Since I said this was my Christmas gift to all of you and I’m wrapping gifts this week I had better “wrap” this one up as well! Thank you to everyone who left comments for Al on part one. He is reading them and responding and he is bit surprised at everyone’s reaction. So many…
Motivation / Weight Loss
Meet Al who at age 81 Reversed His Heart Disease! (Part One)
In November of this year I met Al Schmidt at a vegan meet up group at a local vegan restaurant. As soon as we discovered that we both were following an SOS free whole food plant based diet (no salt, no oil, no sugar) we became instant friends! I am so inspired by Al’s story…
Guided Meditation For a Healthy Mind & Body
I had the great privilege to moderate a “Kale Chat” conference call for Chef AJ’s Ultimate Weight Loss Mastery Class last night. Our topic last night was how to navigate the holiday season without deviating from our whole food plant based health promoting lifestyle. One of the strategies I shared was using mediation to help…
How To Survive The Holiday Binge Season!
Halloween is the gateway holiday into what I call “The Holiday Binge Season!” The stores are already stocking the aisles with all those highly processed, high fat, high sugar junk foods that contain no nutrition. The vast majority of us can’t eat these junk foods in moderation. From Halloween to New Years Day people typically…
Plant Strong Muscles & Vision Boards
Part of my journey to optimal health is to become physically stronger by building more muscle mass. As we age this is so important to prevent osteoporosis. Now that I am at a healthy weight and easily maintaining it my focus can now be turned to strength training. I have attempted this many times over…
Ultimate Weight Loss Live Vegas 2017
Hello everyone! I am super excited about an event coming up in Vegas and must share about it with you. As most of you know I have been a member of Chef AJ’s Ultimate Weight Loss program since February 2015. It is a whole food plant based lifestyle program designed to help people achieve their…
Healthy Taste of Sacramento!
They say doctors don’t make house calls any more – well this Sunday they will be doing just that! This weekend is the much anticipated Healthy Taste of Sacramento event that is hosted by Chef AJ! The event is sold out but don’t worry because; you can still enjoy hearing the amazing line up of…
How To Handle The Holiday Binge Season!
With Halloween fast approaching candy is everywhere right now. It’s the gateway holiday into what I call “The Holiday Binge Season!” The stores are already stocking the aisles with all those highly processed, high fat, high sugar junk foods that contain no nutrition. The vast majority of us can’t eat these junk foods in moderation….
The Moderation Myth
We have all heard it “everything in moderation is okay.” Weight loss groups tell their participants they can eat anything they desire as long as it’s in moderation. Take a small portion, eat it slowly, savor every bite and all will be fine. I wanted to believe it to be true and I gave it…
Can a plant based diet really lower cholesterol? My results!
At my yearly phsyicals in 2011 and 2012 a pattern started to emerge with my LDL choloeserol as it was on the rise. Despite the fact that I was following what I thought was a healhty low fat diet all the while exercising, staying active and trying to be healthy. I rarely ate red meat,…