Exercise
Getting Ready for Success!
A Client’s Testimonial about her (10) day detox program “Clean Start” using Orenda’s Clean, Burn, Shape products. Here is what Suzanne had to say about her experience: Today I am planning to succeed! As I get ready to begin my first day of the Orenda Clean, Burn, and Shape program tomorrow, I went to the…
Read MoreEAT this, NOT that. Yogurt.
TIP: Eat plain yogurt + fresh fruit on top, not flavored yogurt. WHY? Flavored yogurt has sugar added to it… some flavored yogurts actually have more sugar than the equivalent portion of ice cream! (And no, that’s not an insinuation to eat ice cream instead…) Eating plain yogurt keeps sugar content lower, and by adding…
Read MoreEAT this, NOT that. Fruit.
TIP: Eat fresh fruit, not dried fruit. WHY? All fruit contains naturally occurring sugars, but that sugar becomes concentrated in dried fruit when all of the water content is removed. Because dried fruit is so compact, it’s very easy to over-consume it. You may snack on a fresh apricot, but would you snack on 6…
Read MoreDawn’s Story; Part 8, “Results- Part 2”
Results – part 2. Full disclosure – I am writing this on April Fool’s Day, but this is all true J. Today is day 80 of my journey to better health and I thought instead of the more general results I shared with you last time, I would get a little more specific. First, I…
Read More32 Clean Eating Low-Calorie Snacks
It is so easy to fall off the healthy eating track. You get a little hungry between meetings at work, and all of a sudden the candy bars in the hallway vending machine look extra tempting. Prepare healthy snacks to bring with you, whether to work, the mall, on a hike, or to the airport,…
Read More2016 in Reflection
2016 in Reflection It seems every year on the topic of health, something new and exciting opens my eyes to how magnificent our bodies are. For example, how amazing is it that we live with billions of organisms called our flora working in precise unison with our human cells, keeping our bodies and minds functioning…
Read More10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
10 tips to avoid holiday weight gain The holidays are here: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, Christmas cookies and sweets of all kinds, eggnog… the list goes on and on! While many people may feel that holiday weight gain is inevitable, RMC is sharing some tips to share for how you can stay on track with…
Read MoreImplementing A Gluten-Free Diet
My first post on gluten explained what it is, which foods commonly contain gluten, and some of the benefits of implementing a gluten-free diet. To enjoy all the benefits of a gluten-free diet, it is not enough to simply swap out regular cookies, bread, and crackers for their gluten-free counter parts. Even though these modified…
Read More“Training for My First Marathon” Part 3, by Dr. Donaldson
One of my fellow MDs in the ER ran the marathon every year so I told him I wanted to run a marathon because Barry Sears said if you eat the Zone diet before and during you won’t hit the wall at mile 20. I asked him how I could set up a training schedule…
Read More“Barry Sears, Hippocrates, and My First Marathon” by Dr. Donaldson
It was one day in April in 1995, I decided I wanted to run a marathon. I didn’t want to run the marathon because of the challenge or the glory. I wanted to run it because I had gotten heavy into the Zone diet by Barry Sears. I was so into Barry Sears I arranged…
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