Years ago when I first started my weight loss journey, I was overwhelmed by the changes I had to make with my lifestyle. I remember telling myself if the whole foods diet my nutritionist gave me did not work, I would go back to my junk food diet. Fortunately, I lost massive amounts of weight […]
You Need To Avoid These 5 Mistakes When You Fast
Intermittent fasting is a great way to avoid failure that strict diets perpetuate. Fasting is a tool to use so that you allow your body to operate more efficiently than ever before. Many people pair fasting with a diet like Keto or Vegan but this is not necessary. If you eat a diet of whole […]
Why You Need to Create Until the Day You Die
The other day a middle-aged man died in the middle of a crosswalk near where I work in NYC. He was going about his day walking across the street and then fell face first. The lady who I was helping gasped in horror as he started to seize. A group of people rushed to help […]
Writing is Forcing Me to be More Vulnerable (and it’s Scary)
Photo by Salemi Wenda on Unsplash I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I decided to start a blog two years ago. Looking back, starting a blog is one of the best decisions I have made. This great decision hasn’t come free of struggle. When I first started my expectations were […]
Before You Buy Butter You Need to Learn How Ghee is Superior
A few years ago when I first changed my diet from processed food to whole foods, I discovered ghee. I have a dairy sensitivity but love the taste of butter. Ghee I found was the perfect alternative to my love of butter. Ghee is an ancient food. It was first used in India but now […]
The Best Types of Exercises to Stop Working Out in Vain
For years I worked out in vain. I would spend hours per week running on the treadmill at a steady pace and then do a few reps of weight training. I would then go stop by the grocery store and buy my dinner for the night. My dinner usually consisted of high carb and sugary […]