Month: February 2011

  • Health Coaches from IIN featured in Oprah Magazine!

    Very cool!  The March issue of O Magazine includes an article featuring health coaches, and specifically highlights 5 experts who happen to be grads from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition – the school where I did my nutrition training.  I can’t wait to get a paper copy and include the article in my portfolio. Health coaching […]

  • Diet soda increases risk for strokes and other vascular events

    A study of more than 2500 people showed that drinking diet soda on a daily basis increased the risk for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke by 61%.  This is the first study to demonstrate a relationship between diet soda and vascular events, although other studies have also shown a link between diet soda and metabolic syndrome and […]

  • Warm up with this Sweet Potato Stew

    BRRR is it cold outside!  Warm yourself and your family right up with this simple stew.  Bonus: sweet potatoes are high in vitamins A and C, which can brighten your skin and help fight off winter colds and flu.  Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, diced pinch red pepper flakes 1 Tablespoon cumin […]