Dr. Ritamarie

Shaping Up for the Holidays

Shaping Up for the Holidays

It’s the same thing year after year. People gorge themselves throughout the holiday season and then resolve that come January they are back on track to lose weight. This year, try something different. Shape up FOR the holidays and not after. Instead of joining your...

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Ho Ho Hold the Sweatpants! Healthy Holiday Nibbles

Ho Ho Hold the Sweatpants! Healthy Holiday Nibbles

  It’s that time of year again. Holiday parties abound and along with it come the growing waistline. This year don’t trade your skinny jeans for sweatpants. Events with friends and family should be all about feeling good, not guilty! You can enjoy feeling...

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Sleep Tight: Don’t Let Your Hormones Fight

Sleep Tight: Don’t Let Your Hormones Fight

Sleep is often taken for granted when people go looking for lifestyle changes that will make a dramatic difference in their health. I should know. I've just discovered personally what happens when you push your body's sleep...

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Feast Your Way to Health

Feast Your Way to Health

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and if you're a vegan, vegetarian, raw food enthusiast, food allergy sufferer or just someone who wants to eat more healthfully and manage your weight, this is a challenging time of year. What typically happens after you eat the...

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Find Your Way Back to Good Health

At some point in time, most of us get lost on our paths to good health. We overeat, indulge in choices not good for us, and stop exercising. These choices tend to take a huge toll on our bodies creating a myriad of dis-ease and...

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