Many people start out the year strong. They set their goals, or New Year’s Resolutions, but by a month in, motivation has waned and they’ve abandoned their goals.

Succeeding in your goals requires a willingness to face all the limiting beliefs, negative self-talk, insecurities and...

Last night, after we put the kids down, I told my husband I would wash the dishes and then do a little work on my laptop. He went upstairs to his office and two hours later found me standing over an empty container of mixed nuts, with my Airpods in (because obviously I didn’t want him to...

Restriction has become like a four-letter word in recent years. I listen to a lot of podcasts and I’ve heard a number of feminists in particular really come down on restriction and dieting and advocating for women to stop restricting foods or food groups because that’s not kind to...

Have you ever tried to develop a new health habit, but given up after a week or two because you didn’t see any benefits? I want to talk to you about the law of compounding returns and why you need to understand this to live your healthiest life.

Before I get into that, let me tell you a...

There is nothing new about fasting. In fact, it is one of the oldest dietary interventions and has been part of the practice of every culture and religion.  

Since 2010 the number of online searches for “intermittent fasting” has increased by over 10,000%, as people recognize the...

Recently, I’ve had many patients tell me that they’ve been too busy to work on their goals and ultimately self care. It’s easy to get caught in the busyness of everyday life that it makes it hard to slow down. The last couple of months have been especially challenging as most of...

When you hear the word “Hunger”, what comes to mind? Possibly, the feelings of discomfort or fear or deprivation may come up.  For the most part, no one likes to feel hungry because its uncomfortable. And since it’s uncomfortable, it is often avoided.  But what if I...

Let’s talk about insulin resistance. In this blog post, I’m going to tell you why you need to care, and how understanding a little science can help you choose your eating plan.

Let’s jump in with a little physiology. Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas in...

Many people have black and white thinking. It’s simpler, right? It’s easier to say, this is good, this is bad, then to really assess the nuances that fall in the grey zone. Let me give you an example, we tend to do this with people. We put people into categories of good and bad. This...

For decades, we’ve been prescribing the “Eat less, exercise more” strategy and wondering why everyone is failing at managing their weight. Today, I want to explain that you haven’t failed, but rather, this prescription has failed you! I’m going to provide some...

Limiting beliefs - what are they? Limiting beliefs are assumptions or thoughts that you have, that you believe to be true, and are holding you back. Everyone has limiting beliefs, they’re often patterns of thinking that we picked up in childhood or something we were told and we have just...

I want to talk to you about the right way to lose weight.

This is something that comes up literally every day in my practice. How do I lose weight? How can I lose 50 lbs? I read this article about this liver detox, should I do that to lose weight? I get so many questions about the “right...