metabolism
One of the biggest obstacles women over 40 face is following popular diet advice for years or decades, yet their weight won’t budge. Frustrated, some resort to calorie-restricted…
The Amazing Benefits of Intermittent Fasting & How to Do It Right
While the topic has been trending the last few years, practicing intermittent fasting goes way, way back.
For thousands of years, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have incorporated…
10 Foods to Speed Up Your Metabolism
Metabolism is the big buzzword these days when it comes to weight loss, but most people misunderstand the word. Metabolism simply refers to the process of converting food into energy to…
3 Simple Hacks to Beat the Most Stubborn Weight-Loss Resistance
When I began working with clients nearly four decades ago, almost everyone got great results. But occasionally, I would have that person who did everything correctly and yet could not lose…
No More Going Cold Turkey! 5 Steps to Get Off Sugar + Burn Fat Fast for Good
If you haven’t been able to quit sugar, it’s my mission to help you get off it. It seems simple, right?! Everybody knows if you want to lose weight or get healthy, you have…
Stop Dieting! 3 Quick Steps to Stop Weight Regain
Want to know how to finally get off the hamster wheel of losing and regaining weight for good?
If there’s one thing I constantly see, it’s that most people don’t…
How To Tell If Your Metabolism Is Fast or Slow & Top Tips to Rev It Up
People think a fast metabolism is like a genetic lottery: you’re either blessed with it or you’re doomed to a lifetime of weight gain and low energy. A slower metabolism is also…
Myth Busting: Why Eating 6 Small Meals a Day Is a Terrible Idea
Somewhere along the way, a nutritionist heard her clients complain about how hungry they were all the time, and she thought, “I know – they should eat more often!”
No,…
What to Eat (and Not Eat) When Your Weight Loss Has Plateaued
I see it all the time: Clients come to me exasperated because they’re doing everything right to lose weight, but the numbers on the scale refuse to budge.
I coined the term weight loss…
What I Eat in a Day: The Ultimate Metabolism-Boosting Diet
Last updated: March 20, 2023
For nearly 40 years, I’ve helped readers and clients break through weight loss resistance, crush their goals, support their immune system, optimize…
What Is Leaky Gut? How to Understand and Repair the Damage
Fast food, instant messaging, express lanes, high-speed Internet: We live in a non-stop, do-it-now kind of world. While lightning-quick is convenient, the pace and…
The 4 Most Common Dangers to Your Gut Health [Part 2 of 3]
What’s the sexiest part of your body?
I can almost guarantee that you didn’t just answer “my intestinal lining”! When you want to look better, toned arms and rock-hard…












