April 13th, 2010
Yours truly, Wendy Battles, The Clean Eating Coach, is focused on one idea these days — PREVENTION. Chalk it up to the fact that as I hit my mid-40s, I can’t help but notice subtle changes in my body — I’m storing a bit more fat and I don’t lose weight as quickly as I used to.
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November 10th, 2009
Take it from me, Wendy Battles, the Clean Eating Coach, that cleaning up your diet by eating more whole, unprocessed foods and cleaning up your home, by throwing away old things that no longer serve you, both contribute to better health.
Although I’ve been practicing clean eating for quite some time, and find it easy to
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September 4th, 2009
As a big advocate of clean eating, especially locally grown foods, I’ve been spending ample amounts of time this summer picking my own food. From weekly trips to the farmers’ market to growing some of my own food (this year Red Russian kale, collards and herbs) to picking locally grown fruit.
You’ve probably seen some of my
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August 2nd, 2009
Hardly a week goes by that I don’t make a beeline for one of numerous farmers’ markets in my area to ensure we’re eating the cleanest, healthiest foods we can, creating healthy meal plans. And being that it’s summer (despite all the crazy rain!), what’s more fun than that?! Usually Bruce and I walk to
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June 9th, 2009
One of my biggest incentives to stay healthy is to prevent disease. It just seems to me that once you get a disease it’s so much harder to rebound then if you had just been preventative in the first place and really took care of yourself.
So If you’re serious about increasing your energy, preventing chronic
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May 29th, 2009
I’m a big fan of fresh fish — it’s easy to prepare, cooks in a jiffy and has important nutrients our body needs. I also love the fact that you can get creative in preparing fish and add lots of flavor with the addition of only a few ingredients.
In today’s video, we’re making a simple
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May 19th, 2009
Much to my consternation, my motivation has been waning of late and my motivation mojo needs a fix.
Why? A whole combination of variables have come together to render it a bit lifeless – too much stress, getting shingles, not feeling my best and taking time to rest, insufficient exercise and a general malaise that’s so unlike
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April 28th, 2009
A few months ago I wrote a post about the power of staying connected with our friends to keep us healthy. In this busy world in which we live with most of us juggling multiple priorities, it’s easy to lose that sense of connection with others that helps keep us grounded and in the moment
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