Spring Forward With Fruits and Vegetables
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Published:03/30/2016 04:59pm
Now that you've finished up the big meal from the Spring holiday, let's get the folks who strayed from their best laid "healthy" eating plan back on track. In this season of fresh tender vegetables and richly flavored fruits, these food groups come with plenty of the right stuff. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables are an aid in maintaining good health. A produce-filled diet can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent some types of cancer, lower the risk of eye and digestive problems, and have a positive effect upon blood sugar which can help...
Are You Playing Hard To Get With Your Clients?
Published:03/23/2016 07:02pm
I sat over my computer keyboard, finger ready to push the Send button. I couldn't do it.I'd just spent the previous 6 weeks creating my first online course. All that I'd learned in my 20 years in business about leveraging what you already have for rapid income, in one package.I knew it was a good course. I knew it would help my clients. But putting it out there meant being more visible. Much more visible. Visibility has been scary for me. Back when I was a corporate consultant, it was easy to stay in the background. But now, my work...
Inflammation - What Does It Mean and Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
Published:03/23/2016 05:14pm
A Story of Inflammation Inflammation is a hot topic today. But, for everyone, the word doesn't necessarily create a picture in your mind of what it means. I understand it can be overwhelming and maybe a bit irritating with the magnitude of information available today - on nutrition, health, fitness - all things wellness. How do you know what it all means? Where do you turn for sound information? My goal is to be that resource for you - to help you make sense of it all . Today, I want to help simplify this idea of inflammation. Let me...
Healthy Breakfast Ideas for Your School Age Child
Published:03/09/2016 06:51pm
It caught my eye that this week is National School Breakfast Week. Sadly my first thought was, "Really? Yuck." Maybe that was yours just now too. We all remember school lunch from back in the day. Mine was soggy pizza and limp fries, or maybe an iceberg salad with ranch and a few mystery meat nuggets. I'm not joking. This is exactly what I ate. I typically chose a carton of lowfat milk as my beverage, but others choices were juice boxes or chocolate milk.I was thinking, hoping, that possibly school lunches had changed since my time in the elementary cafeteria....
5 Reasons Why People Fail in Business
Published:03/09/2016 01:26am
Do you ever worry that your business will fail? It's hard to contemplate failure, especially when you're working so hard and want so much to be successful.Considering failure is valuable, though, because the very ingredients that make for business failure can be transformed into business success.Here are 5 ingredients that go into the mix of business failure, and how you can transform them for your own business success:1. Unclear purpose Here's the thing: the more clarity you have about what you want, the more likely you are to get it. In your business, having little or no focus on anything...
Content Marketing Mojo: 5 Strategies to Attract Clients
Published:02/24/2016 07:34pm
Almost all businesses (86%) use online content marketing to attract clients. Are you using this awesome tool to full advantage?Setting your business apart isn't easy. One way to do it is to know your clients' problems, and providing solutions. How do they hear about it? Content marketing!When you create and share valuable free online content , you have the opportunity to distinguish yourself as a highly knowledgeable expert in your realm. Someone who has solutions to your client's problem.When my client Lily and I started to work on her business, I noticed a lot of opportunities for connection...
FDA To Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food Products
Published:02/24/2016 04:16pm
This week the FDA announced it will start testing certain foods for residues of the worlds most widely used weed killer, glyphosate. 1 It appears the FDA is finally bowing to pressure from the public regarding safety concerns. Private groups, citing suspected risks to human health, have gone ahead and done their own testing in recent years and claim they have found glyphosate residues in breast milk, honey, infant formula, wheat flour, soy sauce, and a host of other foods. But what is glyphosate exactly? According the National Pesticide Information Center, Glyphosate (also called Round-Up) is an herbicide that...
