This is super easy, tasty and a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth. When done right, it can burn fat.

It can be made raw vegan, paleo or lightly warmed under on low flame. It can be served by itself or be added to your own homemade sorbet or ice cream (raw dairy or raw vegan). Believe it or not, its great with an omelette or grass fed sausage for breakfast.  

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Despite popular opinion and overkill in health & fitness magazines, a detox diet is not what you have been told.  Here are a few truths about Detox diets that will help separate fact from fiction and tips you can use right away to get healthy, energize your body and lose weight, followed by a big list of foods that support the body’s detoxification process…and one food that is not good for detox diets!

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All traditional health & healing systems as well as modern, cutting edge wellness and functional / preventative medicine experts understand that the accumulation of toxins (toxic load) can lead to fatigue, weight gain, metabolic dysfunction, disorders and disease.

Cleanses, Fasting & Detox programs are holistic methods that have been used for thousands of years for supporting the health & vitality of the body. These programs, when done correctly, are effective in helping people remove toxins from the body, reduce inflammation and transition off processed foods, sugar or alcohol. The true benefit of these types of programs…

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I was creating one blog post about toxins in our environment and how we can stay healthy. Seriously, there are so many toxins you need to know about, that I had to create a second post with tips to avoid exposure and how to stay healthy!

This is part 1. It is not meant to scare you, only to enlighten as to what’s really going on so you know how to stay healthy. There lots of excellent references & websites at the end of this article if you want to learn more about how to protect your health and the environment without becoming an obnoxious green fundamentalist which is becoming popular by the day. And no, becoming vegan wont save the world.

More so than any other time in the history of the world, we are inundated with poisons & toxins that disrupt our hormones, damage the brain, nervous system, reproductive system, cause skin problems, birth defects, developmental delays, mutagenic changes on a cellular level and cause cancer.

Currently there are 84,000 man made chemicals in our food, water, personal care products and our environment.

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I’m sure you noticed that I didn’t write about New Years Resolutions or goal setting this holiday. The reason is because everyone is doing it. If you know me, you know I don’t like doing what ‘everybody else’ does so I am going to wait a few more weeks and then offer you a fre.e Masterclass on goal setting and achieving.

Resolutions (and most goal setting programs) often don’t work for a few reasons.  If you want to know what does work to achieve your goal, check this out…

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Here are 50 tips & ideas (and a few cool quotes) on food, eating, exercise, rest and lifestyle that will help you have a healthy and inspiring 2010.

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Here’s my Weekend MEAL PLAN and WORKOUT ROUTINE from Thanksgiving weekend. See how I make a batch of food and use it for 2-3 meals. I would love to hear your thoughts, especially on the cheesecake I had for breakfast (ingredients below) or my raw Chocolate Power Shake!

Even though this was a holiday weekend (Thanksgiving), it is still a typical weekend in NYC.

Here is what I ate:

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It’s almost a new year, the time when tons of people get really gung-ho about losing weight, joining a gym, running in the park and hiring a personal trainer. Most people, even savvy New Yorkers, need to know the specifics of hiring a personal trainer as the fitness industry has changed radically in the past few years.

Hiring the right personal trainer, not just any trainer, can be a decision that will either enhance the rest of your life or quickly end in frustration and wasted time and money.

How do you know what to look for when hiring a personal trainer?

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Now that winter is upon us, I thought I would share some simple strategies to help you stay healthy throughout the season. The first is a simple ginger tea recipe I have been using for almost 20 year to prevent or treat colds and flu. Iit has always worked and has never lets me down.

I discovered ginger tea when I was living in India in the early 90’s. I went there with the the guys in punk rock band and we traveled, studied and lived the yoga lifestyle first hand. I had an amazing experience that would change my life forever.

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I love food. I eat a lot and shop often at farmers markets, health food stores, Whole Foods (Trader Joes, Jimbos) and occasionally at larger, old school grocery stores (Dag, Publix, etc). I also order foods & groceries online.

When I shop for groceries, I get the FRESHEST, most NUTRIENT-DENSE foods possible. I shop about 3-4 days a week. Real food is one of my highest priorities and whatever is high on your priorities, you’ll always find a way to get it done.

I’ve streamlined and mastered the art of shopping for healthy food at farmers markets across the country. This post will show you how to do the same.

Union Square Farmers Market

The best place to get the highest quality foods that enhance all aspects of physical & mental health health, burn fat and protect our environment is at your local farmers markets. You may have to do some detective work to find them, but they are everywhere these days. Here are 11 tips and questions you need to know to when shopping at farmers markets.  

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