Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Why I Don’t Believe in Labeling Diets

Paleo, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, raw, macrobiotic - it's all enough to make your head spin. While I'm all about putting labels on food (i.e. labeling GMOs), I'm not so into labeling diets, or more accurately, "diets". If the "diet of the moment" has you wondering if you should conform, consider that how you choose to eat should be a personal decision, one you arrive at via consideration and … [Read more...]

How to have what it takes to do anything

I get a lot of emails from women who want to take big leaps. Many of them want to make career changes and go into health coaching. Others want to make lifestyle changes and become healthier and happier. Many of these women are just like I used to be: curiously ambitious, dissatisfied with the status quo, searching for more meaning and fulfillment from life. But they all have one thing in common … [Read more...]

Healthy Hot Spot: A Healthy Juice Bar in Miami {The Juice Spot}

Until now I've limited my healthy hot spot posts to Manhattan, but I just had to share this gem of a healthy juice bar in Miami David and I found on a recent trip there. In desperate need of some R&R (and Vitamin D!), David and I ventured down to Miami for Memorial Day weekend. We're not big fans of South Beach so whenever we go we stay in downtown Miami. On our previous trips, it had been … [Read more...]

The Benefits of Matcha Green Tea with Kiss Me Organics {Recipe}

This post is sponsored by Kiss Me Organics Matcha Green Tea, culinary grade green tea powder.Β  We've known for years that green tea is a powerful drink. It's actually considered one of the healthiest drinks, aside from water, and has been part of Asian culture for hundreds of years. Why so powerful? Green tea contains natural chemicals which give it anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic … [Read more...]

A Less Time-consuming Alternative to Oil Pulling

The world's been abuzz about oil pulling lately, and I'll bet you've either heard about this holistic, Ayurvedic self care practice of swirling coconut oil around in your mouth or you've even tried it yourself. Some of the benefits of oil pulling, include: whiter teeth reduced bacteria in the mouth reduced inflammation in the gums fresher breath Most of the oil pulling how-to's online … [Read more...]

How Being a Control Freak Ruined My Relationship with Food (and Myself)

Type A. Control Freak. Perfectionist. Call it what you will, but I've been one most of my life. I blame nature. As the first-born of three, the laws of birth order granted me the controlling gene, right? As an over-achiever I have a list of accomplishments that make me proud like degrees from two top universities. But truthfully, being a perfectionist has never brought me much happiness … [Read more...]

My Month of ClassPass

I'm always on the pulse of the latest and greatest in fitness here in NYC, so when ClassPass (formerly Classtivity), a monthly service that gives members access to the best studios in their city ($99 gets you 10 classes per month), gave me the chance to try them out for a month, I was happy to oblige. At first I felt a little overwhelmed. There are so many studios that participate and I wasn't … [Read more...]

16 Healthy Breakfasts for Busy Schedules

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, because it's just so full of possibilities. I've posted some breakfast ideas in the past, but a few of you wanted even more!Β So here's a curated list of healthy breakfasts (thanks to the help of my intern, Samara) for those of you who need an arsenal of quick ideas. I don't have to tell you how important it is not to skip breakfast. We've covered that … [Read more...]

{On my bookshelf}: Integrative Nutrition Book Review

I remember the day I finally enrolled at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. As sure as I was when I said "yes" to my husband-to-be, I knew I had made the right decision. About a week later, I received my package of enrollment goodies. In it was the Integrative Nutrition book and I couldn't wait to dive in. I spent the month before my classes started reading that book and soaking up the IIN … [Read more...]