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This post is sponsored by Wellcoin. All opinions are my own.  It pays to live healthy - literally! Today I'm announcing my partnership with Wellcoin, the world's first health currency on a mission to help Americans lead healthier lives. Wellcoin is a free web site and app that encourages you to log healthy activities  -- like practicing yoga, going for a run, sleeping 7 hours a night or … [Read more...]

In my experience, health coaches can often be mistaken for dietitians or nutritionists. And I often get questions about health coach vs registered dietitian and what is the difference between the two. While there are some similarities, there are plenty of differences.  I went to the dictionary to get a baseline definition of each. Merriam-Webster, defines each as follows:  Dietitian: … [Read more...]

Determining your food intolerances just got easier. Pinnertest is a quick and easy test that helps you reliably and accurately determine your food intolerances. A lot of people confuse food allergies with food intolerances. Food intolerances are more common than food allergies and manifest in your body in adverse ways like bloating, tiredness, brain fog and weight gain. Even foods that are … [Read more...]

I used to spend a fair amount of time on this blog talking about training and racing. If you've been reading for any length of time, you've probably noticed that I haven't posted about my training and upcoming races since my NYC Marathon Race Re-cap last November.  That's because I'm not currently training for a race and I don't have any plans to.  Training burns me out and races … [Read more...]

This year I celebrate six years at the helm of my health coaching and nutrition business, Marissa's Well-being and Health, where I support women with finding freedom from fad diets. When I think of everything I've accomplished and how my life has changed since taking the leap toward such a drastic career change, I feel sheer joy.   During this time, I've had the opportunity to support … [Read more...]

How often do you make self care a habit? You may be surprised to learn that most of us know how we can keep our physical, emotional and mental well-being in check with self care, but few of us rarely give it the attention it deserves. In one study, only 6 percent of adults engaged in health-related self care each day.  Six percent?!!? That means 94 percent of us aren't taking the … [Read more...]

  Planning for meals, buying ingredients and simply making time to eat a meal: it's hard enough to feed ourselves as adults without having to figure out what to eat and when. Besides, as humans we tend to be creatures of habit. We stick with what we know.  What if you could count on your intuition to guide when and how you eat?  It sounds a little abstract, maybe even … [Read more...]

The third and final post in my wedding in Mexico series will cover all the details! Note: For those who are looking for advice, I'm including a few things that I wish had gone differently, because I'm a perfectionist like that. These are minor details that I've thought of only after overthinking the whole thing a million times. Really, I loved our wedding in Mexico just the way it was! If … [Read more...]