Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Five for Friday, Alisa Vitti

After almost 10 years on birth control pills and a serious health scare, I knew the day I stopped taking them I was doing what was right for my body. Suddenly, synthetic hormones didn't feel like the right choice to me, so I researched more natural means of birth control and chose another method. While the female body is incredibly complex, it is also powerfully self-healing and self-regulating … [Read more...]

From Snowy Mountains to Sandy Beaches to Concrete Jungles

In the past two weeks I've gone from this: To this: To this: I'm taking a break from restaurant dining and Thursday Healthy Hot Spots will resume next week. In the meantime, I'll leave you with a quote from the introduction of Danielle LaPorte's new Fire Starter Sessions: "When being real is your priority, the various parts of your life start to groove. Your career will begin to reflect … [Read more...]

Spring Cleansing Tips

Spring represents new beginnings and as the season blossoms, it’s important to prepare the body, mind and spirit to remove the waste it has accumulated during the Winter months. You may have noticed cravings for lighter, greener foods, a sudden urge to re-organize your refrigerator or unexplained motivation to purge your closets. I’ve enlisted some expert guest bloggers to help me explore all of … [Read more...]

Get the Junk OUT!

Spring represents new beginnings and as the season blossoms, it’s important to prepare the body, mind and spirit to remove the waste it has accumulated during the Winter months. You may have noticed cravings for lighter, greener foods, a sudden urge to re-organize your refrigerator or unexplained motivation to purge your closets. I’ve enlisted some expert guest bloggers to help me explore all of … [Read more...]

Freshen Your Home in 4 Steps

Spring represents new beginnings and as the season blossoms, it's important to prepare the body, mind and spirit to remove the waste it has accumulated during the Winter months. You may have noticed cravings for lighter, greener foods, a sudden urge to re-organize your refrigerator or unexplained motivation to purge your closets. I've enlisted some expert guest bloggers to help me explore all of … [Read more...]

Five For Friday: Chef Ann Cooper, The Renegade Lunch Lady

Chef Ann Cooper is a woman after my own heart because she is on the front lines making progress in an area of wellness I am so passionate about. The Renegade Lunch Lady is voting with her very own knife to change the way we feed our children in schools. Need I say more? Q1. What is the #1 wellness practice you live by? That thing that you do every day without fail because it revs you up from the … [Read more...]

Healthy Hot Spot: Le Pain Quotidien

New Yorkers love their brunch, but truth be told, it often leaves me feeling tired and groggy. But the organic, vegan-friendly menu at Le Pain Quotidien has the opposite effect. On any given weekend, David and I can be found at the Tribeca location enjoying breakfast after our morning workout. With locations in more than 15 countries and 27 restaurants in NYC alone, the food is always consistent. … [Read more...]

Spring Skiing In Whistler and What I Ate

I love to ski but have never liked being cold so if I had to choose a time to do it, now is the best time of year. Both of us in need of a vacation, David and I planned a long one that would start with skiing and end at the beach (we couldn't skip the beach). We headed to Vancouver for Easter weekend and spent a day there before making the trip up to Whistler. With the time change in our favor, … [Read more...]