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Stop Cooking and Start Baking: The Secret to Weight Loss & Healthy Living

Grill. Pan fry. Butter steak. Reverse sear. Slow-cooked. Sous vide. Afterburner. Steak Tartare. 

Gordon Ramsay and Wolfgang Puck can prepare the same cut of steak two completely different ways and yet, the end result is still two delicious steak dinners. Everything from how long the steak cooks to how it’s seasoned is subjective. Cooking doesn’t require a recipe. A pinch of that seasoning and a dash of this one gets the job done. One doesn’t even need to be a skilled chef to work with steak for the first time. 

This is not how it works with baking.

You can not tell Gordon and Wolfgang to make a chocolate truffle torte they’ve never made, without measuring spoons and cups and the basics of a recipe, and expect it to be a Michelin star-worthy dessert. Baking is scientific. The baker must have an understanding of the exact measurements needed for the dessert, or it will not be successful. 

Maintaining weight is a lot like cooking. If overall you have a decent understanding of how to live a healthy life, you can maintain your weight by engaging in healthy habits the majority of the time (consistent sleep,

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Riddle Me This: If your perspective chases perfection, how do you travel further from your ideal life the longer you chase it?

What can be felt but not touched?
What makes people feel like they have nothing by suggesting others have everything?
What has been linked to divorce, suicide, poor nutrition, and mental health issues?

The answer: Pressure

Pressure to look a certain way.
Pressure to earn enough money to keep up with the Joneses.
Pressure to have the perfect marriage.
Pressure to be the perfect parent.

All this pressure is leading people astray. 

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Health’s Mistress & Society’s Permanent Resident: Holiday Parties

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. ~Dr. Wayne Dyer

Does the changing color of the autumn leaves represent death or transformation?

Does an obstacle catapult someone closer to success or further from it?

Does proper nutrition represent restrictive food choices or elevated mindfulness?

Perspective, as many have said, is everything. And there is, perhaps, no greater time to discuss perspective than the weeks preceding the holiday-eating trifecta: Halloween,

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When Autumn Awakens the Struggle

Pumpkin spice and apple cider scents spill from store door fronts. Hay wagon rides round the pumpkin patches. Stadium lights illuminate the end zones. Schools find a routine. Calendars fill with upcoming holiday gatherings. Tree leaves transform into vibrant images so close to chalk drawings that we’re afraid to touch them for fear of smudging the beauty before us. 

It’s autumn.

For some, autumn is nostalgic. Their experiences mirror those just described. But what if behind the smiling faces at the tailgating party and social media posts of families smiling for fall family photos,

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WHEN YOU MAKE ME WATCH: A Love Letter to Those Mental Illness Touches

Sometimes it’s best to skip statistics and shoot to the heart, specifically to the deepest recesses where memories hurt as much as they help. That’s where we find truth and perspective. It’s the imperfections in our lives, the pain and the struggle and the lessons learned, that are the fabric of our character and explain who we’ve become and where we intend to go. When we open up about what we’ve been through, either directly or indirectly, we find we’re more alike than different. 

In the spirit of vulnerability,

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The Missing Conversation: Suicide’s Aftermath for Those who Live

As the spotlight on National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month dims, I wrestle with one question: Where is the support for those who live?

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reports that for every person who dies by suicide, 287 on average think about suicide but do not die. Where are the voices of those 287? Where are the safe havens and help for survivors?

Most recognize a pink awareness ribbon as support for breast cancer survivors, victims, and research.

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The Difference Between Mood & Food is One Letter

One year ago, September 2018, a mother said, “I know it’s hard, Maddie”, slid a Hershey’s chocolate under her daughter’s bedroom door, and finished with “… but I promise it’s going to get better.” Cue Maddie gently opening her door, holding her mother’s gaze, smiling, and joining her mother for presumably more chocolate.

The Hershey Company is clever. They recognize the intensity of the mood-food connection. Romantic comedies recognize it, too. The leading lady reaches for a spoon and tub of ice cream when her heart aches greatest,

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TEMPTATION NATION: The Reason We Ignore Our Logic

We know.

No matter what we say to make ourselves feel better about our dwindling health, we know.

Researchers and health campaigns preach and have for decades, the importance of balanced nutrition and a non-sedentary life. These two things are proven to combat depression, anxiety, suicide, tooth and gum decay, stress, and countless other things we know wreck our world. And yet, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), “worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975”. One of the most heartbreaking realities WHO shares is that children under the age of 5 who were overweight or obese in 2016 numbered 41 million,

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Suicide in the Headlines: The Right & Wrong Way to Discuss It

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.~ Robin Williams
Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.~ Anthony Bourdain
She makes the day brighter, she leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes.~ Kate Spade

Contagion Effect. Many haven’t heard the technical reference, but most of us agree we’ve seen it. When a celebrity or someone with clout dies by suicide, more suicides seem to appear in the headlines.

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Teens, Stress, & Anxiety – Turning a Mess into a Masterpiece

Their cries are silent but visible.

According to a 2017 National Institute of Mental Health report, an anxiety disorder is present in 38% of female teens and 26.1% of male teens. Experienced infrequently, anxiety is a normal response to stress. The concern arises when feelings of anxiety occur more often than not throughout a six-month period. Psychologists refer to this as chronic stress. The constant presence of anxiety in teens alters the emotional and physical framework in which they previously thrived. Anxiety affects teens emotionally (irritability,

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