The KF Blog

So let’s say you’ve finished your training, and you’re now a certified health coach. You’re excited to get out there and help people, to make the world a healthier place (and to build your freedom-based business at the same time)…but then reality hits. How do you *actually* get clients? You know the people you can […]

I was in France this summer and it’s something I notice every time I’m there: the slimness of the French people. It’s really quite incredible. By now, I suspect we’re all familiar with the French Paradox. It’s the fact that the traditional French diet is filled with goodies we North Americans tend to view as […]

It’s true. There’s this little thing you can do to bring all of the above benefits into your life. What is this magic pill, you ask? Meditation. Now before you groan/roll your eyes/click back to facebook…just hear me out. I know meditation may seem a bit flaky to you, or maybe too spiritual, or maybe too […]

Used to be, all fats were considered bad. We gobbled down low-fat versions of everything, assuming this was the path to true health. This was not a good time in dietary history, as far as I’m concerned. Three words: Low. Fat. Cheese. Ugh. Thankfully, we now know that dietary fat is not nutritionally black and […]

In honor of the French National Day today, I thought I’d share some links about the French lifestyle and the French way of eating (um, and also because I’m a little obsessed with this topic): Health Lessons from the French (on Blisstree) Mireille Giuliano on Summer and Rituals (on Treat Yourself Well) Kate Middleton and the Dukan […]

Many people have no idea whether a multivitamin is essential or a total waste of money. Or something in between. So what’s the truth? As with many things, it’s controversial. And not even the “experts” can agree. Some studies have shown benefit. Others have been equivocal, or downright discouraging. For example, the Annals of Internal […]

I’ve been doing lots of reading on happiness lately. And one of the first books I picked up (and promptly devoured): The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. If you haven’t heard about it…in a nutshell: Woman with a good life (writer, mother, living in New York City) realizes she’s not as happy as she would like to be. Decides […]

There have been phases in my life when I had plenty of time for exercise. Now is not one of those phases. Between work and taking care of my two young kids, exercise goes right to the bottom of the priority list. We’ve all received the memo about the many benefits of exercise: longer life, more energy, improved sleep, better […]

Stressed? Overwhelmed? If there is one change you could make, just one thing you could do to help with stress, I believe it’s this: work on breathing. Maybe this sounds ridiculous. Of course we all breathe. All day, and all night. There are systems in place to ensure that we breathe without thinking about it (this […]