Alas, the recipe you can count on to make your Thanksgiving Feast complete. Your vegan and non-vegan family and friends will love this decadent recipe. The only thing it is missing is Y O U. Ingredients: 4 medium-large sweet potatoes, peeled 2 tablespoons Earth Balance butter (or other vegan butter) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup  1 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Topping: 1/4 cup Earth Balance butter (or margarine) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup pecans, chopped Directions for Sweet Potatoes:1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and...

Need to add a little more fiber, nutrients and non fight you yum into your kid’s or your own daily eating plan? Then you must give this recipe a go! We love these delicious ‘better for you’ brownies. Dates are the key to ensuring the fudgy consistency and nutrient boost. The beans — while this seems like a strange ingredient to put in brownies, the breakdown of the beans actually makes this recipe more protein packed, fiber-ful and sweet. The molasses is not to be missed — mmmmmm . . . worth getting and adding. It pulls all the flavors together...

With over 25 plus years in the business of personal training and coaching, I have heard all the reasons under the sun as to why one "can't" workout. I could pass off these reasons as true if I didn't care, but CARE is my middle name. I care too much about you than to just let you go on and tell yourself these so-called reasons that hold you back from living your best life, in your best body, your temple that houses every thought and every action you take.   You deserve to feel good and move well in your own...

REASONS TO DO BURPEES 1. Saves Time: you get more bang for your fitness buck in less time than other exercises. 2. Works Full Body: arms, chest, back, quads, hams, core and more!3. Effective for All: no matter what level you are, burpees increase your strength and conditioning, endurance and power. 4. Fail Proof: while burpees may look ugly sometimes - they are still working! Think of it more as "fall down, get back up." 5. Portable: you can do these anywhere and requires no equipment. 6. Do-able: can be easily modified for beginners to pros (see modifications below)  7. The Never Give up Attitude:...

Get your GREENS ON for my favorite holiday of the year — St. Patrick’s Day Savannah. Grab this stealthy influx of vitamins and minerals from this one single ingredient and GET a myriad of jaw-dropping health benefits. Alas, celery. I decided to give this whole celery juice thing a go. I'm sharing this blog with you in response to my own positive experience (better than coffee sustaining energy for starters) and learnings of this medicinal powerhouse. SHOULD I JUICE CELERY OR EAT 12 STALKS? I don't know about you, but I don't want to eat an entire bunch of celery...