Marissa Vicario

The Smoothie Comes to Life

I “met” Lisa Orgler of The Lunch Box Project on Foodbuzz and was immediately enthralled with her food art. It’s whimsical and totally adorable. I submitted the smoothie photos from my blog in the hopes of getting my creations illustrated and luckily, the talented artist loves smoothies as much as I do! Check out her blog post about this masterpiece… Read More

Inner Mean Girl Be Gone – Kickin’ it all off!

Yesterday I started a new 40 day cleanse. This isn’t one of my usual raw food or juice fast cleanses, it’s a different type of cleanse designed to rid my Inner Mean Girl (IMG). We all have one. You know who she is, your worst enemy but also your best friend because while she’s your harshest critic, the two of… Read More

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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More