Nutritional Wellness Blog


  • Podcast: You Don’t Always Get What You Want, But You May Get What You Need

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    I ran 33 miles out of 100 miles at the Long Haul 100 this past weekend and I am happy.  Last year it would have been a major disappointment not finishing.  This year I am grateful to have ran well and came away stronger than ever.  I will share the nitty gritty details of the…

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  • Podcast: For Your Eyes Only

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    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   When we think of eye health, the first food that comes to mind is carrots.  We all need Vitamin A and carrots are a great source.  Eggs are also rich in Vitamin A but they are also rich in cholesterol that will not do your eyes any favors.   Did…

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  • Podcast: Comebacks

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    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   This has been a year of comebacks and new traditions.  The holidays  can be very stressful partially due to maintaining traditions.  Some of the traditions are not even healthy or even take away from more healthy behaviors.  Taken together with the stress of fulfilling the tasks makes for a…

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  • Podcast: 63 Year Old Andy Mathews Runs 200 Miles

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    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   Today, Andy “Croom” Mathews joins me to talk about his 200 mile ultra run across Florida for his 63 third year of life.  We talk about his running career and how different it turned out from what he thought it would.  Better yet, we talked or he did, about…

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  • Podcast: My 500th Episode: Thank you for listening

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    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  This is podcast 500 for me.  I have tried to average one podcast a week since the beginning.  I have had a few 10 day stretches but for the most part once a week.   The why for my podcast has not changed.  To educate people about a healthy lifestyle…

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  • Podcast: Nutrition Focus Through the Holidays

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    The holidays are upon us, and the year is coming to the end.  There could not be a more important time for mindfulness.  Where did those holiday foods come from?  What are the ingredients?  A little bite of this or that surely won’t hurt you will it?  Some of those little puffed appetizers are packed…

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  • Podcast: Thanksgiving Plant Strong and Healthy

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    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  I want you to talk yourself into a plant strong Thanksgiving.  I want you to sell it like a used car salesman.  Write your reasons down.  Detail your plan of action now.  Describe the menu in detail.  If you don’t know the recipes by heart include them in the…

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  • Podcast: Resilience

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    Welcome and Thank you for listening!  One commercial that sticks in everyone’s mind is “Timex, it takes a licking and keeps on ticking”.  Resilience does not come from everything going right.  It is developed through life’s traumas and failures.  Amazing stories of resilience are admirable and motivational.  However, the big red easy button also seems…

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  • Podcast: Austin Ratler 50K

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    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   The Austin Ratler 50k is in the books.  More things went right than wrong.  Perhaps the what went wrong makes for a more entertaining story.  We certainly tend to learn more from the what went wrong.  They also give us practice dealing with life’s obstacles.  Nothing is perfect, but…

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  • Podcast: Ebook Launch with Addie Majnaric RDN

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    Welcome! and Thank you for listening.  Addie Majnaric, RDN, joins me today to launch our new ebook, Powerful Plates, Fight Breast Cancer with Food.   Rather than buy pink labeled clothing or contribute to so called breast cancer research, why not decrease your own risk of cancer.  One in 8 women will get the diagnosis.  Despite…

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