep them for more than a few months?? Take a guess 

This may sound funny and a made-up Syndrome but as common as it is, we may as well give it a name.  So what is holiday guilt Syndrome? Tune in to find out. 

Give the gift of health this year. You CAN. 

If you have ever read expert advice about how to avoid gaining weight, or how to stay in control or anything similar during the holidays or any other time, you owe it to yourself to listen to this. 

How was your thanksgiving holiday? Two weeks ago, I talked about surviving the holidays. The Fall/ Winter holiday season here in the U.S. is pretty long; it starts with Labor day weekend, then shortly after is Halloween, then Thanksgiving, followed by Christmas and then New year before we can take a break. This doesn’t even take into account the pre-holiday stress!! I talked about that in Episode...

Back in August, in Episode 15, I addressed the question about eating meat.  Today’s episode is inspired by a list of questions I received from a young athlete. So I am going to answer those questions for everyone who may be wondering about the same things.