Do you often reach for diet soda, no added-sugar treats or use nutrasweet to sweeten your coffee?   Do you think these are BETTER for your health and weight loss goals – especially if you’re a diabetic? 🤷‍♀️   Think again.   When artificial sweeteners were introduced everyone was very excited about their potential…

So I got roped into a little bit of last minute Trick or Treating with my little girl last night…   And of course, we all went totally overboard with the candy…and woke up with ‘sugar-hangovers’. If you can relate, then check this out: Your Halloween Recovery Plan: The Top 5 Things to Do & Eat Right…

“I feel like I’ve been living a lie”. This is what I said to my husband recently at brunch. “On the one hand I’m all about wellness, and healthy eating, and meditation and yoga and all that…” And then on the other: “I’m flogging myself working so hard… and not sleeping enough. It’s just not sustainable!”…

Do you often find yourself ‘stuck’ at dinner time with no healthy choices? Maybe you work late & come home hungry (and tired) after work — so you need something quick & easy? Maybe you’re retired or living alone, and just don’t really know how to cook healthy, tasty meals… or you get bored of your limited…

The mantra that we teach all our Members is to eat for Nourishment and Satisfaction™. So this got me thinking about something I come across A LOT with people trying to eat better to lose weight or improve their blood sugars, pressure or cholesterol: Most people don’t know how to make healthy food that actually…

For most of my life, I was constantly dieting and tortured by my eating. Now, for the better part of a decade, I have easily maintained my ideal weight and vibrant health, without dieting. I eat whatever I want, until I am satisfied. And I do all the ‘wrong things’ — like eat carbs, and fat and…

It’s winter; our bodies naturally want to slow down, reserve our energy and heal. But our lives often can’t allow extra time or afford the luxury. Your body wants and needs the basic nourishing building blocks – the protein, the whole grains & beans, the quality fats & oils, and the veggies. But that can…

By now most of us know we should eat a hearty, healthy breakfast every day.  One study found a tremendous 450% increased likelihood of obesity amongst individuals who skipped breakfast.  Another study found that 80% of people who lose weight and keep it off for at least a year eat breakfast daily.  Another weight loss control study…

Winter has a way of limiting outdoor activities for many. The good news is that yoga is a whole body experience that can be done in a warm studio, or in the warmth of your own home. It’s also a perfect way to harmonize the balancing act going on within your body naturally during this…

Try this quick and simple method to boost your veggie flavors. It’s an easy and fast technique you can use for asparagus and any vegetable! Summer is here, along with amazingly sweet veggies, like sweet peas, asparagus, carrots and young spring greens of all types. One quick and easy cooking technique to heat these treats…

When it comes to your body or eating habits, do you find perfectionism knocking at your door? Does this guest bring joy and progress to your health goals? Or frustration, self reprobation and misery? If your goals involve how you eat, day-to-day, meal-to-meal, then being perfect has many opportunities to bang your welcome door down,…

We all need fats to survive. They are the building blocks for all our cells, a major player in all our hormones, and are important to prevent inflammation. They make it possible for many vitamins and nutrients to assimilate and be available to our bodies for healing. Fats also contribute a major role in our…

Are you getting your ‘move on’? Or maybe you’re feeling too busy or too tired to bring exercise into your week, or promising to start next week, (week after week)? Well we at Homemade hear you and can certainly relate! We battle with the same challenges so we sent our ‘reporter’ (and Senior Cooking Instructor),…

New Year brings joy and optimism to our lives, giving us hope to change and improve. While setting clearly defined goals can help provide a framework for smarter choices, it’s the common case that most New Years Resolutions fall away within a month or two!

It’s time to reveal how to increase exercise, even if you have no time, and are doing “no exercise” at all! The trick – move more! That’s it! It doesn’t have to be a continuous 30-60 minutes of a certain type of movement, just move more, adding small increments during the day. While many may…

For the past few years, the diet industry has warned us to steer clear of carbohydrates and now gluten.  These fads are dangerous because they do not take account of individuals’ needs and can lead to deficiencies in certain important nutrients.  Chief amongst these is fiber, which is commonly found in many of the grains…

In our last issue we shared one of the best tips about shopping in a grocery market – stick to the real food around the perimeter!  Now we share how to use the center aisles to best support your health and weight loss! The secret is… find the basic whole foods that will best prepare…

Summer grilling can be a fun way to cook a quick and healthy meal in a social environment.  Lean cuts of meat, vegetables and even fruit can be thrown on the grill to boost flavor, and add some variety to your diet.  Also, grilling food can help cut the calories, as very little added fat…

It’s summertime, and strawberry season is in full swing!  Strawberries contain high amounts of antioxidants, which are the key to protecting your cells from the damage of toxins, and sun exposure!.  They also are an excellent source of vitamins C and K, dietary fiber, and flavonoids.  Strawberries can increase your body’s metabolism and protect against…

One of the most common inquiries we receive is how to manage a successful trip to the grocery store for optimum health and sustainable weight loss.  In other words, how to avoid the pitfalls, temptations, and plain confusion of the modern day supermarket.   It’s easy to over-shop, and get caught up in some of the…