Food Pauses
You know what’s fun? When you do something and then afterwards you realize, wow that wasn’t actually as hard as I thought it would…
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Beware the Slogan
There’s plenty of truth to the notion we’re a nation of “one-liners” in the USA. We love to put things in nice neatly wrapped…
Why I Eat Meat
First of all, if you are vegetarian or vegan, I challenge you to read this post in its’ entirety. I was myself for…
Summer Sun
With everything “wellness” concerned there is a constant battle between a headline and reality. Getting a daily dose of sunshine is most definitely one…
Stretch & Strength
In my last post I spoke about Crisis or Complacency in the areas of fitness and nutrition. How we (USA inhabitants) seem to oscillate…
Crisis or Complacency
Once upon a time I lived in Europe, to be exact The Netherlands. A colleague of mine once said “Americans continually move from…
Eat Real Food
It’s that time of year again: New Year, resolutions, fitness goals and diet obsession. What to do? Crawl back in your cave or tackle…
New Rules for the New Year
As we head into the New Year and the constant chatter about resolutions and “getting in shape” is in the air let’s revisit “Why…
Keep Moving
Keep Moving The CDC recently released the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. You can find the executive summary here. While…
Q & A on Finding Lifestyle Sanity: A Survival Guide
Questions and answers from a recent interview on the launch of my book. What inspired you to write this book? Several factors were involved…