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Considering a Cleanse? My Journey with the 7 Day Healthy Cleanse
“You can do anything for 7 days.” That was certainly a draw. I was taking on the 7 day cleanse as phase one of a two phase, gut and nutrition reset. However, after completing other cleanses that were three times as long, I was skeptical. C’mon! What kind of results...
Cauliflower Riced Oatmeal
I don't know who created this recipe. I searched and searched to give proper credit. What I can tell you is that it is a HUGELY popular breakfast choice for those on our Prove It Challenge.
What’s In Your Shampoo? Why EWG Verification Doesn’t Mean Much
A lot of people rely on the Environmental Group (EWG) for info on avoiding potentially toxic chemicals in the products they buy and use. While the EWG began as a good resource, their methodology and funding are now questionably skewing how they rate product and food...
Hey You, Health Warrior!
Yes, you. The one whose diet is so damn clean that your insides probably shine. And yeah, you look forward to working out, running, cycling lifting, yoga asanas, hiking, meditating, etc. You’ve got killer discipline. Maybe you’re a young mom or dad. Maybe you’re a...
The Brand of Choice for World Class Athletes
Purity, potency and performance are brand benchmarks that are important to everyone. For the Olympic athlete, however, whose success can be determined by milliseconds and who is subject to 24/7 random drug testing, they can make or break their dreams of gold....
What Is Big Endeavor?
I’ve been talking about how Big Endeavor has impacted me & my business, so I’ve been getting this question a lot. In an effort to answer, and have a resource to point to going forward, here goes…. You may have noticed that I’m kind of a personal...
When Climate Change Is Real Yet Soy Benefits Are Not
Do you shake your head in disbelief when those who deny global warming refuse to acknowledge scientific facts? Do you believe that soy benefits and safety are suspect? Well, you may believe climate change is real, but you, my friend, are a SOY DENIER! Sorry, you can’t...
Same Dream. Different Stage.
I’ve gone from being a broke, out of work actress to performing on a stage that has provided me financial freedom for the last 20+ years. When I got out of college, I was living my dream. I was a young, struggling actor living in NYC. Very quickly, however, I...
How Vegans, Vegetarians & Nutrition “Purists” Are Hindering Our Health
Yes, that was partially meant to be provocative. However, sometimes I really believe it. In an effort to help others enjoy better nutrition and health, I have found that “all or nothing” usually yields the latter. Now hear me out. Many of my friends, family...
Marathon Memories & Lessons
15 years ago today I ran all 26.2 miles of the New York City marathon. Sunday, November 5th 2000. One year later, the race would be held in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks. What a different world I ran my marathon in. I don't recall how or why I...
Stop Duplicating. Start Leading.
Duplication is king in our industry (network marketing/direct sales), or at least that's the myth we are sold. "Make sure you have a duplicatable system." "A DVD never has a bad day." "Whatever you're doing, it better be duplicatable." Duplication is the...
Quality vs. Quantity
SUCCESS FORMULA: Activity + Consistency + Time = Results I've used this formula when trouble-shooting why someone isn't getting results. Recently, I’ve made a large change to it. The benefit of tracking numbers is being able to target where the...
Vitamins = Expensive Urine? Let’s Get Real.
Do I need vitamins? More importantly, do I really want to leave my long-term health to chance? Since this is my blog, you’re going to get my opinion (based on 20+ years experience, mixed with some facts and research) on this. “I eat a really good diet so I don’t...
Vitamin Comparison: “How-To” Guide
As a consumer, how do you decide which supplement brand to trust? Do you buy “whatever” or is there criteria you consider beyond price? Given that supplements are not regulated and terms such as “natural,” “organic” and “clinically tested” have become almost...
Marketing Science vs. Real Science
Depending on which headline you believe, supplements are either a waste of money or, according to the most provocative of declarations, can actually kill you. Fortunately, consumers are becoming increasingly more savvy in discerning between news that’s trying to...
What Are You Complaining About?
What is the thing/person/situation you are complaining most about lately? I'm not talking about the guy who cut you off in traffic or the fact that your dinner was cold. I'm talking about the set of circumstances you've been talking/thinking about regularly - the...
Goals Are Overrated
Goals are overrated? A declaration that may cause some to squirm. As for me? What a relief!! Truthfully, I nearly wept when I read this and the rest of Rick Tamlyn’s book, Play Your Bigger Game. More on that, but first, some of my history with regards to...
The Cure for Frustration
We in Shaklee can be very, very arrogant. Seriously. No joke. We can also be very big-hearted, which is often how we rationalize the arrogance. After all, we are only trying to help, right? Now before everyone gets all indignant, let’s consider the definition of...
Argo Believe In Yourself
What I do involves a lot of helping people surmount obstacles, usually in the form of handling objections. The most prevalent objection we, as mentors, get asked about is how to respond to the problem of “no money.” The answer is always the same. Money (or time, or...
Are You Living on “Tomorrow Isle?”
When the phone rang at 1:17pm yesterday, I didn’t recognize the number. I hesitated to pick up, but for some reason, I did. A neighbor who knew I served on one of our community committees with Barry was calling to tell me he had died suddenly, of a heart attack, the...
Know Thyself?
Beyond navel gazing, when I searched this phrase I found the following from a March 14, 2013 article in Science Daily titled, “Know Thyself: How Mindfullness Can Improve Self Knowledge” “Recent research has highlighted the fact that we have many blind spots when it...
Centrum and Truth in Advertising
I can't stand it anymore. There's a Centrum® commercial that really gets me. It contains an inside joke of sorts, if you know what to listen for. It goes like this: Nice looking, healthy guy tells the camera (us) that he had been on the fence about taking Centrum...
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Anyone is fortunate to have one family they hold close. I have two. Actually, the second is an extension of the first because I wouldn’t know them otherwise. This past summer, both families, together, experienced much joy and loss. A 30th birthday romp through NYC...
“Motivation, schmotivation. Find the hot spot!”
During master classes with the infamous acting teacher, Stella Adler would shout these pragmatic directions at us as we attempted to work a scene. In theatrical terms, this means finding where the light is brightest so you can best be seen. (She was also known to...
Recipe for Effortless Results: Intend, Prepare & Let It Go
In June, I had the thrill of a lifetime. I officiated the wedding of a couple I love dearly, having been the bride’s nanny since she was four. I was humbled beyond words when she and her fiancée asked me to take such a place of honor on their day. (I applied for a...
Why Do We Quit Doing What We Know Works?
Happy (Shaklee) New Year! As my Shaklee colleagues know, July marks the beginning of a new fiscal and incentive year. I don’t know about everyone else, but I am happy to “wipe the slate clean” as it were. In too many ways, my business went in the wrong direction in...
Here we go…
Sundays are my favorite. Since living in New York City, I’ve always appreciated the quiet, calm energy that Sunday mornings bring. Wake up leisurely, read my favorite sections of the New York Times in bed. Day of rest. Heaven. While perusing Facebook one recent...