In this second part of a 5 part series on the five secrets of change, (if you missed the first secret, you can find it here) we are going to look at the second secret of making lasting change: lasting change has to feel effortless. Because let’s face it: if it’s hard, are you going to do it? This flies in the face of a lot of what we have been told. That change has to be hard or change IS hard. The truth is, if it feels hard, you will not stay with it. So you need to break [Read More]

I spent a couple of fabulous weeks in India. Talk about life changing! Many people have asked me about my trip and truly, it is hard to articulate how incredible the journey was. The first week was in and around Delhi, including Agra and the Taj Mahal and Vrindhaven, somewhat of a spiritual Disneyland filled with temples and spiritual masters and lots of devotees who gather to sing and dance. (The Hare Krishna Temple was a crazy dance party of love and joy that was a site to see!) While in Delhi, we also had the opportunity to have dinner [Read More]

I don’t usually say “this is an article you’ll really want to pay attention to,” because of course, I think they are all important! But this is article is one you need to read all the way through (and consider passing on to your family and friends). Regardless of what you do about it, it’s important for you to know what a new ten year long research study has confirmed so that you can make informed decisions about your — and your loved ones’ — health. When we talked about pesticides and produce recently, one topic we did not cover [Read More]

Many people looking to avoid fructose, but yet not consume too much glucose, turn to alternative sweeteners. The natural ones, such as raw honey, date sugar, and real maple syrup provide some good options. Others, such as sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners, pose health concerns far more damaging than actually consuming sugar. In this article, I want to look at one of those: aspartame. Aspartame, sold under the name NutraSweet or Equal, is responsible for more than 75% of all food additive complaints to the FDA. It has been shown to cause, mimic or trigger serious conditions such as Lupus, [Read More]

You may remember the controversy about several years ago over melamine-tainted baby formula in China. Several well-known baby food manufacturers sold melamine-tainted baby formula in an effort to make the milk appear to have a higher protein content than it actually did. The infants who consumed it developed kidney complications including kidney stones. Six infants died, thousands were hospitalized and hundreds of thousands more were affected. Melamine is banned for use in food products, which is a good thing because it combines with cyanuric acid, which can be found in drinking water and in animal feed, inside the body and [Read More]