

Eating With a Beginner's Mind
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki In our culture we spend a lot...


Expand your heart with green foods
Anyone who has taken a cooking class with me, knows I'm in love with green foods. They are my warrior ingredients whether I'm teaching...


The Magic of Prebiotics
"All disease begins in the gut" ~ Hippocrates The discovery of the microbiome and the functions of all the microbes within our body has...


Cutting through the confusion about a heart healthy diet
When it comes to the healthiest diet for your heart, there's a lot of confusing information about which foods protect and which ones...


Is There a "Point" to Disappointment?
"People are not born once and for all on the day their mother puts them on to the Earth, but...time and again, life forces them to enter...


Putting the person back in personalized nutrition
Joan, a 60 year old woman and cancer survivor originally came to me looking for help with weight loss. As you'll read in her account of...


Meal Planning Strategies for Fall Sanity
Most of my clients are surprised to hear that I menu plan every single week. That's right. Even as a pro chef and nutritionist if I want...


Turning in and letting go
Many of us are feeling the end of summer blues and shock as a new school year begins. We can choose to look at how we shift with the...


What your Wheel of Health is telling you?
When you think of nutrition, your mind probably goes immediately to the substances that support growth and metabolism, such as proteins,...


Power of Herbs
Culinary herbs are the unsung heroes in the kitchen. They provide incredible flavor and function and can turn many dishes from drab to...