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This is not a diet. It is health.

You Can’t Count Calories Your Whole Life

Counting calories doesn’t work. How many times have we said it? We like to talk about it though, because so many people still believe that if you just eat less calories or burn more calories, weight loss will happen. If it were that simple, losing weight would be much easier. And we probably wouldn’t be in business. The truth is that losing weight (and gaining weight) happens differently for everyone. (more…)


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This is not a diet. It is health.

Creamy Soups without the Cream

I recently got a question from one of our Optimal Body Balance ladies about how to make the creamy soups she loves so much without the dairy. I told her about my usual tricks – adding beans, nuts or coconut milk into the puree – but she wasn’t really a fan of any of these ideas. I am not the biggest fan of creamy soups, I prefer big chunks of veggies and protein, so I turned to the internet for some more inspiration.  (more…)