Switching to healthier eating has paid off for me as I’m unquestionably healthier and in better shape at 42 than I was at 22. Waking up blind in my right eye two weeks before my thirtieth birthday and a subsequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis inspired me to give some serious thought to my health. Now, [...]
An update from the Fight MS with Food project: Case study of Cyndi C. Cyndi is a 42-year old married mother diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. When she joined the Fight MS with Food project, her main symptom was extreme pain and itchiness on her upper right arm and shoulder. The skin there was constantly red [...]
Yesterday, I joined real estate trainer and Sell With Soul maven Jennifer Allan Hagedorn on a teleseminar focused on how I can help people who suffer from chronic physical distress to feel better. Jennifer shared her inspirational story about how she succeeded in overcoming a lifetime of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by identifying hidden food [...]
A recent study out of the University of Miami that tracked 2500 patients for a decade announced this week that drinking one can of diet soda daily resulted in a 61% increased risk of stroke, heart attack, or other cardiovascular event. While there is a lot of debate in the medical community over whether the [...]
Are low-fat diets the healthiest way to go and does following a low-fat eating plan offer the best chance for weight loss? Research says a resounding “No!” Do I hear a collective gasp? I know, I know: it is heresy to assert that “low-fat” is not the baseline of healthy eating! The low-fat mantra emerged [...]
This morning I demonstrated a quick and easy one-pot dinner recipe for Dill Salmon to help raise awareness of multiple sclerosis and the Walk MS events coming this month around the country. In Colorado, I will be hosting the “Land of Nutrition” in the Wellness Tent at the Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder events in [...]
I wasn’t surprised when I noticed that I had become lactose-intolerant when I was 21. After all, my sister had been lactose-intolerant since birth and my mother had been off of milk since she made the connection in her years ago that milk products made her quite uncomfortable. Bloating, gassiness, explosive diarreah, constipation, headache… these [...]
I’ve mentioned that I lost 17 lbs last year. This happened without any intention from me, i.e., I wasn’t trying to lose weight. While I think there were several factors to this, one was likely getting more sleep. Ariana Huffington is on her own quest this month to get more sleep regularly, and one thing [...]
