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“Leptin”  Leptin is a hormone that is produced by the body’s fat cells. It is often referred to as the “satiety hormone” or the “starvation hormone.” Leptin’s primary target is in the brain, particularly an area called the hypothalamus. Leptin is supposed to tell the brain that we have enough fat stored, that we don’t need to eat, and that we can burn calories at a normal rate. It also has many other functions related to fertility, immunity, brain function and others (5). However, leptin’s main role is long-term regulation of energy balance… the amount of calories we eat and expend, and how much fat we store on our bodies . The leptin system evolved to keep us from starving or overeating, both of which would have made us less likely to survive in the natural environment. These days, leptin is very effective at keeping us from starving. But something is broken in the mechanism that is supposed to prevent us from overeating. Bottom Line: Lep...

Bittersweet  I placed 7th at nationals,  I feel a little bittersweet about it, I was the sickest I have ever been, and grateful for this moment this is what drove me to find a new solution! I did NOT want to be that coach to do what was taught to me to others., I struggled for years after with severe metabolic "damage". My hormones were shot and my thyroid is permanently damaged now.  Today I however am the healthiest I have ever been. I am able to teach client how to live a sustainable healthy lifestyle, how to diet and how NOT to diet....Through Reverse dieting and flexible dieting, I have been able to live a life that I never thought possible. Today I am leaner, stronger, and healthier woman, I never thought I could be free of the obsessive compulsive racket that lived in my head. If you're eating a restricted diet, wow, I have lived that life, am it may work the first time but boy does it backfire. The chicken or fish with asparagus and rice, I have lived ...

Top 5 things for a Healthy Digestion 1.     Digestive enzymes – Intolerance Complete ·          Digestive enzymes digest all food, and our bodies make digestive enzymes mainly in the pancreas, the stomach, the small intestine, and the mouth. ·          There are 22 known digestive enzymes with names that end on “-ase” such as: o     Amylase (digests carbohydrates) o     Lipase (digests fats) o     Protease (digests proteins) o     Disaccharides (digest sugars) ·          Enzymes are essential for every chemical reaction in the body and for the normal activity of cells, tissues, fluids, and organs. ·          All food, vitamins, minerals, hormones require enzymes to be processed and absorbed . 2.     A Refrigerated p...

10 tips to Living a healthy Lifestyle 1.        Exercise consistently: Find one that you love and do it consistently. Just move, get out in nature hike, bike ride, dance! 2.        Don’t Diet: They don’t work, Live a healthy Life style! Diets promote eating disorders and binge eating, and worst metabolic damage. Its yo-yo life styles. Look at Oprah, When has one truly been sustainable. 3.        What we eat matters! Greasy, salty, sugary, chemically made highly proceeded food has no nutritional value.  This goes back to eating to live or living to eat.  Let’s go back to the basics  Health organic whole foods 4.        We all fail, We all fail.. Let go of being perfect! Enjoy life…. 5.        Water.. Water.. Water.. Especially first thing in the morning we think we are starving, uh no we are thirsty usually.. d...

It’s time to talk about diets in America. The fact is they are set up for you to fail. The diet industry is all about making money. They create these diets knowing you will eventually fall back to your old behaviors and lifestyle; regaining the weight you lost, plus some. Then, you will look for another diet or solution only to continue on the journey of insanity of the yo-yo world of dieting. I know this happens, because I used to live this life. I have tried vegan, raw, vegetarian, paleo, South Beach, Atkins, and ketogenic diet, to name a few. I have done countless detoxes, which can also be a form of dieting. I am a national fitness competitor and the ultimate diets I suffered from were anorexia and bulimia. Needless to say, I have tried them all. I can tell you, they don’t work. Another form of an eating disorder is over exercising. I have suffered from this as well. It all stemmed from trying to heal myself from the outside in. After placing 7 th  nationally, I was at the ...

It’s time to talk about diets in America. The fact is they are set up for you to fail. The diet industry is all about making money. They create these diets knowing you will eventually fall back to your old behaviors and lifestyle; regaining the weight you lost, plus some. Then, you will look for another diet or solution only to continue on the journey of insanity of the yo-yo world of dieting. I know this happens, because I used to live this life. I have tried vegan, raw, vegetarian, paleo, South Beach, Atkins, and ketogenic diet, to name a few. I have done countless detoxes, which can also be a form of dieting. I am a national fitness competitor and the ultimate diets I suffered from were anorexia and bulimia. Needless to say, I have tried them all. I can tell you, they don’t work. Another form of an eating disorder is over exercising. I have suffered from this as well. It all stemmed from trying to heal myself from the outside in. After placing 7 th nationally, I was at the low...

Top 12 things you should avoid 1.   Gluten 2.   GMO’s 3.   Artificial Sweeteners 4.   Added Sugar 5.   Alcohol 6.   Chlorine 7.   Pesticides 8.   Fungicides 9.   Chemical Cleaners 10.              Processed Foods 11.              Sodas 12.              Soy