This month for The Wellness Project series I challenged myself to drink better, cleaner water and more of it. As part of the preparation, I did a crazy amount of reading on the subject of hydration and our bodies. And sadly, there is no drier ... Continue Reading about What I Learned From My Month of Banning the Beverage Aisle and Binging on Water
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April Wellness Challenge: Water Works
One part of being a New Yorker, in addition to lifelong bagel consumption and a penchant for sidewalk road rage, is being proud of our drinking water. I don’t know why that is. But I grew up with an inexplicable loyalty to the deliciousness of our ... Continue Reading about April Wellness Challenge: Water Works
What I Learned From My Month of Less Meat, More Cooking & No Microwave
This month’s challenges for The Wellness Project were all about food! I could write a book on all the issues surrounding the question of what to eat, including all the crazy and conflicting opinions I’ve gotten from my doctors over the years. But ... Continue Reading about What I Learned From My Month of Less Meat, More Cooking & No Microwave
The $40 Farmer’s Market Challenge Menus
As one of my primary experiments in this month's gut guilt challenge, I wanted to see how far I could stretch $40 at the Farmer’s market, and use it to prepare clean meals for the week. As a private chef, I've had a lot of practice cooking many ... Continue Reading about The $40 Farmer’s Market Challenge Menus
March Wellness Challenge: Gut Guilt
I don’t consider myself an expert in many of the categories I laid out for this project. But if there’s one I’m more knowledgeable in than any other, it’s of course food! That said, I still face the same paradox of choice that most of you do when it ... Continue Reading about March Wellness Challenge: Gut Guilt
What I Learned From My Month of Natural Beauty Experiments
This month’s challenges for The Wellness Project were a little less rigid than my 30 days without alcohol, caffeine and sugar. But they still involved detoxing, this time with my bathroom cabinet instead of my bar. For February, I decided to take ... Continue Reading about What I Learned From My Month of Natural Beauty Experiments
February Wellness Challenge: Green Beauty
Having spent my pre-food professional years working for L’Oreal, I have a warped sense of loyalty towards the generic products that have made me feel so much prettier over the years. But as a wise woman and fellow former L’Oreal employee once ... Continue Reading about February Wellness Challenge: Green Beauty
What I Learned From My Month of No Sugar, Alcohol and Caffeine
...like, that I really really love wine. This experiment, though incredibly difficult, was probably one of the most important things I’ve ever done for my health. Aside from gluten, it was the strictest I’ve been in overhauling my habits. (See ... Continue Reading about What I Learned From My Month of No Sugar, Alcohol and Caffeine