Meatless Monday: Benefits of Going Meatless One Day A Week

One Step At a Time...

You Can Go Meatless

For All Three Meals

Serving healthy meals on a budget can be challenging. Some people save money by adding meatless meals to their weekly menus. But meatless meals can be good for your health, not just your budget.

Meatless meals are built around vegetables, beans and grains. This can save money, since meat tends to be more expensive. A plant-based diet — which emphasizes fruits and vegetables, grains, beans and legumes, and nuts — is also rich in fiber, vitamins and other nutrients. This type of diet can reduce the risk of heart disease.

The Mayo Clinic also cites a National Cancer Institute study of 500,000 people that found those who ate 4 ounces (113 grams) of red meat or more daily were 30 percent more likely to have died of any cause during a 10-year period than were those who consumed less. Sausage, luncheon meats and other processed meats also increased the risk. Those who ate mostly poultry or fish had a lower risk of death.

When your meals include meat, don't overindulge. As appealing as a big steak may be, a healthier choice is to choose lean cuts of meat and avoid oversized portions.

Although you may not be able to imagine giving up bacon or cheeseburgers, switching over to a plant-based diet can have health and nutritional advantages. In many cases, you can improve your risk factors for a variety of diseases and health problems by simply reducing the amount of meat that you eat, even if you don’t give it up entirely.

Eating a vegetarian diet provides several health benefits including those associated with weight control. According to L. Bellows, food and nutrition specialist at Colorado State University Extension, because they eat a plant-based diet, vegetarians tend to consume fewer calories, less fat and have a lower body mass index. BMI is an estimate of body-fat levels. Animal foods, including meat and dairy products, are high in fat, especially saturated fat and cholesterol. The additional fat in these foods not only increase calorie consumption, they elevate the risk of chronic disease.

According to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, giving up meat can reduce your risks of cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney stones, gallstones and osteoporosis. Further, ChooseMyPlate.gov from the USDA notes that eating more fruits and vegetables can cut risks of high cholesterol, heart attack and stroke. The drop in such risk factors is partly due to lower cholesterol intake, since plant-based food items are cholesterol-free and dairy products tend to be lower in cholesterol than meat.

A vegetarian diet is healthiest when it’s balanced and includes daily servings of all major food groups, including fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, grains and dairy products. Before you make the switch to a meatless diet, talk with your physician or a registered dietitian about how to meet all of your nutritional needs, especially if you deal with a chronic health condition or have other dietary restrictions.

Healthy Meatless Recipe:

Five-Vegetable Lentil Soup Recipe

(Adapted from Fit Bottom Eats )

Ingredients:

• 10 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
• 1½ cups lentils
• 1 large onion diced
• 4 stalks celery with leaves chopped
• 4 large carrots diced
• 1T tomato paste
• 1 medium bunch kale, chopped
• 1t chopped garlic
• 1t fresh, ground pepper
• 1T good olive oil
• ¼ cup chopped fresh, flat leaf parsley

Directions:

1. Soak and wash lentils in colander until clean.
2. Meanwhile, sauté the onions, celery and carrots with olive oil in 10- to 12-quart soup pot until golden. Then, add garlic and sauté for 1 minute being careful not to burn garlic. Add tomato paste, broth, lentils, and pepper.
3. Simmer until lentils are soft and tender (approximately 1½ hour)
4. Turn heat off. Add the chopped kale at the very end stirring until well incorporated and, then, add fresh, chopped parsley.
5. Makes 12 servings

Enjoy and Bon Appetit!

Healthy Weekly Motivator

Gratitude In Your Attitude

Feeling stressed? This week,beat stress with gratitude.Try writing down five things every day that you feel grateful for.

Remember Green Goes with Everything

Personal Care For You and Your Family

A new day dawns for you: You enter the bathroom( that was cleaned with all types of chemicals). You brush your teeth, soap your body, shampoo and cream rinse your hair, use deodorant, lotions, moisturizers, shaving cream, cosmetics, hair spray or gel, nail polish, perfume or cologne, feminine products, etc. You are now clean and presentable to the world, ready to face the day, or at least get to your coffee.

