Doing it YOUR Way: A Nutrition Program in Your Own Style

As I get ready to launch my Body by Body Metabolic Typing® Program, I’m reminded of a survey I sent out for my mindful eating students last fall. At first, I thought the survey was skewed: I couldn’t figure out why I had three even piles of data with no average reading. How could a [...]

Finding Your Macro-Nutrient Ratio: What’s YOUR Carb Tolerance?

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Are you doing what the mass-market diet programs tell you to do when it comes to carbohydrate consumption? If so, have you noticed that you’re on a roller coaster ride? This diet tells you to eat more. That diet tells you to eat less. Question: [...]

Politically Incorrect Nutrition: Meats, Fats and Raw Foods

This week, I’d like to introduce two of my favorite cookbooks that are always within arm’s reach. These books support the diet piece to my 7 Core Principles to Lasting Health, my natural  “healthstyle” that supports optimal wellness. The diet includes foods that are right for your individual body, which may include local meats, good [...]

A Healthy Framework for Mindful Eating

One of the reasons nutrition and diet books are so popular is because they offer a “framework” for readers to apply the information. These frameworks set rules and boundaries for the latest models, and give markers for when a person is off course.
Unfortunately, most of these frameworks are quite rigid and limiting, and are not [...]