For about six week now, my husband and I have been on an extremely healthy diet kick. We experiment with being Vegan for 3 weeks last November and loved how we felt. We started again at the end of March but have made a few adjustments to the Vegan diet so we could live with it longer like adding eggs and fish. I have been gluten free for almost 5 years and only this year has my husband starting asking for gluten free bread!
So have hope that if you want your kids to eat healthier- it has to start with you. Be the example you want them to model. Here are a few snack ideas that you can start experimenting with to see what works for your family. [Read more...]
Quick Healthy Snacks for the Family
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Children, Asthma and Exercise?
March 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Having asthma does not mean you should avoid exercise- it’s actually quite the opposite! Just like keeping healthy muscles and bones, exercise can help keep healthy lungs. Children especially need to create good habits of exercise at an early age to avoid childhood obesity and early diabetes. We are finding more and more that children are suffering from these preventable diseases because they lack exercise and good nutrition.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that being overweight is a serious health concern for children and adolescents. Data from two NHANES surveys (1976–1980 and 2003–2004) show that the prevalence of overweight is increasing: for children aged 2–5 years, prevalence increased from 5.0% to 13.9%; for those aged 6–11 years, prevalence increased from 6.5% to 18.8%; and for those aged 12–19 years, prevalence increased from 5.0% to 17.4% Since the mid-seventies, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased sharply for both adults and children. Data from two NHANES surveys show that among adults aged 20–74 years the prevalence of obesity increased from 15.0% (in the 1976–1980 survey) to 32.9% (in the 2003–2004 survey). [Read more...]
LOVING YOUR BODY, LOVING YOURSELF
January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It’s that time again where people look at the beginning of the year and want to make changes in their body and weight. I have the privilege of working with my clients over the course of several years so I get to know them pretty well and witness their patterns and habits when it comes to eating and exercise.
Even before writing Fit 2 Love, I became very clear that the root of most of the struggle with emotional eating and lack of exercise comes from a lack of love for yourself. Without addressing this issue, your results will only be temporary. “ Lose Weight Fast!” “ Drop 10 pounds in 10 days!” – these are very exciting and marketable statements that emotionally hook you into buying the quick fix that often times provides you with results but with results you cannot sustain or live. [Read more...]
Fitness, a Family Affair
January 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It’s a new year which is a great time to start new goals for your family. Losing weight and exercising more is usually somewhere around the top three of most resolutions for the New Year. It’s a great start and one you can share with your entire family. [Read more...]
Foundations of Healthy Living Among Children
December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
‘Ana-Tommy and Friends, Making Anatomy Fun!’ takes a new and fresh approach to childhood anatomical education. Told through a series of lovable characters, (body organs), with human-like features, Echeverria’s book is captivating and engaging children around the country.
“As I researched health care I noticed a lack of educational materials geared towards teaching children the functions of human anatomy in a fun way,” says Echeverria, who now writes on a full time basis. [Read more...]
5 Common Health and Weight Loss Questions
October 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
#1: Do you have to follow a particular diet to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle? I don’t “follow” a diet; all my choices are supported by the question “is it worth it?” I 
have been gluten free since 2008 and been dairy free off and on as well. Calories count but so does quality of the food you eat so we try to stay as organic, local and GMO free as we can.
How to Speed Up Your Metabolism
July 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
1. Eat more Protein at every meal especially breakfast: For most women and men this would contain about 15-25 grams of protein in the meal. For example, 2 egg veggie omelette…or a smoothie made with one scoop of egg white or protein powder…or ½-1 cup of Cottage cheese or plain yogurt, ½ C. frozen berries with 1-2 Tbsp flax seed meal or walnuts would do the trick.
5 Tricks To Help Keep You Fit!
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’ve been talking a lot on the 6 Week Beach Body Program about what to do after you lose the 5-15 pounds to keep it off and to keep getting results. I have come up with 5 “tricks” that I realize I practice all the time that you may not.
