I totally resonate with the quote that belongs to Tim Ferris. “If you win your morning, you win the day.” It cannot be argued that the way you start your day will dictate how that day will unfold. You may not be able to make all the changes that I will introduce shortly, but even choosing one every couple of weeks is a sure way to find success. My first tip starts the night before. Leave your cell phone outside your bedroom door. I know you are probably saying that you need it for your alarm. You feel you are safe from EMF if you put it on airplane mode. Rising with light as close to the risin ..read more

I recently returned from an island in Greece called Ikaria. If you are presently watching the Blue Zone series on Netflix, or read Dan Buettner’s book, titled Blue Zones – 9 Lessons for Living Longer, as I did in 2008, you will know what I am talking about. If not, the blue zones were a term coined by a group of demographers for 5 areas in the world where people were living long and well. It seems that Dan Buettner visited these 5 regions to explore and discover their secrets to longevity and where the success was coming from. The 5 regions are Okinawa in Japan, Sardinia in Italy, Loma Linda i ..read more

Let’s face it—with the holidays around the corner, we all worry about excessive eating, drinking, and that overall feeling of overindulgence. I always tell my clients that it’s better to indulge than to stress! It just makes more sense to own up to the fact that there will be this short time when we will socialize more, eat the wrong foods, and drink too much alcohol. After all, it’s the holidays! However, there are some tips I’d like to share to make this holiday overindulgence a little less troublesome and stressful. Here are a few strategies to help you cope during the holiday season: Hydra ..read more

Hardly a day passes without encountering a social media post highlighting the significance of your gut flora. As most of you are aware, my latest book, “Do You Have the Guts To Be Healthy?” delves into the importance of a healthy gut microbiota. Many people fail to realize that we harbor more bacteria than cells in our bodies. We acknowledge the presence of both beneficial and detrimental bacteria. A nourishing diet fosters an optimal environment for beneficial gut bacteria to thrive, concurrently reducing the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and yeast. Distinct bacterial varieties in ..read more

Let’s look at all the different ways that castor oil is used topically and why it is so beneficial! Castor oil supports good digestion as it is extremely anti-inflammatory. It allows the body to enter that flow sense of relaxation and help you fall into a para sympathetic state which is most optimal for digestion. It is researched to be able to target smooth muscles. The intestines and the uterus are actually the only two places in the body that have smooth muscles The oil stimulates prostaglandin E3 receptors which regulates smooth muscle contraction .. This translates to good bowel movemen ..read more

This may sound like a “gutsy“ topic to approach over the holiday season, but I wanted to get a jumpstart and provide you with some helpful hints around dietary choices to avoid feeling bloated and tired after the holidays. With so many healthy choices out there today, all you have to do is explore new options and not gravitate toward the same old habits and menus year after year.   The best recommendation I can make is to steer clear or dairy, processed foods, and refined sugars. This may sound like a pretty bold statement, but doing so will have a major positive influence on your energy ..read more

What is stress? When we think of stress, we immediately associate it with something negative. This is not always true. As humans we have developed a keen sense of survival in our nervous system called the flight or fight response. Back in the day, this was the mechanism that helped us to escape physical threats like running from a tiger in the jungle. In our modern world, this stress has become a bigger deal as running from a tiger has turned into surviving each day. Creating long to do lists, trying to coordinate work & family time, dealing with traffic, eating too much processed foods an ..read more

WHAT DOES BODILY PH MEAN? We are always hearing about the pH of our blood and the necessity of staying in balance, also referred to as homeostasis. What does that really mean? The potential of hydrogen ( pH ) is a measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The lower the pH, on a scale of 0 to 14, the more acidic the solution; the higher the pH, the more alkaline is the solution. Our body fluids ( blood, lymph, and intracellular and extracellular fluid) in and around our cells are meant to be alkaline. When a solution is neither acid nor alkaline, it has a pH of 7, neutral. A healthy pH of ..read more

Welcome spring! This is customarily the time of year we clean up our homes, our closets, and our yards. What we don’t realize is, as important as it is to clean up our external environment, it’s even more important to clean up our internal environment. As the seasons change, so do our bodies. When our gut is clean, our cells get more energy to function better and optimize our body’s performance. Work with nature, not against her. So how do we clean our bodies? With a gentle cleanse. We’ve all heard about them, but it is often difficult to know where to begin. You can easily find cleanses onlin ..read more

I get asked so frequently for a good bone broth recipe that I decided there is no better time than the start of a New Year to share how I prepare mine and why!    Bone broth is typically made with bones but can also contain a small amount of meat still on the bones. Some people prefer to roast the bones first (especially beef or veal) as it does improve the flavour. Broths (compared to stock) are simmered for a long time, often in excess of 24 hours to help extract as many minerals and nutrients as possible from the bones. Broth contains collagen which helps to support good hair, ski ..read more