Now let's think about what you have just accomplished:

Your day has just begun with a bountiful dose of toxic chemicals. They have entered your bloodstream through your mouth, your skin and your respiratory tract. And you haven't even left your bathroom yet! Polluting your body with toxins as you “clean” your body. Does it make any sense to you? Take a look here for natural, safe personal care products.. No damaging chemical ingredients. Biodegradable surfactants protect nature. Natural ingredients protect health. These personal care products are highly concentrated... a little goes a long way.

Have a great week and remember a better tomorrow starts with what you eat today!

Do you have a favorite meatless recipe you would like to share with us? Send it my way!

Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

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“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.”

~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross~

Thursday Wellness: Feeling Stressed?

Always Exhausted? Do You Have Trouble Concentrating or Abnormal Weight Gain?

Stress could lead to serious health complications. Women are stressed more now than ever and this increased stress may be harming their health. Most women hit the ground running early in the morning and don't let up until late at night, trying to balance work, family, and home life.

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?

A survey of women has shown that they tend to experience physical symptoms of stress more than men.i Stress in women is thought to contribute to a number of conditions including Irritable Bowel Syndrome,ii frequent colds,iii insomnia, poor mental performance, and even weight gain.

WHAT CAN You DO?

The first thing to do is recognize the early signs of stress. When you have identified your triggers then you can take action to calm yourself.

The first thing to do is recognize the early signs of stress. When you have identified your triggers then you can take action to calm yourself.

Try the following:

• Recognize the signs: Loss of appetite, increased appetite, headaches, crying, sleeplessness, and oversleeping are all signs that you may be too stressed.
• Relax: Deep breathing, exercise, and meditation are all helpful.
• Control what you can: Focus on what you can get done and then let the rest of it go. You will never be able to accomplish everything you want to.
• Exercise: The stress response is also known as the "fight or flight" response, meaning that when you feel stress, your body is ready for action. Exercising has been shown to help with stress and anxiety.
• Supplementation: there are many nutrients that can help with stress reduction.
  • L-Theanine is an amino acid which is known to help reduce stress. It works on the brain to help people feel relaxed but not drowsy.
  • Ashwagandha is an herb that has been studied to help reduce stress in humans.
  • Beta Sitosterol is a natural plant sterol and that has helped reduce the increase in cortisol in normally seen in stressed athletes.
  • L-Tyrosine is an amino acid used by the body to create the neurotransmitter norepinephrine and has helped to prevent a decline in cognitive function in response to physical stress.

In simple terms here are the top nutrients every woman could use:

• A Multivitamin is a great place to start to support overall well-being and can help fill in the gaps in your diet. A good multivitamin for women will have iron (if you are still menstruating), folic acid if you are planning to get pregnant, and a good mixture of antioxidants.

• Omega 3 Fatty Acids (EPA/DHA) are almost non-existent in our diets. Omega 3s calm inflammation and that is part of the reason why they are so helpful to women. EPA/DHA has been shown in studies to be important for memory, heart, mood, and even for healthy-looking skin. Most doctors recommend around 1,000 to 2,000 milligrams of EPA/ DHA a day.
• B Vitamins: Everyday life (with its stress, toxins) puts great demands on our bodies for extra B vitamins. The B vitamins act as coenzymes and are indispensable for metabolism. It is hard to name a system in the body where B vitamins are not needed. They are part of the immune system, the creation of red blood cells, reproductive system, brain, and energy production.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

These essential nutrients can make a change in your long-term health, but they are also important to help you feel better now. Click here for more information on these nutrients.

One of the hardest things for many women to do is to think of themselves first, but taking care of yourself and reducing your stress is a great way to be present and available to the people around you.

Eating on the run, too many processed and prepared foods, and not enough fresh foods adds up to more calories and less nutrients (exactly the opposite of what women need).

