Here's one from the archives, Melanie wrote this article for iHeart in April , 2015. A lot has changed since then, but she'll stand by this list today. Even if she isn't eating all these items right now... Ed. I spend a large part of my time researching, learning, and teaching the benefits of good nutrition. It saddens me to see how the food industry has been taken over by greed, and how, in many cases, poor quality products have taken the place of wholesome food. Health Can

You’ve hired a personal trainer to help you get in shape and reach your health and fitness goals quickly and safely. Great idea! If you can exercise once a day for 3,4 or 5x per week for an hour, maybe longer on the weekends. Thats 5-10 hours of exercise per week. How could this plan fail? “How could this plan fail?” Well lets talk food. You likely eat at least 5-6 times per day, hopefully 7 days a week. That’s 35-42 times per week. Or rather, 35-42 opportunities to make bad

Mel’s healthy Chocolate Mousse lets you bring back chocolate without the guilt! Ingredients: 1 cup Dark Chocolate Chips 325g Plain, Organic Greek Yogurt 1/2 cup Warmed brown rice, almond or coconut milk 1 tsp Vanilla Essence Step 1 In a pan or pot, melt the chocolate chips in the milk. Make sure to let the chocolate melt slowly (low to medium heat). Stir until chocolate is uniformly smoothed into the milk. Step 2 In a bowl, mix the yogurt, melted chocolate/warmed mil