How do you want to feel at 90?

How do you want to be and feel when you’re 90? Slumped over in a chair at a nursing home or super healthy and full of vitality and energy? Healthy and vital of course! I’ve been completely inspired by a couple of videos that have been going around about two ladies – one is 90 and the other 100. They’re so healthy that one is a track and field champion at age 100 and the other does tango dancing and even went skydiving at 90. I, personally, have no interest in skydiving, but I am hugely interested in being super healthy at 90. So I wondered what these ladies do that I could start copying right now. I discovered that the secret to being super healthy at 90 and 100 is actually really simple: Be stringent about what you eat. Exercise for an hour a day. There is nothing complicated […]

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How to eat simply on your way to happiness

Can you eat your way to happiness? Yes, indeed you can. Last week I introduced you to my Super Simple, Super Rational Plan for health and weight loss. I had my own epiphany moment when I realized that crazy fad diets are ridiculous, the results can’t possibly last, and in fact they’re often downright unhealthy. I realized that rational, simple eating is the path to long-term health and long-term perfect weight. Let me now add that that rational, simple eating is also a path to happiness. We’ve known about the connection between food, health and mood for a long, long time – all the way back to Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, who said, “Let thy food be thy medicine and let they medicine be thy food.” What this means is, you are what you eat. So if you eat good, natural, real food, you’ll be healthy and happy. […]

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My Super Simple, Super Rational Plan for Health and Weight Loss

Are you hot to lose weight and be healthy but you’re overwhelmed by all of the crazy, conflicting information coming at you? Arrrgh! Is it Paleo? Vegan? Raw juices? Green smoothies? Raw food? Cooked food? High fat? Low fat? All protein? No fruit? Gluten free? No carbs? Cleansing? Help! Wait! What happened to SUPER SIMPLE AND SUPER RATIONAL? Seriously. What happened? WHAT KATE MIDDLETON DID I wanted to drop some pounds, so I started researching the best way to do it. I’m telling you – it’s nuts. There is so much conflicting information that it’s positively overwhelming. In the middle of trying to make sense of it all, I wondered how Kate Middleton managed to lose her baby weight and also lose whatever weight she needed in order to fit into her size minus- minus -zero wedding dress. What I discovered about her weight loss program is what sent me […]

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4 Ridiculously Guilt-Free and Healthy Dessert Recipes

Enough already with guilty holidays. We found 4 ridiculously healthy and fabulous dessert recipes that you can completely enjoy this year – and we mean, “completely.” There is virtually NOTHING to cause guilt in these recipes, and on top of that, they’re actually GOOD for you. (But you and your guests would never know this because they’re as rich and yummy as any traditional recipe.) Here you go! Homemade “Ice Cream” Made with just one ingredient: banana! Peel and dice bananas into coin-shaped pieces, freeze for at least two hours, and blend until smooth. Then freeze it until solid, and it’s ready to eat just like ice cream. Top with the best all natural chocolate sauce you can find, and if desired, add nuts, and fruit. Baked Apple Crisp Fall and winter make us crave sweet and savory desserts like Apple Pie, and this Baked Apple Crisp hits the spot without […]

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