Happy New Year: Welcome 2015 As Your Best Self Yet

By Betty MurrayThe last holiday party of the year is here and it’s time to ring in a New Year! Staying healthy and eating nutritious food during the holidays is challenging for anyone. Even if you’ve gotten off track this holiday season, pick yourself up and get back on track with these ideas for a healthy […]

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Holiday Quinoa Stuffing

by Betty Murray Quinoa: 2 Tablespoons minced onion 2 Tablespoons butter 1 ½ cups quinoa About 4 cups veggie or chicken stock, warmed  Stuffing: 2 cloves garlic 1 large onion, medium dice 2 carrots, medium dice 2 celery stalks, medium dice 2 cups smoked gluten-free sausage, cooked and crumbled 1/3 cup olive oil ¼ cup

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Get Your Zzzzz’s Please: Tips for Getting the Right Amount of Sleep

By Betty Murray If losing weight is on your list of goals for 2015, a healthy diet and regular exercise can help you reach your ideal weight, but here’s another suggestion: get enough sleep. Eating healthy and exercising will only go so far in helping you drop those extra pounds. Good sleep is the third component

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Avoid Losing Weight during the Holidays

By Betty Murray We all respond to stress in different ways. For some, stress is a contributing factor to weight gain, but for others, prolonged stress, or even stress from a single traumatic event can result in weight loss. The holiday season is a particularly stressful time for many people. Finances, loss of a loved one,

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How to Prepare Guilt-Free Holiday Desserts

By Betty Murray The holiday season is the season for baking. Cookies, cakes, candies, pies, and other yummy desserts abound. Unfortunately, many of these desserts can easily derail our efforts to be healthy and to lose weight (or maintain our weight) during the season. But the holiday season just wouldn’t be the same without the chance

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What to Eat for Breakfast to Lose Weight

By Betty Murray Healthy eating is important all day long, but breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. Just like your car needs fuel to get you where you want to go, your body needs fuel to make it through the day. Start your day with a healthy breakfast for energy and concentration

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FODMAP approved Creamy Potato Soup

written by Jenny Bair, MHE (author of “What the FODMAP?”)  You will first, oven roast Russian Fingerling potatoes on 325 degrees for 35 minutes with olive oil, sea salt and peppers. (You can use Yukon Gold or Red potatoes are just fine.) Ingredients and Directions: Put all into your favorite medium size stock pot 10

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Need some Organizing help in the Holiday Season?

These are typical things many of our clients need help with around the holidays: (but not limited to of course!) -Organize and tidy up the guest bedrooms so that your guests can sleep comfortably and soundly -Make space in closets or other areas for the things pulled from their temporary storage in the guest room to

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Brain Training: Exercising for Your Mind

By Betty Murray As we age, cognitive function decreases, but loss of memory and mental function isn’t necessarily inevitable. Healthy brains are more likely to maintain their function throughout the years. So how do you keep your brain healthy? In the same way you keep your body fit and healthy, nutrition and physical activity are essential

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