I was walking through Costco the other day and came upon a giant bottle of Avocado Oil. Exciting because I am a big fan of the nutrient dense avocado. To be honest I was not familiar with Avocado Oil but I bought it anyway because it is a high heat cooking oil and I have been looking for a good …
Today I am dishing out some basic facts about one of the many foods that I absolutely love! Enjoy getting some basic info about the pomegranate and what makes them oh so appealing. Use caution when opening (or wear an apron), I had one split apart and fling out of my hand and into the air spewing seeds and juice …
Welcome 2014, this is going to be a great year! I love all the excitement and promise that comes with a new year, and it seems so fitting to wake up this morning to a brilliantly beautiful blanket of snow. The snow symbolizes a blank slate, ready for all that is to be written in the new year. We enjoyed …
Happy 1st Anniversary to Balance & Thrive!!! Wow, I cannot believe that a year has passed by already. So much has happened in such a short time, it is amazing to me how quickly time passes. I have learned a lot during this last year and I wanted to share with you some of my business life lessons. I hope …
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward I came across this quote today and fell in love with it! It was like this light bulb moment, that aha, yes – this is it. I have been working on my attitude of gratitude and shifting my focus so that …
“I am craving GREENS!!!” This is the message I received from one of the people who recently completed the 12 day whole food cleanse program that was offered in September. This statement was amazing because at the start of the program she really wanted to eat hot dogs and Frosted Flakes and was having a hard time letting those items …
Health coaching is an ideal career for me; it ignites a passion inside of me and allows me to connect my profession with my values and belief system. Health coaching is a relatively new career for me although I have been working with people to achieve change for the better part of the past decade. The other night while practicing …
I love granola. I really, really love granola. I love the way it fills my house with that fabulous sweet baked scent. I love the combination of sweet and salty, chewy and crunchy. I love to enjoy it with some berries and almond milk or yogurt. I love it for breakfast or a snack. I love that Mark (my husband) …
I recently completed a 30 day raw food cleanse at my local yoga studio. Since this was my first cleanse, and it was 4 weeks long, I decided to take it in phases. The first week I really tried to focus on increasing my fruit and veggie intake, the second week my focus was on decreasing wheat, dairy, and sugar, and …
