The tiny microbes living in your gut might be playing a bigger role in your health than you realize. Recent research has highlighted a...

As a fitness and nutrition coach, a lot of what I do revolves around change. First of all, many people start working with me because they...

“They said: Strength training at your age? I said: Hold my bowl.” This ad headline caught my eye as I was flipping through my Sunday...

This is a recap of where we’ve been and what we’ve covered during our 21 Days of Self-Care project.

People who know me well know that I studied German in college (yup, that’s me: BA in German) which explains why I spent 30 years working...

This is one of the first habits addressed in my nutrition coaching program. Along with eating slowly, it is one of the foundational...

Even if we pay attention to how we work out, and what we eat, we often don’t notice what we drink. So we are going to bring some...

Imagine a really awesome, healthy, delicious meal. It’s full of nutritious whole foods, all your “green light” stuff. You take your time,...

During this self-care project, we’ve spent some time evaluating our mental and physical state with our mind/body scan, and our...

People used to think dietary fat made you fat, slow and prone to heart attacks. Not true if you focus on the right kind of fat. Healthy...

“Smart Carbs” are carbs that are health-promoting, slow-digesting and nutrient rich. They are full of vitamins, minerals and other...

Veggies and fruits – your nutritional powerhouses. They’re like nature’s medicine cabinet. They contain essential vitamins and minerals,...

Our first super-star nutrient in the spotlight is protein. Protein helps build and repair almost every tissue in our bodies, including...

Sorry, this kitchen makeover has nothing to do with marble countertops or stainless steel appliances. This is about creating an...

In our Day 9 post we talked about eating mostly whole foods, and how processed foods are basically the opposite of whole foods. To recap:...

Fresh vegetables & fruits, fresh meat & poultry, fresh fish & seafood, nuts & seeds, beans & lentils, whole intact grains, minimally...

Now that you have recorded your data in your food journal, these are some things to look for. From a strictly nutritional viewpoint: Does...

My plan was to try to spend just one day on the practice of food journalling, but I didn’t want to leave out the part about what to do...

Sleep is a wonderful thing. It makes us feel good, helps us recover, and helps us get leaner, healthier and stronger. (Remember all those...

In the nutrition coaching program I offer, (powered by Precision Nutrition's ProCoach platform) this lesson is more specifically geared...