October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and unfortunately the disease is far too common among several of my family members. I am challenged by this, because as a Certified Fitness Nutritionist (CFN) and Specialist in Exercise Therapy (SET), I strongly believe that living an optimum healthy life is greatly supported by following a lifestyle...Read More

“Eat c’mon, have a lil’ more,” the mantra I would hear from my Italian family and relatives while growing up.  So, it wasn’t surprising that some of them now battle chronic diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, gastric esophagus reflux disorder (GERD), overweight issues; and some in fact, have passed...Read More

1. Get out there and play Today, adults and kids are overweight due to sitting for endless hours with tech toys, watching TV, and eating over-sized packaged foods. Adults and kids, need to get outside and “play” as often as possible. Increased physical activity catapults the body’s metabolism to speed up and burn calories and...Read More