balanced living made simple with Brett Blumenthal
A way of life that ensures you feed your body with what you need to be healthy and always feel your best.
Healthy eating starts with healthy grocery shopping. If you don’t buy unhealthy food, it won’t be readily available and accessible when your day goes badly, you feel especially stressed or cravings kick-in. When we arrive at the grocery store, however, and our kids (or we) are yammering for the newest sugared cereals, cookies or ice [...]
Starting with Thanksgiving, the holiday season gives us reason (or an excuse) to celebrate and indulge. Some of us are great at managing the amount of celebrating we do, and some of us are not so good. The worst, however, is waking up the day after New Year’s, dumbfounded as to how we gained ten [...]
In 1991, British medical journal the Lancet published a paper that gave wine lovers everywhere a reason to rejoice. In searching for the cause of the so-called “French paradox” (French people were thought to experience a far lower incidence of heart disease, though their diet was rich in butter and fat), researchers theorized that a [...]
With obesity rates surging not only in North America but the UK, nearly everyone is on the lookout for an easy way to cut calories without giving up sugary foods and drinks.
Too many sweets can increase your chances of gaining weight which in turn can lead to type 2 diabetes. An acceptable sugar substitute in [...]
A long time favorite of the beloved Bugs Bunny, carrots are emblematic of fall and winter. Root vegetables are particularly in-season during cold weather, as they are protected by the earth from the colder temperatures. As you may already know, brightly colored vegetables are particularly healthy, as they tend to contain lots of wonderful nutrients [...]
“I’ll give you two peanut cracker bites for one of your Oreos…”
“Anyone want my Peach cup?…anyone?…I’ll give it away for free!…Please someone just take it so my mom doesn’t yell at me!”
We had a lunch monitor at my school that guarded the trashcan at lunch like a rhino guards a watering hole. She would make [...]
“Diet foods” have become somewhat rampant in the market. With everyone desperate to lose weight, marketers have thrived on using labels and terms to trick the consumer into thinking that their products are “oh-so-healthy”…even when they aren’t.
When using oils, most of us have been taught to use those that are healthiest…Olive Oil, Canola Oil and those that contain monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. This, obviously, is very important. But, the way the oil is extracted is also important to our health.
Have you ever had olive oil that was really flavorful and tasty…and [...]
Halloween means Trick-or-Treating, but it doesn’t have to be pure junk food. And it’s never too soon to instill good eating habits with your adorable kids. There are some great organic, fair-trade, vegan, and more natural alternative candy options.
Be warned! The options you want may not be at your grocery store. You can always look [...]
I’m not a big believer in counting calories. I do think that it is important to be MINDFUL of how you eat, but counting calories makes anyone trying to be healthy feel like they are on a diet. Who wants to be on a diet? No one. Mindful eating, however, allows you to enjoy the [...]
