May 4th, 2010
A few weeks ago yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, came across a headline in the Washington Post’s Clean and Fit newsletter that caught my attention, “More Meat-less Meals.” It suggested that one approach to a healthy, clean eating diet is to become a part-time vegan. The article talked at length about well known food writer and author Mark
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Filed under: Meal Planning, Prevention, Vegan, Weight loss, clean eating | 1 Comment
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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Filed under: Aging, Exercise, Optimal Health, Prevention, clean eating | 1 Comment
February 23rd, 2010
As the Clean Eating Coach, when I work with my clients on how to make clean eating a lifestyle (not just another fad but something that sticks), we often talk about the importance of finding your own clean eating groove in the kitchen. Like so many things in life, it’s easy to try something out
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Filed under: Food preparation, Fun, Healthy Meals, Prevention, clean eating | 1 Comment
February 18th, 2010
When I heard my husband recently say, “were doing a great job of clean eating, aren’t we?” I knew that I’d struck pay dirt.
Even though we’ve been practicing clean eating for quite some time, his realization about our lifestyle really solidified that not only is he doing it (and liking it) but that his awareness
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Filed under: Farmers' market, Healthy lifestyle, Prevention, Whole Food Nutrition, clean eating | 5 Comments
February 16th, 2010
Yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, is a huge fan of Dr. Oz. I love taping his show and catching up on all the news he’s got to share about leading a healthy lifestyle. His practical approach to making small but sustainable changes it so aligned with my approach to clean eating and disease prevention.
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Filed under: Heart Health, Prevention, Women's Health, clean eating | 6 Comments
August 5th, 2009
In yesterday’s post I was extolling the virtues of practicing clean eating as a means to lose weight, increase our energy and have overall improved health. Reducing our dependence on processed foods full of sugar, salt and preservatives, goes along way to preventing chronic diseases that can hobble us as we get older. And as we
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Filed under: Healthy Meals, Prevention, Quinoa, Weight loss, clean eating | 1 Comment
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 10th, 2009
No one can deny that it’s a whole lot easier to prevent disease then to recover from it.
So when my doctor called me a few days ago and left me a message about discussing the results of my recent blood work I was little apprehensive. Was I going to have good news or not? Would she uncover some
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Filed under: Greens, Healthy Meals, Healthy lifestyle, Heart Health, Meal Planning, Prevention | 1 Comment
