Are you looking for Keto Love? Keto is a big buzzword these days ... it is short for ketogenic diet, and it really just means a low net carb, high fat, moderate protein lifestyle that promotes a healthy ketosis. Ketosis is just a fancy word for fat-burning. Would you like to be less dependent on sugar … Continue reading Keto Love!
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Why You Want a Low-Carb, High-Fat Lifestyle in Midlife and Beyond
Why is a low carb, high fat, moderate protein diet the best thing for women in midlife or later? Listen to this brief podcast on iTunes or Google Play to find out!
Starting from Zero!
Looks like New Year's Eve was just a little bit too much fun. This is my ketone meter, and as you can see, it's showing me ZERO! I've been on a low-carb, high-fat journey since the end of October, and I've had some excellent results with it. But I got a little casual, and then … Continue reading Starting from Zero!
What if This Were Finally the Year?
What if this were finally the year you took control of your life? Statistics show that only 8% of people tend to accomplish their New Year resolutions. They are not, in general, smarter, richer, or more talented than the other 92%. The only real difference is that they take action. What if 2019 were the … Continue reading What if This Were Finally the Year?
A Confession and a Challenge [VIDEO]
Dealing with Counter-Productive Habits
Spring is when a middle-aged woman's fancy turns to mending the ravages of winter – the all-too-obvious results of months of comfort food, sun deprivation and less exercise. Add in stress from family or work and overeating from the spring holidays, and most people are feeling less than optimal these days. Tight clothes and reduced … Continue reading Dealing with Counter-Productive Habits
Prep Week – Cleaning Up Some Counter-Productive Behaviours
This week is prep week - just flooding my body with nutrition and cleaning up my behaviours. I don't know about you - but I know I have developed some counter-productive behaviours that are not enhancing my health and happiness. I'm grateful to say that I haven't smoked since 1991, but staying up too late, … Continue reading Prep Week – Cleaning Up Some Counter-Productive Behaviours
#BlogElul 26: Create
There is a description of nearly all Jewish holidays that goes like this: "They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat." Creating holiday-specific foods is an integral part of the tradition. The traditional foods of Ashkenazic Jewry are foods of poverty - my grandmother would eat with relish things like chicken feet and fish … Continue reading #BlogElul 26: Create
#blogExodus 3: Cleanse
Passover is supposed to be a time of physical and spiritual cleansing - but is it? If you know what I do for a living, you will appreciate how tempted I was to insert something here about the nutritional cleansing that I help people with. But I will refrain. If you want to know more … Continue reading #blogExodus 3: Cleanse
#blogExodus 2: Exalt
When I think of the word "exalt", my mind immediately goes to those ancient Aramaic words that open the Kaddish - May His great name be exalted and sanctified. For many people, the Kaddish, a prayer of thanksgiving and exaltation, is inextricably bound with the sadness of death and loss, because it is recited by … Continue reading #blogExodus 2: Exalt