Benefits of Stretching

Your system is usually accommodating. It can be said to be accommodating. You have got to be ready to move together with accomplish that wi...

The Good (and not so good) Sides of Pintrest

 I have to admit, I'm hooked on Pintrest. It's not uncommon on a Sunday morning to find me with a coffee in one hand and my tablet i...

Big News in Nutrition!

I have to say, since the beginning of this new year I have seen and heard many positive messages about diet, weight, and nutrition that have...

The Pizza and Beer Diet

I'm just finishing this brilliant book by Dr. Steven Bratman (Health Food Junkies) and just have to Bratman's book, he shares case s...

If it Quacks Like a Duck....It's a Duck!

If you have kept your eyes on the news lately you would have heard about the Australian food blogger who came clean about lying to her reade...

Is Body Acceptance Bullshit?

Thank you for this uplifting thought. Unfortunately, I don't know how to accept my body when I am exposed to media messages telling me t...

Health, Fitness, (and that stupid new year resolution)!

Do not judge your future success by your past.  Do it differently, change your process and you will change the results .  Before Christmas I...

Is Food Addiction Real?

   Over the past six months I have been working on my thesis for my masters degree in clinical counselling. I was interested in looking at o...

Veggie Actualization

Maslow was onto something when he offered up his "Hierarchy of Needs" model. He suggested that if your basic needs are taken care ...

If Eating Meat is Wrong...I Don't Wanna be Right!

Last night I enjoyed one of the best beef tenderloin steaks I have ever had. Grilled to perfection; cut like butter. Did I mention I have be...

Remembering the Good Old Days...

Today I am missing the way things were.  Things like customer service. I feel I notice good customer service more and more because there isn...

The Common Myths of Exercise and Nutrition

I spent my day giving a talk on nutrition and exercise to the most inquisitive bunch I have ever met. In fact, they kept me 30 minutes after...

Too Much Chocolate Black Bean Brownies!

A colleague of mine gave me a recipe that has officially blown me away. I made them for the first time tonite and have to share it immediate...

Another Urban Diet Myth Dispelled

Water. I've been working hard at drinking my eight glasses a day for as long as I can remember. In fact, I have had a water bottle serve...

Beware of the Health Nut

OH Pleeeeaaaaaassseee! They walk among us, chewing on their carrot sticks and wearing their yoga pants. They live in Nikes and look for any ...

Weight Bias and the Frenzy of Health

From TV shows to finding clothes that fit, it is obvious that our society has no patience for "people of size". I work within a ve...