Category Archives: Nutrition

Holistic nutrition news and information.

Nutrition & Wellness 101

Listen up! My business partner and I have developed a brand spanking new one day workshop that promises to be pretty awesome. We are aware that there is a lot of confusion about “the perfect diet.” There is so much conflicting info out there that it’s hard to keep track! Join us on Saturday, August [...]

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Eating Fat Doesn’t Give You High Cholesterol

In keeping with the trend of my recent post stating that eating fat doesn’t make you fat, I decided to clear up some confusing information about cholesterol too. 1. Eating cholesterol does not raise cholesterol levels 2. High cholesterol does not necessarily give you heart disease 3. Cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) are WAY over-prescribed, do not [...]

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Eat Fat, Lose Weight

Everything that the medical industry has told you about fat is wrong. A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition proves that saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease. Profit-driven industries (I’m looking at you, American Heart Association) tell us that eating fat (especially the saturated kind) causes heart disease and that we should [...]

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How Healthy Are You?

The conventional medical system and the holistic wellness sphere have different barometers for measuring health. For example, when you go to your doctor’s office, you get weighed, get blood taken, and your blood pressure is measured. You are rarely asked about your diet or your habits (other than possibly how much you drink). Maybe if [...]

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Are Your Hormones Making You Fat?

Last week I posted about how cortisol can cause increased fat storage and weight loss resistance. My business partner and I will be hosting a FREE tele-seminar all about how hormonal imbalance causes weight gain or weight loss resistance. Join us on Wednesday, June 29th at 7pm PST. Details: Hormones! Could your hormones be making [...]

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The Great Coffee Debate

I originally posted this back in 2009 but am reposting and updating, because I’ve been talking a lot about coffee lately. I love coffee. I love the smell and the taste, with a little coconut milk & cinnamon. I would drink it more often, if it didn’t contribute to severe anxiety and blood sugar instability [...]

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How Cortisol Makes You Fat

I talk about cortisol a lot. Probably mention it several times every day. It’s important in my line of work, because I help people reduce stress and lose weight, and cortisol is a major player in both of these situations. First, some science. Cortisol is one of our main stress hormones, produced by the adrenal [...]

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My Tips for Good Health

1. Don’t skip meals. Skipping meals wreaks havoc on blood sugar and hormones. Cortisol & insulin are elevated, and this biochemical response, if repeated often, results in poor metabolism & turns on your fat storage mechanism. Ideally, eat 3 good meals per day with no snacking. Until your metabolism is regulated, you may need a [...]

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Coconut Flour Muffins

I’ve been playing around with coconut flour for both baking & cooking for a while now and have finally perfected these muffins. Coconut flour can be somewhat tricky because it tends to dry out baked goods, so you need to compensate with enough milk (cow or otherwise), butter/oil, and eggs. I love coconut flour because [...]

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Weight Loss 911!

Free tele-seminar TONIGHT! Are You Having a Weight Loss Emergency? We want to help. We understand the challenges of losing weight, and you don’t need to go it alone! We’re hosting a free tele-seminar this Thursday, June 2 at 7pm PST all about how to jumpstart your weight loss program. Perfect timing–summer vacation season is [...]

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