This recipe was inspired by Jaden’s Lemongrass Chicken and Coconut Soup from her fabulous book, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. I received it in the mail on Friday and played with it all weekend long. It is a captivating book, full of gorgeous pictures (which she styled and shot herself) and easy recipes. I’m in love. Last night, I made this Coconut Chicken Soup, Jaden’s Grilled Fish with Kabayaki Sauce (also fromThe Steamy Kitchen Cookbook) and some stir fried broccoli. The

I have often been asked by clients how many days a week I work out. It's true, I'm a lover of exercise. It makes me feel better inside and out. When I miss it I notice- and not in a good way. Exercise has been a staple in my life for many years. But that's me, and let's face it folk, I'm a little cray cray about my exercise! I do know this. More is not always better. There is such a thing as too much. Much like anything else, you need to find balance so that you reap the bene

Thanksgiving Sweet Potato & Apple Stuffed Cornish Hens with Pomegranate Glaze Prep time 10 mins Cook time 1 hour 15 mins Total time 1 hour 25 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients 1½ pound breakfast sausage (I used Apple Fennel Breakfast from Juli Bauer’s Paleo Cookbook) 2 medium white sweet potatoes, peeled and diced 2 apples, cored and diced 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, minced and divided 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, minced and divided 2 tablespoons fresh sage, minced and divided 2 c

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that has a lot of important roles in the body. In other words, we need it. But when you have too much cholesterol, the lipoproteins carrying it can get caught in the artery walls, combining with calcium, fat, cellular waste, and fibrin (a material involved in blood clotting) to form the plaques that cause clogs. It’s important to know that high cholesterol isn’t just one thing: You could have high total cholesterol, high LDL (“bad”) cholest

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A personal trainer can provide creative, effective workouts, prevent injuries, ensure you hit your goals, and provide consistent, non-judgmental fitness support. Working out with a personal trainer increases your fitness-goal success rate by over 30 percent, according to a study published in the Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. The study found that the influence of direct supervision during workouts had a huge effect on the outcome of training. But one-on-one sessions ar

The War On Sitting You’ve already heard that sitting is the new smoking. Now, scientists reveal exactly how it hurts the body—and novel ways to undo the damage (without clocking hours at the gym). You might want to stand up for this. We like to think we’re a stand-up species. After all, that’s what drove our evolutionary march away from many of our four-legged ancestors. But everywhere we go are invitations to sit down. Hop into your car and what’s there? If you’re lucky, a p

For all of you out there who, like me, are always trying to balance the cost of living and eating clean with the realities of living within your budget, this post is for you... Think about the costs you often rationalize- your $100/month cable bill, eating out costs, costs for things that work against your goals i.e. deserts, alcohol, calorically high drinks at Starbucks, etc. These are items that we pay for regularly that are quite arguably not necessary for survival. Why is