Did you know there are 2 key hormones that control your ability to lose weight?  Of course, there are many hormones in the vast and complex process of breaking down food and moving nutrients around the body but insulin and leptin are two you’ll want to understand if getting to and maintaining a healthy weight is important to you. Insulin you may be…

Most people have only had collard greens cooked one — the traditional Southern way meaning they were cooked low and slow and usually with some smoked meat (usually pork, sometimes turkey) for added flavor.  And there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with having them prepared that way; they are delicious and comforting! That said, I don’t always have the time to prepare them…

Baby its cold outside, at least here in Brooklyn today.  Anything below 50 degrees feels like the perfect weather for soup to me, so given today was only about 30, I was glad I had this soup on hand (it freezes well if you don’t eat it all at once). I’ve tried lots of black bean soup through the years…

Tis the season for baking and sharing Christmas cookies!  Lots of people do cookie swaps, holiday dessert parties and the like.  And to prove this Health Coach isn’t a scrooge on Christmas cookies, today I will share my newish favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. But first, let me tell you what makes these cookies so awesome — they’re made with…