Intermittent fasting – also known as time-restricted eating – is a dietary routine that involves periods of time when you fast (no food is consumed) or when you limit food consumption (eating only during designated time periods). Intermittent Fasting (IF) is receiving positive reviews from the health and medical community because of its ability to help regulate metabolism, … [Read more...]
Strategies When You Are On Vacation!
If you’re planning a vacation, you might be wondering how to enjoy yourself AND stick to your health, weight and wellness goals. So I’ve put together a list of my top tips to take with you wherever your summer travels may take you! (By the way, many of these tips are helpful at home, too!) Check out my trip-tested strategies below, along with my favorite healthy snacks to … [Read more...]
Bust Out of Boredom & Stick to Your Goals
If you’ve decided to embrace healthier eating in order to look and feel better -- or if you’re thinking about making a healthy change – good for you! But if you think that eating healthy condemns you to eating the same foods every day, think again! Is it really boredom? When we embrace change, we often long for “the way things used to be.” When you embark on clean … [Read more...]
Top 5 Timesaving Tools for the Kitchen
I’ll let you in on a secret: I don’t always have time to make a meal. But I know how important it is to make a lot of my own meals in order to live the healthy lifestyle I want. That doesn’t mean cooking has to be a chore, though! My favorite kitchen tools help me make delicious, nutritious meals and snacks – faster and easier than I ever thought possible. I’ve listed them … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Change Your Relationship With Food and Dieting for Good
I was recently quoted in a an article for Make it Better magazine on changing your relationship with food and dieting for good. Check out the article below. http://makeitbetter.net/better-you/ways-to-change-relationship-with-food-dieting/ … [Read more...]
Top Tips for a Healthy Immune System
Lots of things can affect your immune system – the type of foods we eat (or don’t eat); how much water we drink, sleep we get, stress we’re under – these are just a few of the areas that we can positively affect. If you pick just three of the suggestions from the immune-boosting tips below and stick with them, you can strengthen your immune system and increase your ability … [Read more...]
Treat Yourself Better This Halloween
While sugar is a potent “drug,” it’s not just the cute and colorful Halloween treats that tempt us. Halloween may hold loving memories for many of us, of our own childhood costumes and candy collecting, as well as those of our children dressing up for trick-or-treating and their squeals of delight as they came home with pillowcases filled with candy. Those memories are … [Read more...]
The Healthy Benefits of Routines and Rituals…And How To Create Them
When I ask my clients, “What are three things you feel that you should be doing for your health that you're not doing right now?” -- the first answer is almost always, "Go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier." That’s usually followed by, “Eat healthier." Number three is typically, “Exercise more consistently.” What do all of these answers have in common? They require … [Read more...]
5 Healthy Alternatives to Plain Water
Water is great for weight control and feeling energized – but what can we drink when we’re bored with plain water? Try these additions and alternatives that won’t add pounds or zap your energy: 1) Berry Cubes. Fill an ice cube tray with the juice and pulp from berries! Put 8 to 10 blackberries, blueberries or raspberries in a bowl, and using a tablespoon, mash them – … [Read more...]
Freshen Your Fridge and Perk Up Your Pantry Simple steps to transform your kitchen … and your health!
The Tough Part -- Step 1: Pitch and Toss (or at least hide from view) If you were going to eat those last few pretzels, you would have by now. Or that last scoop of freezer-burned ice cream. Or that pumpkin pie filling from Thanksgivings ago. Start your spring-cleaning by tossing anything that’s outstayed its expiration date.. And if you’re taking this time to clean … [Read more...]
Hi, I’m Linda. As a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, my passion is empowering my clients to take control of their relationship to food, their health, and their overall wellbeing. Nothing makes me happier than my clients who have reached their goals and are symptom-free, lighter, and have more energy and confidence than ever before! 