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Inside: Once you have the facts about these 7 calorie myths, you’ll know what to focus on and what to ignore when it comes to your weight and health. In college, I measured carrots with a ruler to get a more accurate calorie count. 😳…
Are your salads boring or leaving you hungry 20 minutes later? Wondering: Is salad safe? Get the details on leafy greens and safety + No more ho-hum salads! Use this 6-step blueprint to make a delicious, nutritious healthy salad that’s satisfying enough for a full…
You don’t need weird or expensive foods for your brain-healthy diet. Nourish your noggin today with this list of common, delicious foods. As I dragged over-stuffed boxes of decades-old craft supplies, useless kitchen tools, and a dozen pairs of black straight-legged jeans down the hallway…
These shortcuts to healthy eating are the simple diet hacks you need to bring better nutrition to the table with more ease and less frustration. I see you juggling busy schedules, taking care of family members, cooking, cleaning, driving, and desperately hunting for a few…
Your eating environment (or any environment) is more important than willpower. Find out how to fix your eating environment and your eating habits with one tiny change. I have finally killed my obsessive email-checking habit! And what a change: I’m more productive. I enjoy my…
When people ask me what to eat with high blood pressure, they’re almost always surprised by the simplicity of my answer. Diet changes aren’t usually easy, but at least this one isn’t complicated. If you’re swayed by headlines that promote different foods to help lower…
Here’s how to eat more fish for a healthy heart and brain without spending a fortune, cooking for hours, or listening to family members say yuk! Are you among the tiny fraction of Americans who eat the recommended 2 or more servings of seafood weekly?…
There’s great news when it comes to the health benefits of herbs and spices! Plus they’re easy to use. But don’t make these 5 common mistakes. I’ve got a spice cabinet, a spice drawer and an overflow shelf too. Plus, I’ve got basil, lemon verbena,…
It’s not that you’re too lazy to eat right. It’s that healthy eating is hard – and for lots of reasons that have nothing to do with your character. Could it be that all the lazy people of the world came to me to help…
Can you trick your brain to build healthy eating habits? This brain hack will help you eat better. And feel better about yourself. Can celebrating your wins help you eat more broccoli and fewer cookies? Will yesterday’s “You go, Jill,” get me to jog a…
Welcome to my Blog
Hi there! I'm Jill, a nutrition & diabetes expert and the author of 4 books.
I believe simple changes in health habits can bring you life-changing rewards.
And I believe willpower is way overrated.
Right here is where you can discover the mindset and habits to stick with healthy lifestyle choices most of the time - and drop the guilt when you don't.
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