by Cathy Leman | May 17, 2014 | Nutrition, Weight Management
Is going gluten-free all it’s cracked up to be? If you suffer from celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, the short answer is yes. And that still holds true for those with a definitive diagnosis of celiac. But research out of Monash University in Australia... by Cathy Leman | Feb 7, 2014 | Cooking, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Plant-based, Vegan
Dear Mother Nature, Please divorce Old Man Winter. I’m personally not a fan of divorce – believe me, I’ve witnessed the damage left in its wake. Yet there is no question that some relationships become so toxic, anyone remotely connected to the couple can be damaged by... 
by Cathy Leman | Nov 8, 2013 | Cooking, Food Finds, Healthy Eating, Heart Health, Nutrition
I am a huge fan of cooking on the weekend for the week ahead. It saves time, money, energy and YOUR SANITY! That said, I know how easy it can be to get into a cooking rut, making the same dish over and over and over; many of my clients struggle with this. Because my... 
by Cathy Leman | Oct 31, 2013 | Food Finds, Nutrition
At our house, my husband typically purchases the Halloween candy. On Halloween. Here’s what he came home with today; not bad (except for those Nerds and other “kid candies” – no thanks). I rarely think about it until the week of the big... 
by Cathy Leman | Aug 9, 2013 | Cooking, Food Finds, Heart Health, Nutrition
Though “The How-To Companion” to the feature documentary “Forks Over Knives” has been out for a couple of years, I’ve only recently picked up a copy. The reasons for only now getting to this small but mighty book are many, but primarily,... 
by Cathy Leman | Jun 28, 2013 | Cooking, Food Finds, Nutrition
This past week I sort of felt like I was in a nutrition therapy session loop (nothing to do with my Chicago loop office, just a rather continuous conversational loop). Repeatedly my clients used the word “should”, like this: “I SHOULD not have ordered that sandwich,...