May 2010

Your Healthy Pledge at Taste Helps Diabetes Cause

Start off your summer with a few ‘small changes,’ suggests a local registered dietician. As part of the ‘Small Changes, Lifelong Results’ campaign, Rebecca Scritchfield, RD and healthy weight management expert, is talking about the importance of small healthy changes and how they can reduce your risk of serious health risks like obesity or diabetes. Rebecca will be at the Taste of Cincinnati... [Read more]

The Not-So-Happy Meal?

Imagine yourself in the drive-thru of a popular fast food restaurant with the goal of a quick meal option for your kids. The Happy Meal is the automatic choice for many, yet would the meal be so “happy” without the toy? Well they are about to find out in Santa Clara County, south of San Francisco, where the board of supervisors recently voted to ban promotional toys that come with child meals... [Read more]

I Have Seen the Future of Workouts – and they Vibrate

In a continuation of my series on whole body vibration, I have written on its effects on bone mineral density and a possible alternative for strengthening bones in the fight against osteoporosis. The reason I initially bought a vibration platform was for sports performance training. I will get into some of the study results on this in the following paragraphs, but first I will try to explain how the... [Read more]

Can Pesticides on Food Lead to ADHD?

Just when I thought I’d shift my focus from organic and conventional produce a new study in the Journal Pediatrics associates exposure to pesticides and cases of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) in the U.S. and Canada. Once again my friends, my tried and true blueberry may be an accomplice in horrendous acts. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the diagnosis... [Read more]

Starting Over

Have you ever had a time when you felt so overwhelmed by your life that you wondered how you got here and if it was even possible to find a way out? Maybe you’re feeling that way now. Often times when my coaching clients first start with me they are facing some type of life circumstance that feels like a huge burden. They might be facing bankruptcy, or their weight has gotten really out of control,... [Read more]

Where to Buy Your Produce

Last week I posted The 12 Most Toxic Fruits & Veggies, which highlighted some of the 2010 rankings from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). If you missed it, EWG ranks 49 fruits and vegetables from the most toxic, (celery) to the least pesticide-ridden food (onions). As the story goes, you could reduce your consumption of pesticides by 80% if you avoid the top 12 most contaminated or choose... [Read more]