Fat Loss and Healthy Eating When You Have A Family

October 1, 2012
Category: Health & Fitness, Lakeshore, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips

I don’t know about you but I eat differently on the weekends then I do during the week. Weekends are reserved birthday parties, extra circular activities, running errands and spending time with family. One of our dedicated clients emailed this past week with a really good question. We wanted to...

Antioxidants versus Free Radicals

September 16, 2012
Category: Health & Fitness, Lakeshore, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips

You hear it all the time: TV commercials and advertisements promote them and food-packaging labels claim to have them. They’re antioxidants, the greatest enemy to free radicals. While antioxidants and free radicals are buzzwords these days, just what are they and what role do they play in your health. Read...

Avocado Salad Dressing - Video

September 9, 2012
Category: Health & Fitness, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips

I’m always getting asked for homemade salad dressing recipes. Creating a homemade salad dressing is very easy and a great way to get some extra nutrition in and save on unnecessary calories and additives. Below is a link to a video I know you will enjoy on making your own creamy avocado salad dressing...

What's In Your Grocery Cart? - Want to Know What's In Mine?

September 1, 2012
Category: Health & Fitness, Lakeshore, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips, Parkway

As the summer comes to an end, I am sad to say goodbye to my Saturday morning farmers market. I love my Saturday mornings...talking to local farmers, picking up my produce and teaching my kids about fresh fruits and veggies. I often get asked what i buy at the grocery store so I put together this...

Your Dinner Made Healthy In 5 Steps

August 26, 2012
Category: East, Health & Fitness, Lakeshore, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips, Parkway

You think you're eating healthy meals, but aren't sure? If your weight loss has slowed, or even stopped, then there's a good chance that you haven't been eating as healthy as you should be. I'm going to end the guesswork for you, once and for all, with my 5 steps to a healthy meal. By following...

5 Ways to Curb Closet Eating

August 13, 2012
Category: Health & Fitness, Lakeshore, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips, Parkway, West

Do the following statements describe you? I prefer to eat in private, where no one else can see. I eat healthy in front of others but then indulge recklessly in private. I follow a healthy diet during the day, only to fall off the wagon at night. I sneak food secretly and eat it away from others. If...

5 Myths About Strength Training

July 30, 2012
Category: East, Health & Fitness, Lakeshore, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips, West

5 Myths About Strength Training We've got to warn you. There are bogus rumors going around about strength training. The truth is that strength training is one of the absolute best things you can do for your health and appearance. If you've fallen for these 5 myths then you're missing out on tremendous...

Nutrition Q and A

July 26, 2012
Category: Beauty & Wellness, Health & Fitness, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips

In our effort to straighten out the growing ‘food confusion’ consumers are experiencing these days we put together a little Nutrition and Food Quiz to test your knowledge. Our motto “When you know better, you do better and make better food choices.” Don’t feed badly if you do poorly on this...

The Bacteria That Lives In Our Guts Is Good For Us

June 18, 2012
Category: Health & Fitness, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips

The little bugs that live in our guts and digestive systems do much more then help strengthen our immune system and regulate bowels. Researchers are now focusing on how the gut bacteria can be correlated with increased fatness. As a holistic practitioner I value the importance of quality gut flora...

Tags: good bacteria, gut flora, probiotics, weight loss

The Best Carbs for Weight Loss

June 8, 2012
Category: Health & Fitness, Mayfair Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition Tips, Parkway

Limiting calories is (unfortunately) essential to losing weight. Experiencing low blood sugar is also a nasty side effect and something most people experience on a regular basis. I used to have a lot of trouble with my own glucose levels going crazy and so did my client Michael. Michael would wake...