Fatigue and lack of energy is one of the more common complaints a doctor hears from women. If you find that you don't have the energy you used to have, there is a lot you can do right now to get back on track to a more energetic you.

It is no surprise that women are tired; they are busier than ever. Many are juggling work, children, family and endless responsibilities — it is a recipe for fatigue. All of this hustle means that women are not taking care of themselves; not eating right, not getting enough nutrients, nor are they getting enough exercise or sleep.

Our busy lives leave us with low energy, irritability, stress, worn down immune systems, and may even lead more serious conditions like depression.

Not getting the right nutrients can actually increase your risk for many long term diseases, but not having enough nutrients also means that you probably don't feel at your best right now.

Wellness Thursday Tip:

Stress Relieving Tips For the Mind

1. Cultivate gratitude. Things will go wrong throughout our workday, or at least not according to plan. This is inevitable. We can take the sting out of these negative events by focusing on what’s great in our life. Each evening, write down three things you are grateful for. They can be as simple as seeing a gorgeous sunrise or being complimented on your new pair of shoes.

2. Meditate regularly. A consistent mediaiton practice — even if it’s only five minutes a day — may help lower blood pressure , and can help us control the thoughts that can trigger stress. The next time you get stressed because your boss just added another task to your already overflowing to do list, stop and take a breath. Shake out your body, sit back down and meditate for five minutes.

3. Learn to say “no”. Being overbooked, overworked, and overcommitted will lead to stress. We often feel obligated to say “yes” to everything for fear we won’t be liked. But the greatest act of stress relief is exercising your right to say no. You can be polite but firm: Explain to others that you are overcommitted and that you must say no. And yes, you can even tell your boss “no”; just explain that one more project will mean the quality of your work will drop. Negotiate priorities.

Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

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“Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response TO what happens. And RESPONSE is something we can choose.”

~ Maureen Killoran ~

Fitness Friday: It's Grow Time!

I would like to share this story with you and are you taking care of yourself?

Healthy as a Horse

by Darren Hardy

I live close to the Del Mar Racetrack, one of the biggest horseracing facilities in the country, where “the turf meets the surf.”A week before the start of the race season, a good friend of mine took me down to the track to visit the owner of a prized racehorse.

The owner told me how he had made a science of the exact nutritional value in every bite that horse ate—what was perfect for its digestion, energy, and dental care. He explained how he had only the best licensed veterinarian check the horse thoroughly each week, how he exercised the horse twice daily, how he made sure the horse had the appropriate social interaction with other horses to keep his spirit up.

He emphasized how the horse’s comfort, needs, and health were in need of constant attention to ensure it was happy and able to perform at its best. I was impressed with this man’s nutritional acumen, attentiveness, and discipline … until the trainer walked in with his lunch. McDonald’s hamburgers, fries, and a giant soda.

I had already noticed that the owner probably didn’t exercise. After seeing the meal, I understood that poor eating habits had contributed to his weight. So I asked him when he had last visited the doctor for a checkup. His answer? He hadn’t been in years. He had his horse checked every week, but he had not seen a doctor for years.

Do you get my point here? Here was a guy with a billion-dollar body—one priceless to his family and friends—yet he cared more for his horse’s health than his own. Insane. Sadly, he is not alone. I know people who feed their dogs more carefully than they do their own kids. Can you imagine that?!

These examples can be contributed to one thing: a poor health and fitness philosophy.

I don’t want you to fall into this same trap. I want you to revitalize your commitment to being fit and healthy. You don’t want to be the guy or gal with the highest rank or title, with the most cars, with the biggest house … in the graveyard. So if you do not have a health and fitness philosophy—one that includes healthy eating habits, exercise, and social interaction—create one today.

Here is a sad truth: Most people spend their youth trying to make a lot of money at the sacrifice of their health. Then they spend all their money to buy their youth and health back.

Just doesn’t seem smart, does it?

Remember this always: Your health IS your wealth.

It’s as simple as that.

Treat yourself as a prized racehorse (at least)!

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Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

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"Health is the soul that animates ll the enjoyment of life, which fade and are tasteless without it."

