Your first question may well be, "What is Healthalicious" let alone, how can I be Healthalicious. That's a fair question. Our guest this week, transformation guide, Jan Shepherd may not have heard of the word before today, but she's been living it for quite some time now, having maintained a 200 pound weight loss for over 10 years. "I have yo-yoed between a size two to a size 32," Jan shares. "I must have tried every diet ever invented and made up some on my own. My highest weight was 350 pounds. Every diet and program only led to more weight gain until I finally learned how to heal myself through the techniques of Personal Transformation."

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"Genetically Modified Food..." You've heard the term, but what exactly is genetically modified food? According to ProQuest, a digital service that chronicles scholarly works: "...genetically modified foods or GMOs (genetically-modified organisms) ...commonly refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using molecular biology techniques. These plants have been modified in a laboratory to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content...." More...

On August 9th, Whole Foods had to recall tons of tainted beef from their shelves and consumers from their freezers that was produced between June 2nd and August 6th. This saddened me greatly. Whole Foods is the arbiter of organic, natural products, using top distributors and taking food safety seriously. But organic and natural doesn't mean 100% safe if there are chinks in the armor when it comes to keeping tabs on the plants and slaughterhouses. More...

Many people ask me about Pilates in comparison to yoga as I teach studio to studio. And, I love the question as I am a yogi that has done Pilates off and on for years. Actually before yoga, my first true disciplined workout was Pilates. But discipline for me is really where the comparisons end. I needed more of a soul connect. More...

Pilates has gotten a bad rap recently as the housewives' workout, but competitive athletes across the globe have know for almost a century now that real men do Pilates. Developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates, these unique sequence of moves work the mind and muscle in harmony. Pilates helps to build and strengthen the core muscular system, allowing the large muscles and levers to work on explosive movements and strength. Just ask fans like Calvin Pace, Tiger Wood or Lebron James. More...