My 2020 holiday gift guide.
Read MoreCOCONUT – why I love it (+ 3 recipes)
As a huge lover of coconut (including coconut milk, coconut yogurt, coconut water, coconut oil, pure coconut meat, coconut flour and more!) today I’m sharing some BENEFITS OF COCONUTS and a few of my favorite super healthy and delicious detox-friendly COCONUT-BASED RECIPES.
Read MoreLet's Unite in Gratitude and Health this 2020 Thanksgiving Holiday
This year has been a rollercoaster for ALL of us; for each one of us in it's own way. More than ever, we are joined together (globally) in this feeling. Which is why we need to celebrate Thanksgiving with extra purpose, extra meaning, extra love, extra appreciation, extra HEALTH and extra UNITY.
Let’s make this 2020 Thanksgiving holiday extra healthy, fun and unique. Here are some tips and recipes to help you out!
Read More5 Easy & Healthy Butternut Squash Recipes
Butternut Squash is one of my favorite fall / winter vegetables (which I honestly eat year round) because it's not only sweet and delicious, it's extremely healthy - packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants, and very versatile. I eat it mashed (and add to smoothies and desserts), spiralized, baked/roasted and blended into soups. I share some of my top recipes below.
Read More8 Effective Weight-Loss Principes to try this year
Weight loss is – like most things – a completely personal journey. Every body is different. Our digestions are different, our metabolisms are different, our lifestyles are different…so what works for me, may not work for you. That being said, there are some health principles that help the majority of people with weight loss, and it’s just about customizing it for your unique, beautiful body.
In my experience, these 8 health principles can help boost your weight loss. Check them out below - and observe what you’re already doing, what you could be doing a bit better, what you maybe haven’t tried…. And just remember, if you’ve been trying to lose weight for a while and it hasn’t worked, then the only way it’s going to work is TRYING SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING DIFFERENT. So be open-minded and explore new things. And let me know how it goes!
Read MoreHealthy Halloween tips
Happy Halloween!! It’s Halloween and we’re surrounded by a ton of SUGAR temptation! And it's totally ok, it's important to have fun and enjoy this funky spooky holiday... but make this year a HEALTHIER one - for both you and your family. And it all starts with more awareness.
So today I'm sharing some info to help make us more aware and provide a few healthier options (and super yummy chocolate recipes!)
6 Tips for Improving Hypothyroid using Holistic Nutrition
Hypothyroidism is so huge nowadays that I feel approximately one out of every 5 clients I see has some degree of hypothyroidism. Crazy. Which is why I wanted to write a quick blog on the topic.
Like most things, diet and lifestyle play a big role in your thyroid function. Eating the wrong foods, chronic stress and poor sleep can interfere with your hormones and even contribute to autoimmune disease like Hashimoto’s.
I share 6 KEY things you can do right away that can help support your body to normalize your thyroid hormones.
Read MoreChocolate Mousse – adaptable for detox+keto (English + Spanish recipe)
Cacao is one of my favorite superfoods that's comforting, delicious, great for hormonal balance, and packed with antioxidants, magnesium and fiber.
Today I’m sharing my amazing (and super healthy) VEGAN CHOCOLATE MOUSSE recipe - which is a family and client favorite. It’s delicious, creamy, super nutritious, and my latest version is adaptable so that its detox-friendly and keto-friendly.
READ MORE for my new (date-free) yummy chocolate mousse recipe in both English and Spanish. Honestly, you’ll love it and so will your body!
Read MoreFamily friendly recipe: Meatballs with Veggie Noodles Recipe
One of my main goals in life is to show you and everyone that HEALTHY EATING CAN BE (AND SHOULD BE) DELICIOUS). So i’m making it a goal to share more of my awesome, nutritious and super yummy (yet easy) recipes for you to enjoy.
