We hear white sugar is poison, aspartame causes cancer, high fructose corn syrup is bad for our children! Well, considering completely avoiding sweets is just uhhh, down right unrealistic for most of us, what are we to do?

Thank goodness, there are some healthy options out there. Start by replacing sugar and all artficial sweeteners with stevia. Stevia is available at your grocer next to the artificial sweeteners,…

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We all know that broccoli, carrots, couliflower and beets are packed full of nutrition but eating it, or even better convinsing our kids to eat it is not always easy. In fact in my house brussel sprouts are down right impossible! Well, a little creativity and you can out smart the antiveggie lovers in your house. Ever tried the South Beach Diet Mashed Couliflower in place of mashed potatos? Just take that…

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Oh, how our kids are captured by those golden arches! For decades they have been able to draw us in with there animated comercials that always make the "free toy" come to life and their appealing ninety-nine cent menu that can afford the whole family to eat out. Well you know the old saying if sounds to good to be true IT IS! I was lead by some of my peers to buy a cheeseburger happy meal and sit it on my kitchen counter in the bag and leave it.… Continue

This is a common question I receive as a wellness advisor and a common response is "It's so expensive to buy organic". So I have come up with a few tips in helping you to decide weather or not to buy organic. First of all know what organic means. Organic means how a food is produced and when an item is grown organically it means it was grown without the use of artifical ingredients, including preservatives, and… Continue