Kids are eating sugar at an all time high! I've seen sugar for kids being compared to alcohol for adults (6 Hidden Truths About Sugar), and see highly processed foods given to kids all day, every day. Pop Tarts! or cereal with juice for breakfast, Mac and Cheese with chocolate milk for lunch, frozen chicken nuggets or frozen pizza for dinner, fruit snacks or granola bars for snacks. (Are You Overdosing Your Kids On Sugar?) This is a deadly trend, we need parents, schools,

I have always loved to cook and bake, but have always been better at following recipes rather than creating my own. I mean, aside from adding my own toppings to pizza I have never diverged much from a written recipe, but everything usually turned out pretty well. One of the nicest things about changing the way I eat is that I have found it is very hard to go wrong with cooking when you are putting together a protein, fat, and vegetable. You can mix and match a whole lot and

Changing the way that you eat can be difficult; this is even more difficult when on vacation or away from home. For spring break I spent the last week at the high carb/high sugar capital of the world: There was sugar everywhere, as well as many prepared fast food-like meals and snacks. All were fairly high in speed, cost and convenience, but not necessarily the best choices for someone who is trying to eat low carb. Challenge accepted! At the Airport: Airport travel itsel

I can't tell you how many times people come into my office and say "I just don't get it; I exercise an hour every day and watch what I eat, and I just can't lose weight!". Exercise is great for the body - it is fantastic for building muscle, for improving mood, for balance and strengthening, and really healthy for the heart (great drug free way to lower blood pressure). Weight lifting and weight bearing activity can strengthen and protect bones from osteoporosis. Yoga and t