Yes you read that right…. Are all these fads and quick fixes a help or a hinder? I my opinion and those of many experts the answer is yes…

A Fad Diet per Wikipedia is:

A fad diet[1][2] or diet cult[3]:9–13 is a diet that makes promises of weight loss or other health advantages such as longer life without backing by solid science, and in many cases are characterized by highly restrictive or unusual food choices.[4][5][6]:296 Celebrity endorsements are frequently used to promote fad diets, which may generate significant revenue for the creators from the sale of associated products.

Now if you are on Facebook, Instagram or even Twitter you have seen what I am talking about. Try this lose 10 lbs in 1 week! Take this and Lose Weight and Get energy!! Don’t eat CARBS but live off 97 lbs of bacon and it will change your life!!! Ok, that last one was a stretch but I think you get what I am saying. …

Earth, Wind, Rain and Fire… How to nature effects our body.

The 4 elements were proposed in ancient Greece to explain the nature of complexity in simpler forms. These 4 symbols of Nature, Earth, Wind, Rain and Fire can either Nurture our bodies or become harmful if left too exposed. Our bodies are effected by everything we surround them with from what we eat, where we sleep, how we bathe, to how much we drink. Let us help you how to find balance within your body by exploring nature and using her gifts to your full potential.

Earth ~ “Soil is Earth’s Fragile Skin”

How to Eat Healthy While Eating Out

Eating Healthy while eating out is always a challenge, but by following a few simple rules you can keep on track and enjoy time with friends and family!

First let’s talk about where to eat! I will always recommend farm to table local restaurants over chain restaurants. For the simple reason is you know where the food is from, how it’s prepared, and you are supporting your local businesses. Local fare tends to keep portions reasonable, food made and served fresh, and with less sodium and chemical additives.

Many chain restaurants have pre-made their meals and have either added preservatives or frozen the meals to maintain consistency to each establishment. This adds extra sodium, and other chemicals additives into our bodies that aren’t always welcome. …

Breast Size and Exercise

One of the issues many women who go through a weight loss transformation discover is we lose breast size. As women this can impact the way we think about ourselves, self confidence, and affect our partner’s perspective on exercising to lose weight.

Before you run out to check out your local plastic surgeons Christmas specials let’s talk about what is happening to your body and how it’s actually a good thing.

Breaking it down each woman is different, we know that, but especially when it comes to breast size and what makes up the breast. Some women will have denser breast tissue; in this case exercise will not normally affect the size of the breast. But there is also Fatty tissue in our breast, and if you are primarily made up of fatty tissue weight loss will dramatically affect breast size. …

Can Exercise be the Secret Anti-Aging fountain of Youth?

Around the world we spend Billions of dollars for anti aging creams, elixirs and treatments, 410.3 Billion to be exact in 2015. We all want to find the fountain of youth, but is this really the answer? Spending ridiculous amounts of money on Creams that promise less wrinkles, or injections that help us lose any expression at all to our face eventually wear off or doesn’t work at all.

But looking at our body and how it works, and using this to our advantage may save us financially and physically in the long run. …

If you ask any woman over the age of 20 if they have tried a “fad” diet, 9 times out of ten they will tell you yes. These quick fixes can help you drop pounds, but ultimately leave gaining all the weight back plus some.

But they also leave us with a nasty little friends we call eating disorders. Eating disorders can be considered taboo, only found in certain age groups, or professions. But the truth is they are evident in everyday life, in everyday people.

We all know the main disorders like anorexia and bulimia. But there are also disorders that make us avoid/restrict certain nutrients to “trick” our body into losing weight. This leaves us with anxiety and depression, and poor health and increased weight gain. From starving our bodies, restricting fat, not eating carbohydrates, or taking fast loss pills or patches, we have created monsters within ourselves. …

The emotional roller coaster of today’s weight loss and social media

Losing weight can have enormous benefits for your body physically but do mental/emotional aspects of our life effect the process itself? I my opinion, yes….

Many of us have a bad self body image, looking in the mirror each morning is a session of what part do I hate the most today. And we really should not feel this way, but loving your body and self confidence is a hard sell these days. Every other post on social media seems to target you to improve your body with some quick fix sold by family and friends like “5 min abs”, “lose 20 this week!!”, “Wear this Patch, have the energy of super hero”, “two shakes a day and a sensible meal”…. …

I believe…..

I was asked recently by a friend and mentor what my message was… What I believe….

And thinking about it has burned a mission statement into my mind that I must share.

I believe that through my personal experiences and own weight loss journey, I can help you avoid unhealthy decisions. I can guide you away from the allure of fad diets by teaching whole clean food meal plans that you actually enjoy will give you so much more energy and lasting results than any quick fix.