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52 Simple Ways to Be Healthier in 2015 It’s a new year and you are full of hope. This is the year you will claim or reclaim your good health! If you have a little feeling of dread in the back of your mind because this same scenario happens every year, have no fear....

No, we don't eat ice cream often, but homemade is nice when we do. You can purchase organic ingredients and have the choice of ingredients that work for you. If you don't have an ice cream maker, just freeze and place the frozen chunks in a food processor and pureed...

If you have plans to make 2015 your year to obtain your good health, then I'm here to help. The key to success is to make small, sustainable steps! Join me and have fun while you learn so much, are well-supported, and by Spring feel like a new you! We'll take some...

Staying Slim through the Holidays The holiday season is renowned for being the packing-on-the-pounds season. The following tips will help you to maintain or even loose weight during the season. Chocolates in boxes are everywhere… Don’t have them on your desk or in...

This Thursday, November 13th from4:00 to 8:00 p.m., I will be teaching at Veteran's Choice. The class will be primarily a cooking class and will be fun and delicious! It's a simple, tasty meal that the Veterans will learn to make and then enjoy! Winter Greens with...

Your Path to Health. 2015 is the program I have developed to help you make small, sustainable steps to health . This is NOT a Boot camp or Challenge! This is not another resolution you'll make that you can't sustain because you're in deprivation mode. This 2-month...

These are wonderful on your favorite burger, on Panini or a crackers with a semi-hard cheese.Place in a pretty jar for a wonderful hostess gift. Pickled Jalapenos with Bourbon  Ingredients: 1 pound jalapeno peppers 1 ¼ cups distilled white vinegar 1 cup bourbon ½ cup...

Did you know that I have developed wellness/health programs for businesses? Please click on my Services page to learn more. I love to work with businesses and groups of people. I can assist so many people with something as important maintaining or obtaining good...

I absolutely love teaching at Sam Jones Shelter in Santa Rosa. The class is interesting mainly because of the really interesting people who attend. I teach nutrition, but would love to adjunct my classes...with your help! Are you a Dentist? Do you do muscle testing?...

The Second Brain   Gut Instincts  The digestive system, more commonly referred to as simply, the ‘gut’ is now also being called the ‘second-brain.’ Why, the second-brain? Michael Gershon at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, states that, “A lot of the...

Do try this season- appropriate dressing on your favorite spinach salad. Pomegranate Dressing 6 Tbsp pomegranate juice 3 Tbsp olive oil 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1 small clove garlic, minced ¼ tsp  sea salt Freshly ground pepper to taste Instructions Whisk dressing...

Most people that I have worked with as their nutritionist don't understand their lab results. They may understand some of the basics like LDL or HDL cholesterol but often times not the rest of the results. I firmly believe that education is a big part of health. We...

Prostate Health 101: You know that the prostate is a walnut-size gland that produces seminal fluid and is located just below the bladder, but did you know that good nutrition could help reduce the incidence of prostate cancer and can reduce prostate cancer...

In honor of Autumn, I made a loaf of pumpkin bread with my two little grand babies. We used organic, canned pumpkin, but by all means use pumpkin that you haver baked and pureed yourself! Patty’s Pumpkin Bread Preheat oven to 350 degrees, making sure the oven rack is...

I have spent the last week in Boston and Cape Cod and oh my was it a whirlwind! The history, the walks, the new countryside, the new friends- all in all it was a fantastic week. The last day there I decided to stay at home (home while there was at my friends Karen and...

Join me and Dr. Michael Lipelt for a Free Webinar on Heavy Metals: Health Impact and What to Do. September 24th from 6:00 to 7:00 PST Watch the Video to Learn More and Register https://webinarjam.net/webinar/go/12177/6c3ea1e782    

I am a big believer that yearly Cleansing is very good for your continued good health. I'll be leading a Cleanse in September and I hope you'll join us. You'll be well-supported before, during and after! The Webinars are recorded so you can watch again and you'll...

They always polish their shoes. Clean shoes are a theme. I now rub my shoes a little with a wet towel before I show up so I don't feel like such a slob, shoe-wise. They walk quietly. I have been sneaked up on a lot....(all in good fun). Of course in a war zone you...

The warm months of summer offers us cooling foods with high water content for hydration such as peaches, melons, tomatoes and cucumbers, just to name a few. Depending on where you live, the August choices can vary. In hotter climates spinach and cilantro might have...

This article that I wrote was published in PsychCentral a few years ago.  If your life has changed suddenly, this might be helpful to you.   What To Do When Life Falls Apart: The Essential Six -Step Program What constitutes life falling apart? The death of a...