Gosh, I love warm spinach salads. How about you? This warm spinach salad is super-duper easy to make and a great side dish to any meat entrée. Mr. E and I already made it twice this month and I’m making it one more time for you! Knowing it was going to be one of those […]
Archives for September 2014
10 Ways to Tame Your Cortisol
Saturday, as Eric and I rode our bikes down the sandy sidewalk in Huntington Beach I saw a sign in a store window that said, “Smile—it’s good stress relief and makes you happier.” So I smiled. I smiled at Eric. I smiled at the little boy who ran right in front of my bike, and […]
Self-care Does Not Equal Selfish
I was recently given the chance to write for a great online magazine about my self-care journey. The site is reimagine.me and is overflowing with amazing information for those who have been diagnosed with cancer, along with anyone in general that has been affected by cancer. The site leaves cancer treatment to the doctors, but […]
Is the Stress Making You Fat?
Well, hello. How are you? I’m okay…just a little stressed this week. Thanks for asking…or reading. I didn’t realize how much stress affected our life until I learned how much it affects our weight. I’ve always been a calorie counting kind of gal. As a nutritionist I know almost everything about how food effects health. […]
September is National Menopause Awareness Month
Well, it’s the celebration that we’ve all been waiting for—National Menopause Awareness Month! It’s September and evidently the time of year we are suppose to work really hard to generate awareness and help the world understand that menopause is real and needs to be a recognized affliction. That’s why it has its own month. Right? […]
My Favorite Low Glycemic Snacks
When I first heard about low glycemic eating, it sounded like I could eat whatever I wanted and not gain weight. Big eye roll. Sorry, wish it was true. It’s not. BUT…..the reason lower glycemic eating is important for those of us in peri-menopause and beyond is because our body begins to process carbohydrates differently […]