~ William Temple, Sr. ~

Wellness Wednesday: Are you Giving Your Kids Asthma?

This article by journalist Sloan Barnett appeared in the Huffington Post Healthy Living section. When her experience with son Spencer terrified their family, Sloan became passionate about eliminating the strongest asthma inducing chemicals from their home. She studied intently to find the reason for his attack. Do you know a child with asthma?

My son Spencer had just turned three when, one day, I noticed he was coughing a lot. At first, I didn’t think anything of it. Kids get sick. I told him to lie down, thinking he’d be fine — it was just a cough. A short time later, I realized that his heart was pounding, as if it were trying to beat right out of his chest.

Terrified, my husband, Roger, and I rushed him to the hospital. We spent the next two nights in the ICU. The doctors told us he had something called reactive airways dysfunction syndrome — a form of asthma. Neither my husband nor I had any family history of asthma, going back four generations. So we concluded that the cause was environmental.

It didn’t take long to discover that the U.S. is in the midst of an asthma epidemic. The number of people diagnosed with asthma grew by 4.3 million in the last decade. About one in 10 American children currently suffer from asthma — a nearly threefold increase from 3.6 percent in 1980. A suspected cause of these stunning changes?

At least six well-designed epidemiological studies have pointed to one answer: A strong link between the use of certain cleaning products and asthma. That stopped me cold. The cause of my son’s asthma may have been me. I may have been poisoning my own son.

The good news is that this is one area where easy, affordable solutions are available. First and foremost, you should avoid what can be the strongest asthma triggering chemicals present in conventional cleaners such as bleach, hydrochloric acid and ammonia. And as we discussed last week, these chemicals are often mixed together to create an even more dangerous combination. Next go out and buy yourself non-toxic, biodegradable, green cleaning products.

1. Gather all your cleaning products and read the labels.

2. Notice how dangerous and toxic they are. Then, take a deep breath (but not near the cleaning products).

3. Take all the ones that say “danger,” “poison” or contain chlorine bleach and ammonia and put them in a garbage bag.

4. Call your local sanitation department and ask them how to dispose of them safely.

5. Buy green cleaning products, and breathe deeply and safely.

By the way, my son is 11 and hasn’t been to the emergency room in 1,825 days. But who’s counting?

Thanks for sharing your experience and for all the research you have done, Sloan. So glad you found safe products  for Spencer and your entire family.
             

Let's clean house by getting every nook and cranny spick-and-span. And let's make sure you do it right with the products that are safe, especially around your little ones; powerful against even the most stubborn dirt; green for the planet; and smart on your wallet. In other words, let's Get Clean with Shaklee.

Shaklee believes that health isn't just about what you put in your body, it's about everything around you. Shaklee brings you a full line of natural and nontoxic cleaning choices that are Safe for You, Your Home, and Your Planet called Get Clean.

Inspired by Earth Day, Shaklee is giving away a Get Clean Starter Kit to three lucky cleaners. Each of the three kits contains cleaning power equivalent to more than $3,400 worth of conventional cleaning products, but unlike many conventional cleaning products all Get Clean products are safe for you, your home and the environment. Enter on Facebook by April 29^th for the chance to win your Get Clean Starter Kit.

Wellness Wednesday Thought

Earth Day Every Day

Making choices about your lifestyle that are also smart choices for the Earth is a great way to set a responsible example for your family and friends. Explaining your choices and why are the best for you and the environment lets those around you know they also can have an impact on the future of the planet while living a healthier life.

Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

LQ WELLNESS

Professional Wellness Coach

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" The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it."

~ Barry Commoner ~

Wellness Wednesday: Not All Supplements Are Created Equal

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And it works!

Vitalizer was designed to deliver the range of nutrients taken by participants in a 20-year Landmark Study. This study conducted by the UC Berkeley School of Public Health showed the overall health of Shaklee supplement users to be markedly better than non-supplement users based on key measures of health such as lower triglycerides and a healthier cholesterol ratio.

