A strange thing happened to me last Saturday. Most weekends, my family goes out for brunch after spending the morning at the gym. Usually, brunch for me means a …

  When it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, people usually fixate on the restriction part — like counting calories or carbs, and staying away from the “bad” stuff like …

Many successful people I know cheat. All the time. Or perhaps I should say they cheat routinely. Regularly. And most importantly, with limits. For many of these people, it’s the …

  Fall has arrived in Portlandia, and many of us have been making the annual pilgrimage to Sauvie Island, where one can take in the brisk autumn air, search for …

  Halloween’s coming up — and let’s face it. I’ll eat some candy. You’ll probably eat some candy. And the kids are going to eat a lot of it. Weeks …

Summer is speeding by, right? It’s hard to believe that in a few short weeks, my family will be returning to our regular getting-ready-for-school morning routine. If your household is …

  Looking back on the year so far, I realized we’ve had a pretty epic year of travel and vacations. We sought spring break sun in Southern California, admired the …

It’s no secret I’m a HUGE fan of smoothies for breakfast. Such a fan, in fact, that no other breakfasts really work for me. I love smoothies because they’re easy …

I almost always have some sort of smoothie for breakfast. Daily smoothies have played a key role in helping me maintain a healthy weight, strengthen my immune system, keep my energy …

  One of the best parts about getting my health coach certification through IIN is the fact that I get to listen to all of these great lectures from amazing …

Today’s post is going to be a quick one. I’m busy cramming for nutrition school — which is actually why this recipe has come in so handy. One — this …

  I was at one of my favorite vegan restaurants the other day and noticed that none of their smoothies included vegetables. None! This struck me as a huge missed …