Are These Hidden Chemicals Making You Fat?
We all know the basics, right? Avoid sugar, corn syrup, soda, and processed foods to lose weight or prevent weight gain. Know the sneaky places sugar hides: yogurt, cereal, ketchup, fruit juice (extra credit: “fat free” snack items). Maybe you’ve...
7 Reasons Why Diets Don’t Work
Confession time: I HATE the word “diet.” Weird for a nutritionist, right? I started my first diet at age 9. That was when the low fat craze hit back in the 80s, and my mom had a book on counting fat grams. I read it cover to cover and cut out mayonnaise...
10 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight
Are you working hard on a weight loss plan, but the scale’s just not moving? There are several reasons why you’re not dropping the lbs. I hear frustrated folks lamenting about how they’re eating perfectly and doing everything by the book, but...
How to Maintain Your Healthy Weight
Have you recently achieved your healthy weight? Congrats! If you’ve been on a weight loss plan, these are great guidelines to maintain your healthy weight. Let’s take a look at foods and habits that keep you feeling good and looking healthy. How to...
Can Diet Soda Cause Weight Gain?
Do you drink diet sodas or use chemical sugar substitutes to avoid sugar and weight gain? Diet sodas may actually double your risk of obesity. Studies are showing that participants are 65 percent more likely to be overweight if they consumed one diet soda a day...
All About the Thyroid: Hypothyroid
How much do you know about that little butterfly-shaped gland in your neck? You probably don’t think much about your thyroid gland, the master gland of your endocrine system, until you start to feel fat, fuzzy, frazzled, and fatigued. Or even worse: your hair...
Why Am I So Tired? (and other complaints)
Overweight, fatigued, and insomnia. These are the most common complaints I get. They are all related. Let me explain. Your adrenal glands, situated atop the kidneys, are your body’s command and control center, regulating stress and sleep and sugar cravings,...Hi, I’m Mary!
Welcome to my site! I am a holistic nutrition consultant based in California, though I work with clients all over the world. I love houseplants, dogs, snow sports, the Golden Girls, and 90s hip hop.
I specialize in women's health (dudes, you're welcome here too!) and helping people reverse digestive issues naturally. If you struggle with bloating, IBS, IBD, or irregular digestion, you've landed in the right place. You'll find what you need to feel better here! Please stay a while and look around. Leave your comments on my posts or contact page; I'd love to hear from you!
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