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Wellness Wednesday Thought

Tame Your Email

While email has improved our ability to communicate with coworkers, friends and family, it has also become a major source of stress for a lot of us.

To get control of your inbox and reclaim your day:

• Read: The first step is to read your email, and not when you’re driving down the road or when you’re in line at Starbucks.  Read it for content and understanding.
• Decide: The second step is to decide on your next action step. What do you need to do with this message to move it forward?
• Act: The third step is to do it—to act on it. If you can quickly respond to an email, do so.
• Contain: The fourth step is to keep the information organized. You need to decide on a way to organize your folders so they make sense for you. Most email management systems allow you to write rules that will direct your messages automatically into specific folders. Another helpful hint is to put numbers in front of your file names instead of alphabetizing them.

Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

LQ WELLNESS

Professional Wellness Coach

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"A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools."

~Spanish Proverb~

Weekend Wellness: Strengthen Your Immune System

Strengthen Your Immune System to Fight Infection And Disease

The immune system is the body’s “wellness warrior” so it is important that we give it the ammunition it needs to fight the bacteria, parasites and toxins that cause infections and diseases. Strengthening the immune is the single most important thing we can do to stay healthy.

There are a number of external factors that can adversely affect our immune systems. Toxins in the environment can either suppress the immune system or cause it to “overact” to allergens. Air pollution, cigarette smoke, pesticides and chemically based cleaning products can gradually weaken our body’s “wellness warrior.”  Unfortunately, many of us come into contact with these toxins on a daily basis.  Since we can’t control most of the external factors, it is critical that we take advantage of the immune-strengthening steps that are within our power to take. Mother Nature has supplied us with everything we need to heal, regenerate and restore balance within our bodies.

A diet filled with immune boosting nutrients can go a long way toward keeping us strong and healthy. Limit your consumption of caffeine, alcohol, sugar and processed foods. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and buy local, organic produce whenever possible. To classify as organic, a food must have been grown without the use of harmful synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers and must be produced on a farmland that has been free of such chemicals for at least three years. Locally grown organic food is superior in terms of taste and freshness.

Ideally we should get the majority of vitamins and minerals we need from the foods we eat, but most people don’t get the recommended amounts of nutrients in their daily diets.  That is why more than 150 million Americans use nutritional supplements to guard their health. The type of supplement needed will vary from person to person depending on factors such as age, activity level and overall health.

Nutritional supplements along with exercise, proper rest and common sense solutions like frequent hand washing can go a long way toward protecting your health. With cold and flu season here it is more important than ever that we strengthen our immune system and keep our “wellness warrior” ready to fight for our health. The larger the insult, invasion, trauma or injury, the longer the battle is fought until healing occurs. This is why it is essential to have the strongest immune system possible. If your army is weak, or constantly battling candida, allergens or toxins, how will it have the energy, resources or troops available to quickly, efficiently and successfully tackle any serious invasion? Once the invaders take over a battlefield, you now have a war on your hands. If you have no strong, active reinforcements, it is very difficult to win the war. Within the concept of the body’s immune (defense) system:

Symptom=warning of impending situation; opportunity to reassess/modify= negotiate truce

Infection or injury = Scrimmage or Battle   

Disease =War

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• Defend & Resist Complex: Take when you feel that first tickle. Help your body respond to seasonal challenges by giving your immune system what it needs to stay strong. To supercharge your immune system when you feel that first tickle. Take six tablets a day for seven days. 
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Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

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“To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.”

~William Londen~

Are you struggling with excess weight that won't come off no matter what you try?

Do you wish you could have more energy and less stress in your daily life?

Would you like to take charge of your health so you can feel as good as you did when you were younger?

Do you know what you should be doing to feel and look better but would like someone to support you and hold you accountable for making those changes?

I'm here to help! Working together with you, I will create a personalized program that will help you feel your best and reach your health goals.  I'll support you every step of the way to help you achieve lasting changes that will make you healthier and happier. 

Take the first step and schedule a complimentary 1/2 hour health breakthrough session to find out how an integrative approach to health can help you.

