
How I Weaned Off Coffee
I love coffee! As a young child, I remember sneaking in sips of Irish coffee my parents served to guests after dinner in little white Danish cups with saucers! As a teen, hazelnut coffee brewing in the kitchen was a staple. I routinely downed 20 oz caffè mochas in...

What Can Your Genes Tell You?
Sometimes, don’t you wish you could have life’s little instruction manual? I mean, I don’t need to know everything! But some strong hints to go in this direction and not that one would be nice. Right? At the very least, we’d save some time, energy, and money. Not bad!...

Are These Top 3 Problem Foods Yours Too?
When I was a pediatric resident, if you had told me to eliminate gluten, dairy and reduce my sugar intake, I’d think you’re nuts! Give up pizza on call? Dove ice cream bars post call? No way! Gluten, dairy, and sugary foods were a significant part of my existence –...

Unlock the Best Way for You to Eat
After delivering three babies and miscarrying four, I crossed the pregnancy finish line and fell flat on my face. I was exhausted. Nagging digestive symptoms plague me for years. Most days, my busted garbage disposal of a gut made me feel rather bah humbug. So I...

How to Get Back on Track with Diet & Exercise
Don’t you hate it when life distracts you from your perfectly laid out plan? Yeah, me too. I was cruisin’ – in my diet and exercise routine, then boom! The flu, COVID, schedule change, vacation, or the infamous holiday season, Halloween through New Year’s. (Side note:...

3 Ways to Sneak In More Veggies
When our daughters were younger, I was a bit obsessed with their diet – just a wee-bit. Every so often, they’ll remind me of when I overdid the spinach in their morning smoothie, which seriously backfired! Since one of them (not mentioning any names) refused to eat...

How to Know if Dairy is Bad for You
I remember coming home after school in middle school and heading to the freezer for a couple of scoops of Breyers Butter Pecan ice cream, my Dad’s favorite flavor. Of course, chocolate anything would have been my flavor choice, but it did the trick for my sweet...

3 Ways to Make Water Healthier & Taste Better
I find it funny that I’m a Pisces (one of the zodiac water signs,) and the only body of water I’m drawn to is the one in my cup. My daughter jokes about how I’m never in the water, just carrying it around with me wherever I go. It’s true, but I don’t prefer drinking...

How to Know if You’re Gluten Intolerant
The day gluten-free Oreos launched, my daughters drove twenty minutes to pick up a pack for themselves and another for a best friend. They were already on their way back before I knew they had left the house! I started eating gluten-free in 2004, and since then have...

3 Tips for Easy Healthy Dinners
Somewhere between our engagement and wedding day, my mom said to my now-husband, “She’s a great cook when she cooks.” Thanks, Mom! LOL. It’s true. I don’t love cooking. I don’t even like cooking. I cook to eat for our genetics and teach our three daughters how to make...