Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: A Hero for School Food

For the past few weeks, I've been tuning into Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution on ABC (it airs on Fridays at 9 p.m. EST). Oliver is Britain's famed Naked Chef known for his upscale restaurant, Fifteen, where he employees and kitchen-trains disadvantaged youth. With Food Revolution, Oliver is combining his philanthropic spirit with his love of fresh wholesome food. This is something close to my heart … [Read more...]

Most Inflammatory Foods: Friend or Foe

My Health Coach Training Program at Integrative Nutrition is nearing an end. As I reflect on everything I've learned about myself and my diet over the past year, I've noticed that one theme has emerged -  inflammation. The topic of inflammation is particularly poignant because inflammation causes illness. Thus, the goal is to eat an anti-inflammatory diet. Thus, the question is, what are the most … [Read more...]

Holy Whole Grains!

Are you hungry for whole grains? Check out myeasy guide to whole grains from The Beauty Bean. Whole Grains: A Cooking & Eating Guide By Marissa Vicario You know whole grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, but these days it seems like almost every food item on the shelf boasts them as a main ingredient. So what exactly are they and how can you make sense of them? Here’s the skinny on … [Read more...]

Wake-Up Your Workout

The beautiful weather in NYC today may be enough to motivate your exercise routine, but if you're still struggling, try some of my suggestions as seen in The Tribeca Citizen. We can all use a few tips for adding variety to our workouts any time of year! https://tribecacitizen.com/2010/02/26/no-hibernating/ No Hibernating! About the author: A certified health and wellness coach, Marissa Vicario is … [Read more...]

Fabulously Female: A Women’s Health Workshop

Fabulously Female: A Women's Health Workshop Are you a woman who nurtures others and puts herself last? Attend a workshop focused on on YOU and YOUR health. Learn how to nourish and care for yourself as a woman and feel beautiful from the inside out! We will discuss women's health and wellness issues and the best foods, exercise and self care to support your overall health and … [Read more...]

Avoid the Common Cold: Simple Steps for Staying Healthy

As seen in The Beauty Bean   By Marissa Vicario If your office is anything like ours, colds spread like wildfire. For many, it seems that at this time of year, only prayer and luck will keep you from being the next one hit with the bug. There are many explanations as to why winter is “sick season,” one, based on Ayurvedic theory (a system of medicine native to India), claims that the dryness of … [Read more...]

Diet Daze: Try My No Scale Diet

I've never been much of a diet girl which is surprising because I used to be an obsessive "weigher". You hear of all those crazy diets like the Cookie Diet and Cabbage Soup Diet but I never jumped on the bandwagon. I was too busy jumping on the scale. Every morning at the gym, I would weigh in for the verdict on how I was going to feel about myself that day. That one number -- and it fluctuated … [Read more...]

Michael Pollan on Food Rules

Tonight I had the pleasure of hearing Michael Pollan discuss his new book, Food Rules, at the Tribeca Barnes & Noble -- just one of the many perks of living in this glorious neighborhood! Other than being a columnist at the prestigious New York Times, Pollan is just a regular guy who was curious enough about food to explore what we as Americans are eating and brave enough to publish the truths … [Read more...]

Integrative Nutrition Certification Improvements

I'm more than half-way there and in six months I will have become a health coach through IIN! At the end, I'll have my Integrative Nutrition Certification. Having reached this point, we've been asked to reflect on our improvements throughout the program. Thinking back over the past six months, my journey on this path has mostly been a steady climb and as I've climbed I've been reassured that I … [Read more...]