Welcome to Healthy Reads. This is where I share what I’ve learned in years of coaching about eating well and feeling better: nutrition, stress and burnout, sleep, hormones and menopause, healthy habits and simple ways to relax. Every article is based on science and written for real life, so you get clear steps you can start using today. No fads, no guilt and no extremes. Pick a topic below, or simply start reading.

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Primary food: having happy relationships

What feeds you is not only on your plate. Happy relationships are part of your primary food, and here are three simple practices to bring more warmth into yours.

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Nurture yourself this spring with primary foods

Spring is not the moment to be hard on yourself. Look at nature, do as she does, and nourish yourself with these simple primary foods, on and off the plate.

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Take Care of Yourself in Every Possible Way

Children, work, shopping, friends, projects: you manage it all, and yet a quiet voice asks “What about me?”. Here is what taking care of yourself really means, and where to begin.

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Health Tips from Around the World

A walk among trees, a proper coffee break, a short rest after lunch: a country-by-country tour of simple traditions that help people stay well, and how to try them at home.

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Is Dance the New Yoga?

Dance is one of the most joyful ways there is to move your body. And since movement is a true pillar of health, finding a way you love to move matters. Could dance be yours?

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The 6 Most Important Concepts for a Healthy Life

Real health is about so much more than what is on your plate. These are the six simple ideas at the heart of how I coach, each explained with an everyday example.