Greetings!
September is a month full of transitions. Our kids go back to school or college, we return to more of a routine schedule and we refocus on our priorities before the year is over. Maintaining our own health is something that can fall by the wayside as we help others around us and tend to [...]

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Fall is around the corner, schools are back in session and it’s time to focus on your health. Join me at any or all of the following free upcoming events in the area:
Saturday, September 30 – Bally Total Fitness, 2380 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Do you know everything you [...]

Filed under: Energy, Mindful Eating, Past Events, Sugar and Sweeteners

You’ve probably said this before . . .
“I’d eat more healthfully if I just had more time.” Do you know it’s possible to create healthy and delicious meals for and your family that require very little time in the kitchen?
Have me give you a private cooking demonstration that focuses on your unique lifestyle and nutritional [...]

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Boundless energy. A fresh perspective. Feeling good about your health and well being. Who wouldn’t want that? Thinking about how you can achieve these for yourself?
Then you won’t want to miss Healthy Living 101 – get inspired and get healthy! Space is still available in the Healthy Living 101 group coaching program which begins Wednesday, [...]

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Prep time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. Serves: 4.
Ingredients:
2-3 apples, 2-3 peaches or pears, 2 tablespoon maple syrup, 1/2 cup raisins, juice of 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 cup walnuts, or nuts of your choice, 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced, 2 tablespoons honey
Directions:
1. Wash, core and chop fruit into slices or chunks
2. Place [...]

Filed under: Fruit, Nuts, Recipes, Snacks

Who among us doesn’t love sweets? The sweet flavor releases serotonin in our brains, the chemical responsible for our sense of well-being and contentment. But when it comes to sweeteners, not all are created equal. There are side effects and health risks from refined sweeteners like white table sugar and high fructose corn syrup, and [...]

Filed under: Sugar and Sweeteners, Whole Food Nutrition

The body is an amazing source of intelligence. It is always there for you, pumping blood, never skipping a heartbeat, digesting whatever food you put in it, and maintaining homeostasis. Is this reliable, intelligent bio-computer making a mistake by craving ice cream, a hamburger or chocolate? Are cravings due to lack of will-power or discipline? [...]

Filed under: Balance, Cravings, Diets, Hydration, Mindful Eating, Stress Management, Sugar and Sweeteners, Water, Whole Food Nutrition

“No one can give you wiser advice than yourself.” – Cicero

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