November 20 2025: Feeling Flat? The Power of the Right Magnesium
Are you Missing Magnesium? If you’ve been feeling a little “off” lately, tired, tense, or just not firing on all cylinders, your body might be whispering for more magnesium. It’s one of those quiet heroes that keeps everything running smoothly. Magnesium supports energy production, muscle recovery, hormone balance, and good sleep, yet most women over […]
October 23 2025: LEAD in your Protein Powder?! Consumer Reports
Is there LEAD in Your Protein Powder?! Tracy always wants to bring you the latest findings and this one is no exception. Let’s get straight to it. A widely shared report has been published investigating some of the leading protein powders out there. Published by Consumer Reports on October 14, this investigation looks at the […]
October 16 2025: Tired, Craving Sugar? What is Insulin Resistance?
Why Insulin Resistance Could Be Holding You Back As we move through our 40s and beyond, hormonal shifts, stress, and lifestyle habits can make our bodies less responsive to insulin, a hormone that helps move sugar from the bloodstream into our cells for energy. When cells stop responding properly, the body produces more insulin to […]
How Going On A Diet May Be The Worst New Year’s Resolution
Invariably, some of you will have already decided to go on a diet on January 1st, 2017. Before you fully commit to painstakingly weighing your food, counting calories or restricting anything delicious, please read this blog and perhaps I can convince you that there is a different and sustainable way to get your body healthy. […]
FOOD: How the WHY may trump the WHAT
Why do you eat when you’re not hungry? Have you thought about it? A friend was describing a person to me the other day and referred to her as someone who “just really loves her food!” I think we all love food. The majority of us anyway. And so we use these phrases to let […]
At Least I Would Never Do That!
On August 8, 2005 a category 5 hurricane, with winds as strong as 175km/hr, slammed into the Eastern coastline of North America. The damage from the disaster was estimated at 108 billion dollars and has been documented as the costliest on record. Approximately 1245 people died during the hurricane and subsequent flooding making it one […]
Mindfulness, Gummyworms and Humans of New York
Many years ago, I took a class on mindfulness. In it I learned that mindfulness is the act of deliberately paying attention in a particular way. Deliberate and particular. Hmmm. This particular way involved bringing the attention back to the present moment and being non-judgmental. One of the exercises that we participated in to […]
Falling Apart In Your Weight Loss Goals
Attempting to lose weight can feel like a battle at times. We can be crystal clear about what we want our body to look like and where we want the scale to be, but when faced with the challenge of exercise or saying no to food temptations, we collapse like a Jenga tower after […]