befriending food (bff)

In my March newsletter I give you the low-down on my recent “encounter” with breakfast cereals.  If you didn’t get a chance to read the newsletter, I’ll fill you in quickly: I was staying at a hotel for an appearance when I saw a tower of mini-breakfast cereal boxes available for guests to eat.  Now ...

In this month’s newsletter (http://tinyurl.com/yftf9w4), I encouraged everyone to write a “prescription for their year”.  And I promised to share a bit more instruction for anyone interested.  Please understand that when I wrote mine, I wrote it just for me—sort of odd since most of what I write is about me and my experience, but ...

Hi Dev! I am posting this on your wall in case it is something that may help other fans of yours. I have made the "Hand cut fries"(Healthy Decadence FitTV) a million times. I am a very good cook. I am great at following directions and making adaptations to recipes to make them to my ...

Though I’ve felt really lucky for many years now, this year truly has been off the charts!  It’s demonstrated to me that dreams really can become reality and has set the stage for the healthy (hopefully, decadent!) change our country is seemingly (finally!) ready to make. From getting to be the face of the (first ever!) ...

Okay, I'm sure you ALL KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that I DO NOT BELIEVE any of this for one second.  However, being that I've been "gone" for a bit, I thought it might be fun to return with a chuckle....afterall, laughing burns calories! :)   Q: Doctor,  I've heard that  cardiovascular exercise can prolong life..  ...

Hi Everyone, Just a quick checkin since I haven't "been here" since Friday.  I've had the most amazing few days, which I will tell you all about in detail as soon as I get through the next couple of days.  But the highlights were: -Participating on a panel at USC medical center with the Larry King Cardiac Foundation--I ...

Shy people of the world, pick up a glass and unite!  But don’t just pick up any glass.  If you’re half as shy as I am in getting the conversation started, Ice Breaker Cocktales from Connexxions are the only cups for toasting!  These party cups that you personalize, make it very easy for guests to break the ice. ...

One of my favorite parts of my job is meeting all of the immensely cool people I get to meet!  Definitely sitting among the top on that list is Julie Hadden from “The Biggest Loser”!  She’s just too cool for words.   Not only is she immensely fun, she walks around with lots of wisdom…that when ...

Anyone who's spent any time in the kitchen has likely found his/herself in a "sticky" situation, wrestling the roll of plastic wrap, foil, wax paper, etc.  Either the wrap gets stuck and pulls out all at once when you just need a little piece, or the roll is basically a total mess!  Well my team recently realized that on ...

Wanted to wish everyone a quick, yet very Happy Halloween!  I have not yet determined what I am giving to Trick or Treaters; it's between water bottles (kids get so thirsty from all of the candy collecting they're doing) or bags of baked chips.  I wish I could give my little signature brownie boxes.  Though they ...