My client’s food log was extreme. She tracked every bite she ate and calculated the calories in each item. She logged every workout and the calories she had burned. She was working out [...]
Have you ever felt “stuck” on sugar? Ever described yourself as addicted to it? Ever wanted to quit sugar but had trouble doing it? When it comes to quitting sugar once and for [...]
Disastrous Sugar-Quitting Mistake #1: Believing that getting rid of sugar is impossible People always claim it’s impossible to get rid of sugar because sugar’s in so many things. Guess what? I [...]
Recently, a coaching client who almost never gets sick and is typically vigilant about nutrition told me she had a respiratory infection. Here’s what she learned from not sticking [...]
About a year ago, a mentor of mine recommended a TED talk by a woman who called herself a sugar addict. I checked out the talk and was profoundly disappointed. The speaker had been warned by her [...]
I look at sugar addiction through a brain chemistry filter – which brain chemicals are triggered by sugar and how those chemicals affect behavior, appetite, emotions, and mental state. [...]
Below are 3 nutrition questions I’ve been asked many times. I sometimes have mood swings (or feel depressed). Can foods change my moods? [Let’s first assume you’ve talked to your doctor [...]
It’s early in the year, but you may already be feeling something of a slump where your motivation is concerned. Avoid these 2 mistakes. Mistake #1: Thinking Motivation is Excitement [...]
Nutrition coaching can be gratifying when clients get results. Or frustrating when clients fail to follow instructions, particularly for reasons that seem illogical or self-destructive. Look at [...]
A long-term study followed 1583 middle-aged men and women with no personal history of either dementia or heart disease for two decades. Before-and-after tests done 20 years apart showed that the [...]
When I was in my doctoral program, I used to wonder about dopamine. Dopamine is a feel-good brain chemical associated with reward and reinforcement. It’s arguably the ultimate brain reward [...]
Several years ago, I stumbled across an online discussion among fitness professionals about the relative merits of indoor cycling. The question that started it was, “What do you like and not like [...]