Wellness Wednesday: Healthy Weight Loss, Turn Your Life Around

Fighting America’s Fat Epidemic

 

Our expanding waistlines have reached epidemic proportions. 2 out of 3 Americans are now overweight. Don’t you deserve to be more than a fat statistic?

Whether it’s 5 or 50 pounds, slimming down isn’t just a vanity project. It’s the most important decision in your life. Waistbands have been expanding for the past 20 years especially in America. According to a recent study from the Centers of Disease Control and prevention, 69% of Americans are overweight or obese, putting them at greater risk for stroke, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Another sobering statistic? If we continue growing at our current pace, an estimated half of Americans will be obese by 2030. It’s easy to see why: realty shows like Addicted to Food, gimmicky fast food campaigns that lure us into supersizing our meals and drinks, and trying every fad diet that comes along can lead to a roller coaster of numbers on the scale, slowing of metabolism, and a host of unhealthy habits that are seriously hard to break. Meanwhile, our daily lives have become increasingly sedentary… the average American clocks in with 55 hours per week behind a desk.

The good news is LQ Wellness can introduce you to a program that can change your life and help you rewrite your future. Take your shape in a whole new direction with Shaklee 180.

Is This the Final Time? Try. . . Shaklee 180

This may be the last year that your New Years’ Resolution is. . . to lose weight! If you are like most people this goal is #1 on your list. How many years has it been on your list? Have you lost weight only to gain it back again or to struggle, struggle, struggle keeping it off? So many diets fail and often make us feel like the failures, but there are lots of reasons for the failure. People lose muscle AND fat, only to have the fat come back again. The average American diet is programmed to keep us eating and wanting more by using chemicals and genetically modified substances. And inactivity keeps the pounds on. Is there a way out of this crazy cycle? Is there a way even if we are at a good weight to be healthier?

Shaklee 180 is and has been the safe answer to take your health in a whole new direction. Go to http://youtu.be/Xy58bSBil7o. Listen to how you can do a Shaklee 180 and turn your life around!. Then get started on a healthier you. Cost a problem? Shaklee has solved that too. . . decide to get healthier and find 3 others to join you and your next month’s kit will be FREE. By the way, this can go on and on for you and the friends who join you. It’s time! It’s time to do a Shaklee Turnaround! Contact me or click here 

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Healthy Motivational Tips

Sleep to Slim Down

Shakespeare called sleep the "balm of hurt minds," but had he written Macbeth in this century, he might have added "hurt bodies." More to the point (but far less poetic), he might have said it was the balm of fat bodies. That's because recent research has shown that sleep deprivation can have a significant impact on your ability to lose weight. The major players in this snooze-lose link are two hormones, leptin and ghrelin. Lack of z's results in lower levels of the appetite-suppressing leptin and higher levels of the appetite-boosting ghrelin. Compounding this hormonal glitch is the simple fact that when we sleep less, we have more opportunities to eat. Also, when we're tired from lack of sleep, we have less resolve to fight cravings and mindless munching.

The obvious solution to this problem is to get more sleep — aim for at least 7 hours a night And before you say "impossible," think about this: One study showed that the difference in amount of shut-eye between obese subjects and slim ones was about two hours a week — that's only 17 minutes more sleep per night!

Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

LQ WELLNESS

Professional Wellness Coach

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“Any experience can be transformed into something of value. Everything depends on the way you look at things. You cannot have the success without the failures.”

~Author Unknown~

Are you struggling with excess weight that won't come off no matter what you try?

Do you wish you could have more energy and less stress in your daily life?

Would you like to take charge of your health so you can feel as good as you did when you were younger?

Do you know what you should be doing to feel and look better but would like someone to support you and hold you accountable for making those changes?

I'm here to help! Working together with you, I will create a personalized program that will help you feel your best and reach your health goals.  I'll support you every step of the way to help you achieve lasting changes that will make you healthier and happier. 

Take the first step and schedule a complimentary 1/2 hour health breakthrough session to find out how an integrative approach to health can help you.