Conscious Choices Wellness

I just graduated a couple of weeks ago from a truly extraordinary year long program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and am now a Certified Holistic Health Coach.  IIN is the cutting-edge leader in holistic nutrition education, and the largest nutrition school in the world.  Through IIN, I studied all the dietary theories from [...]

Have you ever wanted to be a superhero?  I don’t know about you, but my Wonder Woman persona was a fun and exciting part of my childhood!  What about you?  Was it Super Man?  Spider Man?  Batman? The Hulk?  I’m sure you donned the cape and fought your share of battles for the good of [...]

“I am 100 percent sure it is possible at any age to change our destiny into one of pain-free, vibrant health by intelligently utilizing the power of superfoods, superherbs, raw and living foods, and holistic healing technologies.” ~ David Wolfe, Superfoods I read that recently and thought, Wow, now that’s a bold statement!  And then [...]

Would you prefer your family’s food recommendations to be based on politics or science? My opinion is that the government has a hard enough time doing government well, so should they really be meddling in science? Hmmm…. Let’s start by taking a look at the role of the USDA, the regulatory agency that dominates nutrition [...]

“French fries count as a vegetable.” Aiy yai yai, are you kidding me??? While I’m keenly and painfully aware that we’re in a crisis of epidemic proportions, hearing this one was just too much for me. Sadly, this was the mindset of a school in Huntington, West Verginia, a town that not surprisingly has been [...]

One of my greatest passions in the world is to inspire people to choose truly vibrant health for themselves and their loved ones.  I spent 6 years personal training and writing nutritional programs for my clients, and witnessing life-changing results from increased energy & confidence to decreased (or disappearing) health conditions and everything in between.  [...]

As I continue my blogging journey, one thing that will become very clear about me is that my greatest passion is inspiring people to live healthy, vibrant lives. And to me that means health on all levels, but for today, I want to focus on physical health. Is one of your goals for 2010 to [...]

Do your mornings start of stressful or serene?  Frazzled or focused?  High-maintenance or high-energy? The bottom line is that the way you choose to start your morning has a profound impact on the way the rest of your day unfolds. In this video, Day 8 of my Tribe Mastery 30 Day Challenge, I share my [...]