Red Meat Causes Cancer – says WHO?
Several of my friends have been asking about the new World Health Organization report that eating red meat increases your risk of cancer. Processed meat was rated a definite human carcinogen and red meat was rated a possible human carcinogen. If you want to read the...
Stop Sabotaging Your Workouts!
I love this article, written by Beachbody's Blog writer, Julie Stewart. I especially love mistake #2. I have often wondered why I see so many in gyms with that hunched posture. Lifting weights, when done properly, should IMPROVE your posture! "It doesn’t matter if...
Five Stories of Nutrition and Healing in Autoimmunity
Today, I listened to a Phoenix Helix podcast Episode 30. I love her Stories podcasts which are Episodes 1, 14 and 30. In each of these three episodes, Eileen interviews people with different autoimmunity diseases. Today several of the stories really hit home for me....
Do you need more energy?
Do you want more energy? No, NOT this kind!!! Often when people start a new fitness regime, they complain of fatigue. This causes them to stop their new fitness program before they reach the point of GAINING energy from being more fit. There are several things to keep...
Autoimmune Protocol and Dining Out = Trouble
When you are following the autoimmune protocol (AIP), it is quite challenging to eat out. Even a simple salad can have hidden triggers in the salad dressings such as artificial sweeteners, seed spices, and preservatives. So I was quite delighted when I saw that Panera...
I hate indecision….
I hate being between workout programs. If you give me a schedule, I will follow it. Without a schedule, I'm left with that big question each morning, "What workout shall I do today?" One fantastic tip I've read recently is that each decision takes energy. Today we...

Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor/Health Coach
Having watched several family members die in their 50s and 60s from chronic disease, and completely rebuilding my heath after being diagnosed with several autoimmune disease and pre-diabetes, I learned a powerful approach based on ancestral health principles and behavioral coaching techniques, that I now use to help people like you regain your energy, conquer your belly bloat and flab, and look forward to that next phase of life.