Welcome to Ingredients for a Better You!
In this blog, you can find guidance and inspiration for incorporating healthy habits into your diet and lifestyle. Whether you are sensitive to specific foods, or a vegetarian, or just want to lose weight or increase your energy, this blog will provide you with ingredients for a better you.
You will discover new recipes, news of my upcoming events, and new knowledge that will motivate and empower you to try new foods and to take better care of yourself. Every positive step you take brings you closer to feeling and functioning better. When you achieve the optimal mix of food and activities that keep you energized and balanced, you will have created your own recipe for a healthy life. Or, if you aim to eat a gluten-free diet, I am here to support you in that endeavor.
I look forward to your feedback on new foods that have changed the way you feel, or new habits that enhanced the quality of your life. Please ask for my advice nutrition, living on a gluten-free diet or with allergies, or any other concern. I will do my best to clarify the issue, and guide you to a resolution.
About Sharon Goldner: as a Certified Health Counselor, Chef and Wellness Speaker, she makes the connection between food and health so that individuals can easily take action to feel better and function at their best. Her counseling practice, Recipe for a Healthy Life, is located on South Avenue in Westfield, NJ. Call for a free phone consultation: 908-242-3763.
One More Reason to Drink Water: Reduce Your Snoring
Water plays a vital role in making our bodies function normally. Water promotes proper digestion, elimination, detoxification and temperature control. What is not as well known about water is that it can help to reduce snoring. Many people snore because they are dehydrated. They have a dry mouth and dry throat, both of which promote snoring. The simple cure is to drink more water.
Getting the News that You're Gluten-Intolerant
Getting the News that You’re Gluten Intolerant
Getting the news that you--or your family member--are gluten-intolerant is always mixed. It’s a relief to find out that gluten is responsible for your medical problems. However, gluten is a difficult ingredient in food to avoid, and it takes a whole new skill-set and mindset to successfully eliminate it from your diet. I have outlined below the advice I offer to my gluten-free (GF) friends, family and clients to help make the GF lifestyle easy and enjoyable.
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Portions Out of Control
Food manufacturers and restaurants provide better value through large portions. Consequently the amount of what we eat has grown dramatically over the past two decades, resulting in weight gain, diabestes, heart disease and other health issues. However, with self-awareness and intention, these problems do not have to be your destiny.
How to create new habits to control your consumption:
