I have always said that a healthy lifestyle is vitally important for children. My fourth book, The Food Cure for Kids, details how setting a good example and feeding kids well can improve brain function, help eliminate chronic health problems and boost their immune systems.

When it comes to...

Recently, "Time" featured online a top headline that read "Diabetes Doubles Alzheimer's Risk." I deal with a lot of clients who have diabetes, and I am always looking at new studies and the best ways to advise them in their healthy endeavors. More and more people are being...

Very frequently, when I ask a new client to describe their nutritional goals, they look at me blankly and state that they want to be thin and stay thin. When I saw a story recently on Time.com entitled "Why Thin Doesn't Equal Healthy," I realized that a general...

I read an article the other day that struck me. It talked about a study done at New York's Columbia University Medical Center, which found that our society's perception of what is considered normal weight is changing. I realized that this is one of the biggest issues in...

We've been saying it for years, but now we have one more piece of evidence: Exercise can keep you young.

Last week, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published research demonstrating that exercise was able to reduce almost all the visible and functional effects...

By now it is widely known that Starbucks will be taking its already larger-than-life coffee chain to another level with the new Trenta-sized coffee next month.

The Starbucks Trenta will be 31 ounces or about four cups of coffee and will be only be available for iced...

There is no denying that winter has hit the New York City area. No matter how many inches of snow we accumulate, every year we suffer from the overcast skies, bitter cold and lack of sunshine. All of these elements negatively affect our moods.

The severity of the depression that...

Slowly, but surely, things are starting to look up. Last week President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, a nutrition bill that I believe is sure to reduce our country's overwhelming child obesity statistics. When enacted, this law will promote better eating habits by giving the federal government greater...

I am very excited about Sesame Street's new wellness initiative, called "Food for Thought." This new segment will guide and educate children on the importance of eating healthy and the nation's current "food insecurity" crisis.

Food insecurity is a growing problem in which children are deprived...

Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Statistics show that nearly one in three American children are either overweight or obese. I repeat: one in three! Sadly, these statistics have become the norm and for no justified reason.

These statistics need to change...

My clients (all types of women, from celebrities to Manhattanite moms) tend to get anxious in the days approaching the last Thursday in November. Without fail, my appointment book fills to the brim with clients who want to know what and what not to eat or serve and how they...