Today I’m sharing my Meatballs and Veggie Noodles recipe - which is allowed on most detoxes (like my signature 10 day detox) and is both PALEO and KETO “approved”. (I always share this recipe in my Summer & Fall 10 day detox and my clients LOVE it, and for my Winter version where we omit nightshades, I offer it with a vegan cashew cream instead of tomato sauce).
Read More5 Thyroid Superfoods
If you’re suffering from low-thyroid (and the commonly related symptoms including slow metabolism and low energy), you’re not alone. It’s more common than you may think, especially with women.
Whether or not you’re already taking medication, your diet plays a large role in your thyroid function and it’s important to use your meals to help you in your healing process.
START BY TAKING BABY STEPS. Start by incorporating these 5 superfoods into your everyday diet to help you in your journey to balancing your thyroid hormones and therefore improving your overall health.
Read MoreOne Tip to Make Healthy Living EASY
Are leftovers healthy? While reheating food is not ideal, I believe in finding those “healthy hacks” that can make a healthy lifestyle and diet more accessible for you. For me, the principle of “cooking once and eating twice” has been a huge help for making daily healthy eating stress-free in my home. So it’s a principle that I personally apply and recommend. Let’s make healthy eating easier on ourselves and enjoyable!
Read MoreOne Key Element to Transform your Body + 10 Actionable Tips to Achieve it NOW
One thing that I’ve learned as a fitness trainer in the past 5 years is this: better POSTURE is key to transform your body and overall health. If you want to have longer, leaner muscles, a tight, strong CORE, and better posture, you need to focus on proper ALIGNMENT in everything you do, especially during your workouts. When your body is properly aligned, your workouts are safer, more effective, and believe me, it will also strengthen your metabolism and help promote weight loss.
One KEY element to develop better alignment, and therefore better posture and a long, lean, toned body is to KEEP A HEALTHY FASCIA.
READ MORE to learn more about Fascia, the benefits are of a healthy fascia, and 10 STEPS YOU CAN TAKE NOW TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY FASCIA AND TRANSFORM YOUR BODY to be healthier, more toned, more flexible and have better posture.
Read MoreA Transformative Tool to Achieve Your Goals & Boost Your Health
If there is one thing that has completely transformed my life (and health), and that of many of my clients, too, it’s JOURNALING.
When you do it regularly, the benefits are huge and so visible.
I personally view journaling as a “must” right up there with meditation to help us achieve a healthier, more balanced and happy life. WHY? Because in our nonstop modern day life, we NEED those moments to pause and to organize our thoughts. It helps us get centered, to focus on what we really want, and yes it helps us get healthier, inside and out.
READ MY BLOG to learn more about the HUGE benefits of journaling (that I’ve personally experienced, and millions of others, too) and for my guide of journal prompts to get you started and motivated.
Read MoreMy Favorite Everyday Smoothie Recipes 2.0
By popular demand, and as a follow-up to my Beginners Smoothie Guide, today I'm sharing my go-to favorite green smoothie recipe that I make for myself almost every morning.
All my green smoothies are PACKED with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory nutrients, fiber, vegan protein and deliciousness. They make a filling and delicious breakfast that will keep your blood sugar stable, rev up your metabolism, and serve as a great tool for weight loss.
Read more for my delicious EVERYDAY GREEN CHIA SMOOTHIE BOWL recipe (+ 2 more of my favorite smoothie bowl recipes).
Read More9 Tips for a Great Poop?
We ALL poop but are often afraid to talk about it. We’re often unsure if our poop is healthy or not, and what we can do to make it better. So I address all of this - what is “normal” poop supposed to be like - shape, consistency, color, how often should we poop, and most importantly, what we can do to improve our poop (and particularly, relieve constipation).
Why does this matter? Because the health of our poop says a lot about the health of our gut, which says a lot about our overall health. So i believe we should all be making the effort to incorporate those healthy habits that help boost our gut health.
Read more for my poop 101 and 9 tips for improving your poop!
