Zucchini, Tomato, Yogurt Salad

Zucchini, Tomato, Yogurt Salad

One of my latest salad creations is this zucchini and tomato with home-made yogurt dressing. You may have seen my cucumber tomato salad which is one of my go-to dishes for dinner and I have it at least once per week. Well, a few weeks ago I had some zucchini in the...

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Finding the Right Publisher

Finding the Right Publisher

I finished the book prelaunch two months ago. Afterward, I expected to be onto the next phase—publishing the book with a publisher—in about two weeks. As it turns out, that wasn't the case! Instead, for the last two months my more than full-time job has been publisher...

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Exciting Anti-Aging Discoveries in Exercise

THIS is the video I've been promising for weeks! My video production schedule was put on pause for the book launch. I'm ramping it back up again and I'm very excited about this next video. Paul Holbrook presented how he helps his clients...

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We Did It!

We Did It!

We Did it! Above is a screenshot of the Publishizer website at the end of the launch! Thank you so much for your support with this book and for going along with me on this journey. EVERY BOOK made a difference. Now, I'm speaking with publishers. Please keep your...

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Why I Wrote The Book

  Why did I write the book? I wrote it because I've been there. Oh, have I been there. I get a lot of surprised looks when I tell people that I didn’t grow up eating like I do now. I’ve also struggled with food choices. I tried almost all the diets—gluten-free,...

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A Little Something You May Not Know About Me

A Little Something You May Not Know About Me

My intention for college was to get into medical school. The college I chose didn't have an official "pre-med" program. So, I put together all the courses that were required plus a few others that interested me, and proposed my own pre-med program to the board:...

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What’s Really Wrong with the American Diet?

What’s Really Wrong with the American Diet?

The American diet has long been called the SAD diet by dietitians, nutritionists and most other nutrition professionals. Not only because it stands for Standard American Diet but because it is, truly, sad. Last week I wrote about a seminal study from Stanford...

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Your Mind Is Your Body

Your Mind Is Your Body

  For years, Western doctors have separated the mind from the body in order to study and treat them. But there’s a different way of looking at it, which is more common to Eastern medicines: The body and brain are one and always have been. They're an intricately...

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My Latest Trip to Italy

My Latest Trip to Italy

(And, how I lost belly fat while completely enjoying myself.) The pictures will slide for you if you wait. Or, hover over the picture to hold, and click the forward/back buttons. If you click on a picture, it will enlarge the entire album. Click the arrows...

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Are You Comfortably Challenged With Exercise?

Are You Comfortably Challenged With Exercise?

If you want your body to change through exercise, it needs to be challenging in some way. But, challenge and comfort don't necessarily sit at opposite ends of the spectrum. Often when coaching clients, I'll ask them to get to a pace where they're feeling comfortably...

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