Paleo The Paleo diet is designed to mimic our pre-agricultural diet and eating patterns from the Paleolithic era of our ancestors. The philosophy is we should eat what we are genetically programmed to require. Think of it as a diet of what you are NOT eating anymore. It eliminates processed foods, alcohol, grains, legumes, dairy and sugar. This is a high-protein/low-carbohydrate diet. 55-65% LEAN PROTEIN / 30-40% CARBS / 5% FATS (plant based) The Good This diet has gained incredible popularity in recent years after being shunned in the 70s due to the publication of Drs. Eaton and Konner book ..read more

  By now, everyone knows Pilates as the exercise for long lean muscles and a tone body. But did you know there are amazing health benefits other than the outward aesthetics?  Pilates helps with bone density, back pain, injury prevention, and more. Imagine your toned body being cardiovasculary fit and ready for the challenges of tennis, cross training, or running? One method delivers it all!   INCREASE BONE DENSITY Do we agree things head south at 40 without regular attention? Now you can include decreasing bone density to the list.  Bone density is the amount of bone minera ..read more

Aloe Vera is a perennial succulent we have been using to fill our window and wall gardens for years now.  It is not just the healing topical gel that we all know it to be. For years, the popular plants’ juicy fillets are opened for their gooey gel to use as conditioning or burn treatment. Cleopatra is known to have used the leaves for a face ‘lifting’ cream. The healing powers and anti-inflammatory effects are attributed to the high concentration of MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane), polysaccharides (plant steroids), and salicylic acid (a close relative of aspirin) present in the leaves. Try ..read more

  On the subject of wellness and weight maintenance, we cannot gloss over the importance of nutrition. Nutrition is in fact 80% of weight regulation, with exercise being 20%. Most people have it the other way around, and ignore the importance of clean eating.   One of the pitfalls of a healthy diet plan is sugar. I never really liked sugar. In fact, I did not even grow up with it. We didn’t have it in the house.  I loved weekend play dates with the family who had the Koolaid basket…we could choose a flavor and make it ourselves.  I can’t even remember how many cups of the ..read more

I used to think that the models’ “heroic chic” look of the nineties was an ideal body type and struggled in unhealthy ways to maintain it.  For 20 years I searched in vain for the perfect diet and the perfect solution to make my battle a little easier and bearable.  I committed to trendy exercise programs, ran for years to the point of injury, went to countless chic resort health and wellness programs in several countries, and tried every new diet book on the market (more to come on this in later posts…unbelievable experiences with these publications!)   When I found myself dep ..read more

Aloe Vera is a perennial succulent we have been using to fill our window and wall gardens for years now.  It is not just the healing topical gel that we all know it to be. For years, the popular plants’ juicy fillets are opened for their gooey gel to use as conditioning or burn treatment. Cleopatra is known to have used the leaves for a face ‘lifting’ cream. The healing powers and anti-inflammatory effects are attributed to the high concentration of MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane), polysaccharides (plant steroids), and salicylic acid (a close relative of aspirin) present in the leaves. Try ..read more

  On the subject of wellness and weight maintenance, we cannot gloss over the importance of nutrition. Nutrition is in fact 80% of weight regulation, with exercise being 20%. Most people have it the other way around, and ignore the importance of clean eating.   One of the pitfalls of a healthy diet plan is sugar. I never really liked sugar. In fact, I did not even grow up with it. We didn’t have it in the house.  I loved weekend play dates with the family who had the Koolaid basket…we could choose a flavor and make it ourselves.  I can’t even remember how many cups of the ..read more

I used to think that the models’ “heroic chic” look of the nineties was an ideal body type and struggled in unhealthy ways to maintain it.  For 20 years I searched in vain for the perfect diet and the perfect solution to make my battle a little easier and bearable.  I committed to trendy exercise programs, ran for years to the point of injury, went to countless chic resort health and wellness programs in several countries, and tried every new diet book on the market (more to come on this in later posts…unbelievable experiences with these publications!)   When I found myself dep ..read more

Aloe Vera is a perennial succulent we have been using to fill our window and wall gardens for years now.  It is not just the healing topical gel that we all know it to be. For years, the popular plants’ juicy fillets are opened for their gooey gel to use as conditioning or burn treatment. Cleopatra is known to have used the leaves for a face ‘lifting’ cream. The healing powers and anti-inflammatory effects are attributed to the high concentration of MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane), polysaccharides (plant steroids), and salicylic acid (a close relative of aspirin) present in the leaves. Try ..read more

  On the subject of wellness and weight maintenance, we cannot gloss over the importance of nutrition. Nutrition is in fact 80% of weight regulation, with exercise being 20%. Most people have it the other way around, and ignore the importance of clean eating.   One of the pitfalls of a healthy diet plan is sugar. I never really liked sugar. In fact, I did not even grow up with it. We didn’t have it in the house.  I loved weekend play dates with the family who had the Koolaid basket…we could choose a flavor and make it ourselves.  I can’t even remember how many cups of the ..read more