Whoa! Everyone really really loved my whole grains meal prep guide so I’m sharing more meal prep secrets and since it’s root vegetable season, let’s move on to roasted beets. I noticed a lot of people don’t prepare beets simply because it seems complicated (and messy). Well, guess what? It’s not! Beets are SO good for you and are great… Read More
It was a long racing season. I didn’t even expect to write a race re-cap because I thought this race would be uneventful like many of my others. Oh, was I wrong. By the time I ran the Healdsburg WIne Country Half Marathon last weekend, my body was finished and so was my mind. I learned a lot about myself… Read More
At the Healthy Living Summit in Minneapolis, I ate dinner at Spoonriver Restaurant, an organic establishment that supports local growers and sustainable food. I ordered the vegetarian platter and it was SO GOOD! Little did I know, the owner, Brenda Langton, would be the keynote speaker at the conference the next day. Her philosophy on healthy eating is spot on… Read More
I’ve never thought of going to the doctor – even for a check-up – as an enjoyable experience. Even though I’m super healthy there’s always a little anxiety involved with my annual visit. When One Medical Group, a concierge-style medical practice with six office in NYC, invited me in for a free visit, I thought the same would be true,… Read More
One of the most popular questions I’m asked is, “what supplements should I take?” Seems a lot of people think supplements = healthy. Not so much. I’m on the conservative side when it comes to supplementation. I’ll attempt to answer the question, “What supplements should I take” by explaining why I take the ones I do in a minute but… Read More
When I first started studying nutrition and learned about the real meaning of “gluten-free” I was frustrated that eating store-bought gluten free bread meant ingesting a laundry list of other fillers and chemicals. I met purely elizabeth founder and maker of gluten-free granola and baking mixes, Elizabeth Stein, while I was a student at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I… Read More
By now you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It supplies a third of the macro and micro-nutrients your body needs to run without a hitch. Often my clients find they’re stumped for breakfast ideas so they go without or get what’s quick. Not any breakfast will do. A cup of coffee gulped down on… Read More
I refuse to believe that healthy meal planning for the week has to take hours to be worthwhile. One of my most favorite tips is to make a large pot of whole grains on Sunday night to keep on hand throughout the week. Whole grains are more versatile than you think. I’ll tell you why in a second. Here’s what… Read More
Last Saturday I went for a long run in Central Park with David. The weather was perfect, the sun was shining and I was properly fueled and hydrated. It should have felt incredible. But it didn’t. Afterwards, I turned to David and admitted I was depleted. Because I’m so active, imbalance is always apparent in my fitness first. September and… Read More
