Mindful Eating at Holiday Meals
Thanksgiving is a “big” meal shared with family and friends. It is preceded by days of sifting through old recipes, finding new ones, and making detailed grocery lists. Next comes shopping, layers of prep work and finally the coordinated cooking marathon to put it all together. While the finished product is filled with good food and equally good intentions, it can be easily derailed by a tendency to “overdo it.” Is there a way to change this discouraging eating habit?
Against the Grain: It Is Worse Than We Thought
Grain Brain, a new book by Dr. Pearlmutter caught my attention as it makes a direct connection between eating whole grains and brain disease. Up until now most conversations about gluten and grains in my coaching practice have centered on avoiding or decreasing glutens to control weight and decrease likelihood of developing diabetes later.
Is Your Sofa a Silent Killer?
Last week was a very stressful for me. I found myself spending more time on our sofa as comfort seeking behavior. While parking myself on the sofa with food was easy, it didn’t reduce my anxiety, stress or improve my mood.
Decoding Sugar and Weight Control
All sugar is not the same. There are two kinds of sugar, glucose and fructose. Glucose is a primary fuel for the body. There are major differences in the way your body processes fructose and glucose. When you consume fructose even in whole fruits, you body packs on pounds at a much higher rate than if you just consumed glucose. When you eat fructose, your liver bears the major burden of breaking down the fructose. With glucose, the liver breaks down only 20%. Every cell in your body uses and can access glucose quickly after consumption. On the other hand, fructose is converted into free fatty acids, VLDL (the damaging form of cholesterol) and triglycerides, which is stored as fat.
Stress and Vitamin G
“Those who contemplate the beauty of earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” ~Rachel Carson
Although many studies have shown vitamin G beneficial for stress reduction, mental clarity and healing, you won’t find it at your health food store. Most likely your doctor won’t know what you are talking about if you ask him or her. In my client practice, stress reduction is often a top priority and yet most haven’t heard about vitamin G. Vitamin G is not a supplement you can purchase. So what is it?
Read MoreMaking Better Choices with an Aging Parent
David’s expertise with aging parents helped me recognize what was important to my mom in her later years. About 18 months before she died, I made a conscious choice to put my personal issues with mom aside. My game plan was I would accept her the way she was and try to see the world with her eyes rather than mine. I asked more questions out of curiosity about choices she had made, her life history and how she was really doing. Instead of attempting to talk her into something, I gave her choices and let her know whatever she decided I would support 100%. I supported all her choices and let her know she could change her mind and I would support that change too. I dropped my agenda and helped her get what she wanted done. I found that we got along better and best of all I learned some things about mom I didn’t know.
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