Making Mealtime Magic for Older Adults in Health Care Communities
Published:02/18/2016 03:22pm
I do my best to stay positive in my communications however, I have to say that I was sadly disappointed in the meal service during a recent visit to a nursing facility. Was it because it was a Saturday evening meal and they had less staff? Is that an excuse for serving soggy, ground up pizza and overcooked mushy green beans to a person who is unable to articulately communicate her dislike of the food? Certainly not.Are your customers satisfied with their dining experience? National surveys in nursing facilities have indicated that almost a third of residents are unhappy with the...
How To Deal With Distractions, Gently
Published:02/11/2016 03:30pm
"I just have so much to do, I just keep spinning!"That was from one of my clients during a coaching call last week. It's not the first time one of my clients has said this. You may even have said it yourself.One of the causes of that feeling of things spinning out of control is that you start something and get distracted . I know I've heard the siren song of Facebook many times myself (can you hear it?).It's particularly an issue when you feel a bump. Suddenly the thing that was just humming along starts to feel...
Host or Party Goer?-Choose Wise & Healthy Foods
Published:02/10/2016 07:56pm
Between big time football games, awards shows and long weekends, before we know it this month will be over. Now I know how easy it can be to drop the ball and fumble your best laid plans to move toward a healthier lifestyle. No worries, you can easily make changes to incorporate your quest for better health into your social life. Here are a few guidelines to help you stay on track for healthy eating.Whatever the sport, you can root for your team, enjoy the festivities and the buffet of enticing foods. Consider your eating choices as part of your training,...
Quick Tips for Audition Nerves
Published:02/06/2016 06:54am
Audition nerves are quite normal for all experienced and inexperience independent artist at the onset of the exciting Audition day. There are many reasons why nerves get rattled at the very important audition process that you have been awaiting. Anxiety, a bad day, the dog ate the shoe, and other stress related issues, but its all happening on your big audtion date. I want to share some audition quick tips that may help you manage audition nerves to ease your performanceon your next audition. Practice, Practice, Practice, the old saying practice makes perfect is so true, practicing...
How to Fix a Hole on a Flat Asphalt Roof
Published:02/01/2016 11:15pm
If you have a commercial building with a flat asphalt roof, you might end up with a hole at some point. This could be caused by deterioration of the asphalt material, a crack due to extreme weather conditions, or a hole caused by old shingles lifting from their position. Here are some tips for locating and fixing the hole. Gather the Materials The first step to any roofing project is to gather your materials. If you have done DIY roofing repairs before, you probably have many of these items already. Others can be picked up at your local hardware store. To...
Personalized Nutrition: There Is No One "Right" Diet for Everyone
Published:01/28/2016 12:28pm
It seems everyone has an opinion on nutrition these days. It's not even so much of an opinion anymore but a sort of dogma. "Thou shalt eat this way or risk ones health irreparably." You read it all over the internet and magazines every day. There is always someone spouting the "real" healthy diet we should all be eating. For the average person, these diet wars are frustrating and confusing. To make matters worse, some of these seemingly healthy diets can be downright harmful, especially if someone is already at high risk for chronic disease.The truth is, we are learning more...
New Dietary Guidelines Aid in Making Wise Choices
Published:01/27/2016 07:23pm
This time of year the buzz is about what's trending in the food world. I try to share with my clients how the trends around wholesome food choices can aid them in making the best choices for a healthy lifestyle. The recommended dietary guidelines issued every five years reflect some topical food trends along with recommendations for healthy eating. They are published by the United States Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and of Agriculture (USDA) and were issued this month. In the past the Dietary Guidelines have focused on individual components such as food groups and nutrients. The new...
3 Tips to Heal Your Gut and Lose the Weight for Good
Published:01/20/2016 07:56pm
Weight loss is as simple as eat less and exercise more, right? That is certainly the messages we hear in the media. And it sometimes may seem like an easier solution. But unfortunately, it doesn't always work. A surprising weight loss journey Janet (not her real name) is a client of mine who came to me to lose weight. She had tried everything and currently was exercising intensely twice per day to try to make the scale budge. And it wasn't budging!Janet's friend, Claire, came to me months earlier to address her symptoms of joint aches and pains and digestive issues....
