After slicing off the top half of the kernels, use the dull side of a chef’s knife to harvest the remaining meat and juices Last weekend, I returned to my home state of New Jersey to visit family and friends I hadn’t seen in a while. It’s always a…

Last week I posted on food addiction . My suggestion was to attempt to find ways to eat certain foods in moderation before writing them off completely. As I wrote last week: “I encourage people to play around with combinations first before throwing in the towel and assuming you…

Today’s post is by Rebecca Scritchfield, RD, a dynamic young RD who we had the pleasure of meeting and working with last week at Green Mountain. This is just one of her posts she wrote on her blog Balanced Health and Nutrition about her experience here. Be sure to…

Yep, this is what it’s going to look like around here in just a few short weeks. In many places throughout the US, school is already back in full swing or just getting started today. And while that means different things for different folks, it does mark a change…

This is the town green here in Ludlow. Doesn’t look like this yet but will in a few weeks! The week started out great. Rebecca Scritchfield, dynamic RD from the DC area, joined us at Green Mountain to observe our mindful eating/mindful living or intuitive eating/intuitive living program. She’s…

Few dishes are as divinely fragrant to prepare (and devilishly simple) as roasted garlic. Whenever I make this healthy recipe at our women’s weight loss program , I invariably am asked, ”What were you making that smells so amazing?” from the ladies who were working out in the room above our kitchen. The…

At Green Mountain at Fox Run , it’s very common to hear women state that they are food addicts, or sugar addicts. The most common description of this is that once a person eats foods high in sugar or refined flours (often accompanied by fat) they have difficulty stopping….

My daughter Lesley was at Green Mountain for the past month, going through our women’s wellness program . When she wasn’t in class or out on a hike or other fun fitness activity, she pitched in with good cheer and willingness to do whatever needed to be done at…

There are currently 100 clinical trials registered on clinicaltrials.gov using massage as a treatment. Six are listed for the indication of depression. A small minority are focused specifically on treating depression or anxiety, while in many the effects of massage for patients with serious medical conditions are being explored. Infant…

Last week, friend, colleague and writer Carolyn O’Neil, RD, contacted several “mindful eating expert RDs” (her words) to comment on food lessons that could be learned from Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, a story of Gilbert’s search for self that started with an Italian food journey. What grabbed Carolyn’s…