Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

This One’s for the Chocolate Lovers

Chocolate lovers take heed! My favorite way to enjoy chocolate lately is not in cupcake form. I'm loving raw cacao nibs which are as crunchy and satisfying as they are nutritious. Cacao is the source of all choocalte and cocoa but in a pre-processed form so it maintains all the antioxidants and minerals that uphold the claim that dark chocolate is healthy. Raw cacao is dark chooclate in its … [Read more...]

My Favorite Kitchen Gadget

I've been cooking up big things at Marissa's Well-being and Health (MWAH!) and as a result I've been a delinquent blogger. To make it up to you, I'll be posting twice today and make sure to stay tuned for big news tomorrow! What's better than an organic juice bar around the corner? Your very own at-home juicer, of course! When my mom sent me my Jack LaLanne Power Juicer last year, I was so … [Read more...]

My Happiness Recipe

Every year around mid-August, I get the end-of-summer blahs and this weekend's hazy, rainy weather didn't do much to lift my spirits. Not only does the weather go through transitions between seasons, but so do our bodies. We often need to take time to shut down and recharge so we can prepare for cooler temperatures and heartier foods and that's exactly how I spent my weekend - in a state of … [Read more...]

Running on Empty

I used to be a Diet Coke-a-day kind of girl, never much of a coffee person although I did enjoy the occasional sugar-free Gingerbread latte. Now I'm proud to say I no longer rely on caffeine to get me through my days. I've always been a bit of a lightweight when it comes to caffeine so a little goes a long way, but even just a little caffeine in my otherwise healthy diet was not something I wanted … [Read more...]

Balancing Act

I always knew there was a reason I majored in magazine journalism rather than broadcast, but I'm having fun with these videos and hope you are enjoying them!   Here I am explaining the importance of maintaining a healthy pH level and how to test your own pH level in a matter of seconds.     [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjPhGs6pCpw] … [Read more...]

Taking to the Pole

This must be the week of the Groupon because in addition to the one I used for my Boot Camp classes, I used another one last night for an Introductory class at S Factor, a pole dancing exercise class. I blogged here more than a year ago about my first visit to the S Factor studios in NYC. Since I knew what to expect this time, my experience was less one of shock and awe and more one of staying in … [Read more...]

A Bigger Picture of Health

Fellow blogger Lindsey over at Sound Eats has launched a new site, Healthy Living Blogs. The question she poses this week: What does health mean to you? As a Health and Wellness Coach with a blog about healthy living, you would think this would be an easy one but as I thought through how I would answer, I realized that health has many facets for me. Before I became a certified health and … [Read more...]

Bootcamp Day 1: Bang for the Buck

My workouts lately have consisted of running and yoga so I was long overdue for a change in routine. I bought a Groupon for Stacy's Bootcamp earlier this year and figured now was as good a time as any to use it. Monday at 6 a.m. comes early but there is no better way to start the week than with a butt-busting bootcamp workout. I arrived at Warren Street and River Terrace slightly nervous as I … [Read more...]

ABC Kitchen Sets Bar High on Farm to Table

The number of must-try restaurant options available in NYC makes being a health coach in this city a constant challenge (a topic I addressed in a previous post). I often venture out to the latest and greatest restaurants only after careful study of the menu. But when the restaurant has raw, vegan or farm to table themes, I'm there in a flash. Last night my boyfriend surprised me with a date to … [Read more...]