healthy and beautiful

I realize she's not a "company" but some find this humor offensive For some reason, I’ve encountered multiple accounts of sobriety lately. My friend Aidan Donnelley hosted Elizabeth Vargas for one of her “Happier Hour” book events. Elizabeth’s book tells her story about anxiety and alcoholism. Aidan has written about and been fairly public with her sobriety as well. I also read Love Warrior , Glendon Doyle Melton’s memoir. And most recently, a friend turned me on to the Home podcast, specifically an episode about eating and addiction. The nutritionist interviewed tells her story about her issues with alcohol. I think the topic of women and alcohol is an important one. I know, from years of counseling, that for many people alcohol may not be a major problem but it’s not a non-issue either. A lot of clients worry about their drinking, being open and having conversations privately or publicly is vital. I come to the table from a slightly different vantage point. I like a coc...

Assume there are 100 cashews here. Assume that's a portion.   You can binge on anything. Once when I  told a client “you will not overeat on chicken” she swiftly corrected me, “I eat a whole chicken lauren…well except for the insides and bones.” Interesting. And one night my younger son complained of a stomachache and said,  “I probably ate too many bananas after soccer.”   I asked my son how many assuming he had two or so, he said five. While these instances are rarities, cashew binging is extremely common. You are more likely to overeat (translation the whole package, regardless of its size) cashews that any other nut. You may not find that in a scientific journal but it’s the truth. I saw 10 clients yesterday. Two reported cashew issues. Foodtrainers will turn 15 in November, I can’t believe it has taken me this long to conduct cashew research but I did and have a theory. Cashews are carby. I know that sounds as dumb as when people claim carrots are sugary. Cashew...

Can you stop smoking today? Are you a heavy smoker or just social Smoker?  Smoking is one type of consumption that can lead to addiction for a person. Therefore, no wonder many people (probably including you) wants to quit smoking. And maybe this is always one of the important resolutions that must be done each year, hmm ... But it is unfortunate because it stopped to smoke it is not as easy as we initially know cigarettes.                                      Smoking is very hard to be abandoned, especially for people who have been addicted. Therefore, although these people already know very well the danger of cigarettes, but still hard to leave! Many experts suggest 3 important things that must be kept in mind when if we really have the intention to stop smoking, namely, (1) Has reason really have a strong mind and why we must immediately stop smoking! (2) Try to always l...