Read MoreMy Favorite Superfood Smoothie Bowl
By now you probably know of my obsession with: smoothie bowls, sweet potato, dark chocolate/cacao and superfoods in general. So it’s probably no surprise that this recipe, which combines all of the above, is one of my favorites (that I make at least once a week).
See my delicious, vegan, protein and superfood-packed CACAO SMOOTHIE BOWL recipe below.
Read MoreClean Your Body: 8 Steps to a Cleaner, Less-Toxic Lifestyle
Did you know that we apply hundreds of chemicals on our bodies every day, of which many have been linked to increased risks of cancer, infertility, birth defects, hormonal issues (aka endocrine disruptors), and more?!
On top of this, we are exposed to many other toxins every day that also impacting our health, including: pollution, pesticides in food, chemicals in water, chemicals in cleaning products,Teflon on cooking pans, VOCs in paint, phthalates in plastic, and even our excess constant stress.
So what can we do?
READ MORE FOR 8 STEPS TO GET STARTED NOW ON YOUR “CLEANER”, LESS-TOXIC LIFESTYLE.
Read MoreEasy, Delicious, Vegan, Superfood Kale & Sweet Potato Curry
Today I’m sharing my newest recipe - a result of playing around with my organic dark leafy greens, attempting to find the best added sweet flavors to neutralize the slight bitterness of the greens, and I came up with this amazingly flavorful, nutritious dish.
Kale and Sweet Potato are two of my favorite SUPERFOODS, and they pair perfectly together.
This recipe is:
Extremely healthy and gut-friendly, packed with fiber and wide variety of nutrients
Vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free
Ideal to prevent cravings as it contains all the different flavors to satisfy your palate
Comforting, warming, and filling (even without the optional protein addition)
Super easy to make – can be done in 3o minutes and all in one pot
Great for meal prep lunches and dinners; leftovers taste even better (keeps well in fridge for 3 days, tops 4)
Check out my recipe and give it a shot!
Read MoreFEED YOUR GUT – Prebiotics, Probiotics, Symbiotics, Postbiotics
By now you’ve probably heard of probiotics and are hopefully taking a supplement or making the conscious effort to eat more unsweetened yogurt, raw fermented sauerkraut and other fresh fermented probiotic-rich foods.
Maybe you’ve even heard of prebiotics – those healthy FIBERS that help to grow the healthy probiotics in our gut.
But maybe you haven’t yet heard of postbiotics. And/or maybe you’re unsure about the differences between these “biotics” and WHY it’s important to understand them.
So today I’m breaking it down in simple terms to help get you started on a path towards better GUT HEALTH. AND I’m sharing my #1 TIP to boost your digestion and overall health, something anyone can (and should) do which doesn’t require supplements.
Read More3 Easy Low-Glycemic Snacks to Satisfy your Sweet Tooth and Support Weight Loss
When we’re spending more time at home, suddenly we find ourselves in the kitchen grabbing for a snack that we don’t really need. We mindlessly grab a handful of the not-so-healthy stuff that is insight – the chips/crackers, kids’ cookies, those chocolate covered almonds, etc.
And we KNOW this habit is not supportive of our health goals.
That being said, a small snack once a day is not a terrible thing, and we can make peace with it. We can even use snacks in our favor so that we then have a slightly smaller meal for our next meal.
But in order for the snack to work in our favor, it needs to be eaten consciously, sitting down, and the snack needs to contain fiber, healthy fats and protein (and no processed junk) in order to keep our blood sugar balanced.
With that in mind, I wanted to offer today 3 EASY snacks to satisfy your mid-afternoon sweet craving. Snacks that are healthy yet satisfying and will keep your blood sugar balanced, which supports weight loss. They’re also HIGH-PROTEIN, VEGAN and relatively LOW-CARB. Lastly, they’re super easy (require minimal to no prep) and are totally family/kid-friendly.
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