by Tanya | Jul 27, 2016 | Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
Before I left Boston in 2009, a client gave me a book called Omnivore’s Dilemma byMichael Pollan. It was an absolutely amazing read!! Since we were opening the Pizza Barn, it was perfectly timed! Michael Pollan is MY food guru about revolutionizing how we think...
by Tanya | Dec 20, 2015 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
Here are some guidelines to get you through the holidays unscathed by the endless array of treats: Bring healthy food to a holiday party. Regardless of what else is there, you know your food will be “safe”. When tempted by a lot of yummies, go to...
by Tanya | Jun 15, 2015 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
Having trouble zipping up your pants or know someone who is? Or, finding that for some reason you are tending to carry more weight in your belly than you used to? While a wider waistline is more typical of “aging”, it doesn’t have to be! Typically...
by Tanya | Nov 28, 2014 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
You already know that gorging on sweets isn’t a good idea, but no one says you CAN’T eat them, you just can’t eat A LOT of them! Moderation is the key! We need to remember this around the holidays. It’s too easy (speaking from experience!) to...
by Tanya | Aug 23, 2014 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
Successful, balanced, healthy living includes meal planning. Not to lock you into a regimented schedule of eating like a drill instructor, but to make sure that your body is getting all the nutrients it needs. If you plan what you’re going to eat ahead of time...
by Tanya | Jun 6, 2014 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
There’s more to your diet than just eating “healthy”. That’s a tricky statement though, isn’t it? In reality, there are so many dimensions to eating healthy that most of the time mainstream nutritional advice focuses on eating more fruits...