Stop Your Cravings is the title of the book and Jennifer Workman is the author and my guest this week. With more than 50% of Americans overweight, our $50-billion weight-loss industry clearly isn’t working. A dietician and founder of  Balanced Approach, a nutritional consulting company, Workman advocates Ayurveda, (and so do I!), an ancient Indian health system that offers a …

Over the centuries, chocolate has come full circle. Most of the modern world currently views chocolate as a tasty but quite unhealthy indulgence meant for only occasional consumption. But health-conscious consumers are now learning that dark chocolate, devoid of some of the unhealthful ingredients usually paired with it in confectionary products, possesses some impressive health properties.

Scientists are rediscovering …

Why are so many people fat, fried and fatigued in this country? We all have different body types, (or according to Ayurveda “doshas”), so the answer is usually different for different people. However, any of the dosha types can be overweight, depressed and tired if they burn their adrenals out. We live in a climate of high stress, multi-tasking and super achieving. In order …