Insulin resistance – When you see someone with a large waist in proportion to hips, think insulin resistance. While many people claim to understand insulin resistance, few understand how to truly assess and correct it. It starts with a blood glucose meter, as I...
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The Many Uses of Avocado Oil for Your Hair and Benefits
We don't often consider how we take care of our outer body is affected by the products we put on it. Using products we can eat on the outside of our body is just as important as what we put on the inside of our body. Enjoy today’s article from one of my nutritional...
Creating a Positive Attitude to Conquer Negative Thinking
You made a commitment to yourself that you were not going to have negative thoughts – all your thinking was going to be positive. You were going to start the day with a spring in your step and a smile on your face. And then you got out of bed. Maybe you stepped on...
Practitioner Corner: 3 Most Commonly Overlooked Strategies for Helping Clients (Part 2 of 3)
Remember the tough cases we discussed last week? You remember, the ones where: They’ve gone gluten free – or so they say. Gave up coffee. They’re drinking green drinks almost every day. They exercise, meditate, and get outdoors, yet still they struggle with excess...
Post-Holiday Detox
The guests are gone, the table and counters are cleared, with dishes and leftovers put away. All the decorations are packed away and put back in storage. Your schedule now has a little more free time, and you have a chance to look it over and take a breath. While...
Practitioner Corner: 3 Most Commonly Overlooked Strategies for Helping Clients
Have you ever had a client comes to you, and after looking through their health history, it appears they are doing everything right – but they are just not getting the results you would expect? I get these all the time: They’ve gone gluten free – or so they say. They...
How Coconut Oil Can Help Restore Harmony and Balance to Your Life
You're on your way home from work, stuck in traffic, and you know you have to get the kids to their various activities soon. Or maybe you have a deadline at work and the clock is ticking but you don't know if you'll make it. Maybe you're looking at your bills and...
The Secret to Avoiding Winter Exhaustion: 7 Strategies for Keeping Warm While Nourishing Yourself With Fresh, Whole, Gluten Free, Living Foods
The winter months can leave you with the feeling of exhaustion, as you expend so much energy dealing with cooler mornings, chilly evenings, and days when snuggling under a blanket with a warm drink or bowl of hot soup sounds delightful. There is less sunlight, so your...
Coco Blue Green Smoothie
Hi Lynn, Food Cravings hit everyone…and when Dr. Ritamarie travels, the first thing she dives into at home is arugula…find out how to make a delicious arugula dish
Practitioners Corner: The importance of blood sugar testing
Getting your clients to check their blood sugar could literally save their lives. It’s that important. But what I’ve found from previous programs I’ve taught to practitioners is that many don’t routinely focus on this important baseline test for their clients or even...









