Move It Or Lose It…..Or Worse

Today I want to talk to you about movement.  Our bodies were designed to move, bend stretch.  I do mean more than from walk to sit to stand to sit more. Move it or lose it or worse........live in constant pain!  Or not! Failing to move, at one point, you will get a message from … Continue reading Move It Or Lose It…..Or Worse

The Scale -Ditch It Or Keep It

To weigh or not. Got to admit, I've had a love hate relationship with the scale. In my years as a competitive bodybuilder the scale would make the world of difference in whether you came in as a lightweight or middleweight, totally affecting the competitors you'd be up against. Yet in this sport (like many others) … Continue reading The Scale -Ditch It Or Keep It

Licensing In Diet

It might be a little early in Koolaid To Kale to bring this up, but it will happen sooner or later.  I want you to be prepared so you can gain experience the first time and cut if off the second time. So much of this program is about the mind (if you downloaded it, … Continue reading Licensing In Diet

Koolaid To Kale

Quite simply put..........are you tired of starting over......AGAIN! "THIS will be my year" you said about 330 days ago.  Yet, as the last month of the year looms, your mind drifts to the short comings of your health goals that you may have either started and fell by the wayside OR worse, didn't get past … Continue reading Koolaid To Kale

It’s a Soup-er Time

....for soup!  Once upon a time the only soup I knew of came in a can.  We made the transition to BPA cans, and well, that got expensive. For just a moment, a bit about BPA cans.  THEIR BAD FOR OUR BODIES! Ask the questions: (thank you google for the answers) "What does BPA do … Continue reading It’s a Soup-er Time

Marketing Cage-free Or Organic 

........."as you peel back the marketing, you see cage-free is not all it’s cracked up to be":  http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_580a5aefe4b0b1bd89fdb1d0?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 As meat buyer for a brief period of time, I was able to see many practices in farming up close and behind doors.  Fortunately this wasn't one of them. But in understanding the culture of chickens, I … Continue reading Marketing Cage-free Or Organic 

Peach Salad Dressing

Back to school!  Yay. Although this is our last year of the traditional back to school photo, I get excited and embrace this time of the year as if it's January 1st.         Happy New Year. I know I'm not the only one when I say it's time to get back ......on........ … Continue reading Peach Salad Dressing

Beef Bone Broth-How to’s and Why Not’s

Eating meat is a topic that always stirs discussion. People have a lot of different opinions on the value - and values - of consuming meat. As North Americans, we have become fixated on the prime cuts of meat - the steaks, breasts, tenderloins - rather than respecting and valuing the whole animal right down … Continue reading Beef Bone Broth-How to’s and Why Not’s

Sober in October

It’s all over the news: two drinks a day is a ok.  That’s if it's alcohol cause if you're consuming 2 fizzy drinks a day, well then, that’s a whole different story. Then there’s the news about the value of resveratrol in wine.  Well, that along with my Italian heritage was all permission I needed … Continue reading Sober in October

KoolAid To Kale

Flashback…….to the 1960’s: While the day of home delivery of milk had past, home delivery of pop was thriving. It was a day of celebration when the Brio truck would drop off a case of pop at my Nona’s. Pop was a treat; a “once in a while beverage”, rather than a daily consumption that … Continue reading KoolAid To Kale