Any holiday presents challenges on the HCG Diet program. We are a culture that celebrates with FOOD and DRINK and often times, celebratory cuisine is not really the healthiest of fare. In every day life, it is important to indulge and enjoy now and then. However, on the HCG Diet program phase II, the protocol is so... Read More
Bone Broth is a great addition to the HCG Diet Protocol The Elixir of Bone Broth on the HCG Diet Bone broth is truly dense in nutrition. Bone broth is known to be rich in amino acids, vitamins, minerals, collagen, gelatin and keratin. These nutrients are a wonderful addition to the HCG Diet. I recommend... Read More
How often do you celebrate and rejoice your body? How often do you feel absolutely at ease in your skin? How often do you feel at peace with yourself? How often do you feel in harmony with the world around you? In working with women struggling with weight issues over the past 10 years I... Read More
It is well known that diet, exercise, hormones, stress and of course genetics have an impact on our weight. There is also some significant evidence that sleep can play a role as well. I ask all of my HCG Diet patients to commit to working on sleep patterns during their weight loss program. In my own life... Read More
The Issue with Nutritional Guidelines As a health care practitioner with a strong focus on diet, I can honestly say that nutritional guidelines are less than ideal. Often, these guidelines are influenced by industries such as the dairy, beef and sugar industry. The biggest issue I have with nutritional guidelines is their recommendation to... Read More
My 105 lb Weight Loss Journey with the HCG Diet Protocol In 2014, I began my weight loss journey! This whole path took a life changing 15 months and 105 lbs. By far, this was the most transformative experience of my life. I am writing this with immense gratitude for Dr. Cara Phillipo and her HCG... Read More
Calming the Spirited Children with some Simple Steps Ways to Keep the Calm in our Restless Children In my practice as a Naturopathic physician, I have grown to specialize in weight loss. However, I treat the “whole” person and sometimes that can mean the “whole family.” One common question my HCG Diet patients often ask me about... Read More
Genetic Testing can point you in the right general direction with how to eat and exercise based on your own set of genes! Genetic Testing for Health is just getting off the Ground I have spent the last few months researching the genetic testing available that pertains to weight loss, aging and general health. What... Read More
Get your Healthy on this Holiday Season The holidays are here and so is the pumpkin pie and Christmas cookies. Seems that every major food company creates sugary goods in pretty little packages that can be used to tell people ” I love you. ” This is the time of year that I encourage all... Read More
OUR LIFE EXPECTANCY IS ON THE DECLINE Scientists have been predicting that the human life expectancy would begin to decline this century mainly due to disease states related to the obesity epidemic. I was surprised to see that this was happening NOW! This decline in life expectancy is most commonly due to obesity related conditions... Read More