Monthly Insights
Working Through Poor Body Image (July 2022)
Body image is a topic that is so relevant in today’s world. People who are chronically dieting struggle with body image, and so do those who are dealing with an eating disorder. In spite of that, many people don’t really think about body image until the topic is presented to them. In this article, I’ll […]
Walk it off! (January 2010)
You can reduce the effect of a post-meal blood glucose spike by taking a after walk. In a small study, researchers at Old Dominion University in Virginia found that participants’ post meal blood glucose reading was lower when they took a 20-minute stroll after […]
Help! The gingerbread man is calling my name…(December 2009)
You make it through Thanksgiving and now arrive at work and we are in the midst of December. Your clients and colleagues are sending thank you goodie baskets to the office as well as bringing the leftovers from their home that they do not […]
Are you having a Snack Attack? (November 2009)
Commercials do sell products, which is bad news when so many TV ads are for unhealthy foods. Researchers found that kids ages 7 to 11 ate 45 percent more while watching a half-hour cartoon interspersed with ads for food than those who watched the […]
What is Agave Nectar? (October 2009)
I hear clients share with me how they add Agave Nectar to their tea, cereal, and fruit or use it in baking, but is it any better than sugar? Agave Nectar is somewhat sweeter than sugar, so use between a quarter and an eighth […]