August 7th, 2011
Yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, has a love affair with watermelon, one of may favorite summertime treats. Growing up, I really wasn’t a big fan — I found it to be too, well, watery. Plus I wasn’t a fan of all those big black seeds. Fast forward many years later (my husband swears it
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Filed under: Antioxidants, Beverages, Prevention, Summer, Watermelon, clean eating | 5 Comments
March 7th, 2011
Last week, yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, had the opportunity and pleasure to spend the weekend at Kripalu Yoga Center in Lenox, MA for several days of self-awareness, self-discovery and sheer joy. The trip was instigated by my friend Molly who wanted to get several friends together from different parts of her life for both fun and renewal,
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Filed under: Aging, Prevention, Self-awareness, Self-care, Shingles, Stress Management, Tuning in, clean eating | 2 Comments
February 4th, 2011
If you haven’t already heard, today is National Wear Red Day, an opportunity to increase awareness about women and heart disease and encourage more women to learn about why taking care of our hearts is so vitally important.
I don’t have to tell you all the reasons that as women we don’t always take care of ourselves
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Filed under: Antioxidants, Heart Attack, Heart Health, Heart disease, Prevention, Vegetables | 1 Comment
September 28th, 2010
While I was recovering from surgery this summer, yours truly, Wendy Battles aka The Clean Eating Coach, had plenty of time to sit around and contemplate life, health and what it means to sustain a clean eating lifestyle long term that helps to prevent chronic disease. One of the common demoninators that I always come
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Filed under: Healthy Meals, Prevention, clean eating | 7 Comments
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 | 4 Comments
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 | 4 Comments
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 | 8 Comments
