Could Laughter Motivate You To Exercise? It Worked For Me!

Could laughter be the motivation needed to get you out of your rut and in to the gym? It worked for me. After a long time away from my workouts (the beginning of November to be exact), and a pre-New Year’s resolution to return, it still didn’t happen. This article cracked me up and motivated me to go to the gym.

Yesterday Jason Gay, wrote the following article for The Wall Street Journal, titled ’27 Reasons To Conquer The Gym’. It’s so hysterical in it’s accuracy that I had to share it with you all. Thank you Jason, you possess the uncanny ability to make us laugh while also motivating us. Numbers 1, 25, and 26 are my favorites. Here it is:

2012 Brand New YOU Series – Part 2

Welcome back to the 2012 Brand New YOU series. In this series, I’m sharing important tips to help you meet your 2012 nutrition-wellness goals.

Brand New YOU TIP 2:

2012 Brand New YOU Series – Part I

“Use your first smile, your first form of generosity, of love, of kindness—use it at home; start at home. If there is something left over, if your plate is just full of abundance of patience and goodness and smiles and joy, then by all means, you should go … and offer that to others. But we must begin at home.”

Today, this very first Monday of 2012, I am offering tips on how to begin your New Year of health and wellness.

How To Avoid A Hangover – And Still Have FUN!

‘We’ve holidays and happy days, and memory days galore, and when we’ve toasted every one, I offer just one more. So let us lift our glasses high, and drink a silent toast: to the day, the year, and to our hearts, that each one loves the most.”

Cheers! It’s almost New Year’s Eve and I know I’ll be bidding a fine farewell to 2011. For those of us, who like to lift our glasses more than we should, I offer a few healthy tips to make the first day of the New Year less painful.

How New Year’s Eve Originated? It May Surprise You!

The end of the year is approaching and we’re making our collective party plans, that no doubt include imbibing as much as possible and staying awake until the wee hours of the next day. This got me wondering about how New Year’s Eve originated. I was sure, that like most traditions it would be steeped in ritual and meaning. So why has it now become the time of year when we vow to go to the gym, stop drinking and become better humans on the first day of each new year? Surely the origin must date to pre-Christian, ancient Roman days to incorporate such self-flagellation. Well, in a way, this is true.

The tradition of New Year’s Eve began…

Top 10 Tip For Lifting Post-Holiday Blues!

Yesterday was Christmas. The holiday season is almost over. Only one week left until 2012. If the holiday season has you feeling a little bit blue, today’s post is for YOU.

Today I am speaking about another kind of nourishment, the kind that feeds our soul, lifts up our spirit, makes us feel connected, and offers us a sense of belonging.

For most of us, the holidays are an exciting time of year. However, there are some who don’t welcome this season with joy, and may find it a trigger for the holiday blues.

Twas The Night Before Christmas…

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and Sunday is Christmas.. My real wish for all of you is that you’re not reading this. That you will unplug and cozy down.

I am one of those people that absolutely loves the holidays. I believe in the magic, the innocence, and the purity of the season. I love the kindness and added friendliness of strangers, and it is during this season that I feel added joy.

Use THIS Superfood For All Your Holiday Baking!

Tis’ the season for lots of chocolate. You might have noticed that I use raw cacao in all my baking recipes. Chocolate never tasted so healthy. Raw cacao is great for you, and I thought you may want to know why.

Raw cacao a superfood loaded with antioxidants. Regular chocolate does not share this billing. Raw cacao has more antioxidant flavonoids than any food including…

Healthy Holiday Sweets!

Tis’ the season – Visions of sugar plums danced in their heads, while the sugar keeps them up all night in their beds…

What better time to talk about candy than during the holidays. With sweets so pervasive that visions of sugar plums dance in our heads!

Did you know that most candy is full of gmo’s (genetically modified organisms), pesticides, herbicides, refined sugars, corn syrup and harmful food dyes? It’s true they are. Whether you shop at a sweet boutique like Dylan’s Candy Bar, or pick up a Hershey’s bar – they’re in there.

Holiday Cocktail Calorie Count!

The Holiday season is full of celebrations – cocktails and toasts almost every night from now right through New Year’s Eve.

Today I’m sharing the calorie count in your favorite cocktails. If you’ve worked hard all year to maintain your health don’t let it unravel over a few cups of spiked eggnog.