When it comes to diet crazes, nobody outdoes Hollywood! Celebrities embrace a seemingly endless variety of fads, all claiming to be the Holy Grail of diets, and people mimic them, hoping to achieve the same results (aka look like a star). But ultimately, the fad eventually fades into the abyss of old has-been diet crazes. That’s why an article I recently read about the TV talk show hostess Kelly Ripa was so REFRESHING! In...

I’ve been in the health field for over 30 years and if there’s one concern I’ve heard repeatedly from my clients it’s that they suffer from excessive gas and bloating! What makes this difficult is that there is a myriad of possible reasons why your gut might swell up like a pan of Jiffy Pop popcorn. These include things like gluten intolerance, celiac disease, medication side effects, inflammatory bowel disease, food allergies or lactose intolerance....

  If you’ve got acid reflux, heartburn, GERD or whatever you want to call it, know this: Those Tums, purple pills or whatever you’re taking on a regular basis might give you some relief from the fire in your chest in the moment, but alas, there’s trouble brewing within.  Here’s what I mean—let’s look at two of the most common drug answers for reflux: [[big4]]PPIs (proton pump inhibitors—like Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium)[[end]] PPIs “work” by...

Tell me, what would you think of each of these scenarios?  Let’s say I put Coca-Cola in the gas tank of my car and had to have it towed and repaired.  Then I kept putting MORE Coca-Cola in my gas tank over and over because after all, the mechanic can fix it.  Hopefully you’d say, “Um, Sher, why don’t you just stop dumping soda in your tank to begin with?”  Or let’s say I have a porch railing that is rusting, and I just slather paint on it.  When the...

One of the most common complaints I hear from clients is that they lack energy.  This can have a domino effect on every area of your life!  When your energy level is in the tanker, the quality of your work (or school work) suffers, it can have a negative impact on your relationships, and forget exercising (which in turn can pack the pounds on you)!   What makes this challenge especially tricky is that the causes of low energy can run the...

At a recent holiday luncheon at my church, I was quickly reminded that the average person is still completely clueless about fats, particularly as they pertain to butter versus margarine. We had Italian food catered, and there was a bowl of wrapped butter pats next to the bread.  One of the women asked in a rather loud tone, “Isn’t there any margarine for the bread?  Butter is so bad for you!” Most of the congregation...