Ever want to eat something so badly you felt overpowered by it? If so, you’ve experienced a food craving. Wanting something is natural, but our “inner voices” sure know how to get in our way of having it. Instead of actually enjoying the taste of a food – be it fresh, cold watermelon or a [...]
Whether it’s a late summer BBQ, wedding, or other life milestone, you’re bound to have your calendar booked with a celebration sometime soon. For people working hard to lose weight, it can be stressful and even cause anxiety that can make you want to skip the event altogether. If this sounds like you, you should [...]
I’m excited to announce that I am the nutrition blogger at Diets in Review. I post video and text blogs three times a week. Catch up with all my posts on my blogger archive page. Want to get to know me better – check out my author page.
If you read my blogs, here’s a taste [...]
The Nurture Principles is all about sensible approaches to wellness. From a nutrition standpoint, that means making decisions that nurture you (most of the time) and not stressing out (which can cause you to overeat comfort foods) when you can’t be “the perfect eater”.
Life happens. That means some days you may forget to bring your [...]
The Nurture Principles way of wellness is all about taking the struggle out of being healthy. Many of my clients feel guilty that they don’t bring their lunch to work and they think that one little behavior is what sabotages them. Well, that’s not the case. They just need to learn a few ways of [...]
Think dessert for breakfast is out of the question? Think again! Nurturing yourself is all about finding balance and making smart choices. Don’t skimp on breakfast in that mad morning dash. Take two minutes and whip up a nourishing smoothie inspired by a favorite dessert!
In this short video, I’ll show you how you can have [...]
I am thrilled to bring you this interview with “mom” (and former Biggest Loser contestant) Mandi Kramer. Ever feel like you are superwoman? Trying to juggle the needs of your kids, spouse, friends, and other family members? It’s a wonder you get ANY work done. Exercise and eating healthy seem more like a pipe dream. [...]
Bernie and I are thrilled to be the guest bloggers for June at Diets in Review! We are going to do four guest posts, each focusing on a different aspect of wellness:
nutrition
exercise
stress management
relationships
Our posts will provide practical tips to tackle real-world problems that nurture your personal wellness. Here’s an excerpt from our first post. Be [...]
Bernardo “Bernie” Salazar, last year’s “at home” winner of TV’s “The Biggest Loser,” has been bringing his message of healthful living to Capitol Hill. Since claiming the $100,000 prize last April, he has traveled to Washington, D.C. three times to promote the importance of exercise and government funding for fitness programs.
He first came last May [...]
Hey Everyone, it’s Bernie! I am in celebration mode this week. First of all, I got to watch my brother receive his Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He was “hooded” and everything. Very cool. Then I got to crush my personal best record for a half marathon at the Indy Mini. I also got to celebrate [...]