Category Archives: Eating Healthy

[Exquisite Self Care- Your Body] “10 Ways to Glow From Head to Toe”

“Laughter is an Instant Vacation.” Milton Berle Hello Beautiful, Amazing Friends and a Warm Welcome to Our New Subscribers! Whoo-ie it was a whirly-windy past week!  How about you, was it a bit of a high-intensity time  for you too?  Today we had a good laugh with great friends who were visiting from out of [...]

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“A Tale of Two Moi’s” (Or My Funny, Bumpy Valentine’s Day)

“A Tale of Two Moi’s”- Perhaps You Can Relate? So The Man of the House (AKA my “Prime Mate”, “SB” the Sexy Beast, “The Prince of Pop Ups” (as in the skateboard term- and- ok I’ll stop there) gave me a lovely bouquet of Hyacinths the day before Valentine’s Day. I loved them, so thoughtful, so [...]

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Simple “Nature Infused” Beauty and Health Tips!

Hi Everybody! Wow it’s been awhile since I wrote. I know that because it’s warm and chirping out today and last time I sat to write it was reeally cold here in NYC! Now Spring is finally HERE WHOO- HOO, and I don’t have to put leggings and coats on my Italian Greyhound pups every [...]

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My “Don’t Leave Home Without It” Strategy for the Holidays

Well it’s officially here for us- the cookie, candy, cocktails, sweets and treats galore party season is upon us~ yep it’s THE HOLIDAYS! I love this time of year. New York City where I live becomes an enchanting jewel box, glittering multi-colored lights and frosty cheerful windows on every corner, christmas trees and wreaths of [...]

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Cleansing and Detoxing Au Naturel!

Hello there everyone and Happy October Festivities! This past week and weekend were fun as I met with different groups of lovely people wanting to “tune up” their energy, health, beauty quotient and overall well-being through a simple “Green Smoothie Detox” cleanse I teach. Here in NYC we had a great group at my pal [...]

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Get on the “Concord” With Me! The “Concord Grape” Jet that is- and Here’s Why!

GRAPES are an AMAZING ANTIOXIDANT and Superfood! Did you know Grape skins have such high mineral content if you put them in a microwave they could start a fire?! (I hope you can’t try this as a microwave doesn’t belong in your kitchen- wink wink!) Also you may have heard of “The Grape Cure”-people healing [...]

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What Fruits and Veggies to Avoid If Not Organic and Why.

Hi Everyone! I have an earlier blog on this but this bears repeating. Also whenever possible it’s great to support your local farmer and eat locally for your greatest nutrition and the ecology of the planet. In Love and Health, Berrnadette ‘Dirty dozen’ produce carries more pesticide residue If you’re eating non-organic celery today, you [...]

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Your Top Super Foods are Just Steps Away!

I must say I love experimenting with all kinds of potions (natural and healthy  ones of course )and have fun mixing ” super foods” into my day or smoothies ( foods that have “super” concentrated nutrients, minerals, vitamins) like spirulina, maca root, reishi mushrooms, Blue Green Algae and goji berries to name a few…And I [...]

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Green Smoothies and Shakes- Your PowerHouse Drink!

Hi Everyone and Welcome to my new Blog! As per the video I have here on my site- I HIGHLY recommend Green Smoothies and Shakes to pack a Big Punch into your day- and they’re so easy and fast to make- and delicious too! I’ve been making these for many years during my very busy [...]

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Fruits & Vegetables: The Good and The Not So Good

I’d always choose  fresh, ripe, local  “non-organic” produce over “flown-in” wilted, days old“organic”… however whenever possible choose the ripest, freshest AND organic goodies you can find! Here’s a list of produce which is safe to buy non- organic: Avocados, Broccoli, Walnuts, Papayas, Mangos, Melons, Onions, Black Plums Here’s the produce which you best avoid if [...]

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