Thursday, February 14 12:30 pm-2 pm Join us at the Bonaventure hotel for a discussion and cooking demo on eating for healthy hormones.  Hormonal balance is a complex process and the work that they do is subtle.  Understanding how even little shifts in our hormones affect our lives is an important part of maintaining our [...]

Read More » Comments »

Check out Meryl’s  article for The Parent Notebook Magazine, Jan/Feb, 2013 Parents may state from time to time… ”My child has a great appetite!” “She’s just a picky eater.” “My kid favors sweet items.” “My son enjoys a glass of chocolate milk any day over a glass of water.” “My daughter does not like vegetables! [...]

Read More » Comments »

Check out Meryl’s  article for The Parent Notebook Magazine, Sept/Oct, 2012 There is no question that children need to eat their vegetables. Studies indicate, however, that the majority of children and adolescents are consuming less than half of the daily recommendations of fruits and vegetables. The United States Department of Agriculture (UDSA) recommends that adolescents [...]

Read More » Comments »

Still confused about what to buy? It’s no wonder! Over 15,000 new food products are introduced per year. Additionally, the media offers an over abundance of conflicting information about what is healthy and what is not. Thus, it is becoming increasingly confusing and difficult to navigate your way through the maze of food and food [...]

Read More » Comments »

Over 15,000 new food products are introduced per year. Additionally, the media offers an over abundance of conflicting information about what is healthy and what is not. Thus, it is becoming increasingly confusing and difficult to navigate your way through the maze of food and food products in the grocery store. Meryl will lead a [...]

Read More » Comments »

There is no question that preventing disease is much easier than treating disease. Prevention however is not a priority in our current healthcare system. Studies indicate, that an increasing number of people are learning to advocate for their own health and wellbeing. As individuals begin to take a proactive approach to preserving their health they [...]

Read More » Comments »

Do you want to feed you and your family healthier foods and learn how to incorporate them into your daily eating?  Do you want to understand more how the food you eat affects your body and mind?  Are you a stranger to your kitchen because of time constraints, lack of energy, or feeling intimidated? Meryl provides the latest [...]

Read More » Comments »

The three words no one wants to hear. “You have cancer.” The three words that change your life forever. Nothing causes life to go into a complete tailspin faster than receiving a diagnosis that you have cancer. Six weeks after the birth of my third child, Ashley, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Like so [...]

Read More » Comments »

Often times people are not quite certain what to expect when they go to see a nutritionist.  They are well aware, however,  that there’s a pretty good likelihood that something in their diet will have to change.  Believe it or not, it’s for this very reason that people put off coming to see me.  Ask [...]

Read More » Comments »

Ahh yes, Valentines Day; that day we associate with love…. For me, February 14th carries with more profound and heartfelt feelings. It was on this date 11 years ago that I was proud to announce that I was cancer free, and had undergone my last chemotherapy treatment. Admitting that I am a cancer survivor, often [...]

Read More » Comments »