5 Tips for a Healthier Gut
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Over 2000 years ago, Hippocrates declared that “all disease begins in the gut.” Yet it is only recently that modern medicine has begun to document the crucial role...
View Article5 Ways to Make Space in Your Life
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber In a culture that extols achievement and equates being busy with being important, dialing down and prioritizing “life” as opposed to “work” is not always easy....
View ArticleGluten Free Stuffing Recipe For Thanksgiving
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Recent research shows that people who practice gratitude experience fewer illnesses, enjoy greater health and feel more loving, optimistic and forgiving. Viewed in...
View ArticleHomemade Holiday Gifts: 5 Be Well Kitchen Favorites
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Holiday gift season is upon us! Show your love with healthy, homemade treats that you can whip up in your kitchen in an hour or less. Invite a friend or enlist...
View ArticleBook Review and Anti-Inflammatory Recipes From The Grain Free Family Table
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber In the introduction to her new book, The Grain Free Family Table, author Carrie Vitt shares the inspiring story of her sudden and debilitating health crisis and...
View Article3 Simple Recipes for a Nourishing Lunch
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber To avoid the afternoon energy dip that a carbohydrate-rich meal often imparts, my favorite lunch includes lots of protein and healthy fats and few grains or...
View Article4 Steps to Accepting Change: Letting Your Health Dictate Your Diet
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Whether we are advised to remove foods due to a medical condition such as pre-diabetes or celiac disease, or we make a commitment to a specific diet such as Paleo,...
View ArticleThe Matcha Tea Advantage: 5 Reasons to Drink Matcha
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Despite its numerous and much publicized benefits, green tea was not a habit I readily adopted. I never liked the grassy taste, and I preferred the tangible buzz...
View Article7 Strategies for Picky Eaters
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber We all want the best for our children – for their health, happiness and future. One of the best ways to support their growth and their future is through instilling...
View ArticleIngredients for All Day Energy: 8 Healthy Snack Ideas
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber The basic rule of healthy snacking is to increase the protein and fat of your snack and limit the carbohydrate and sugar content. For example, apple slices topped...
View ArticleThe Top 4 Reasons to Avoid Trans Fats
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Although Crisco appeared on American grocery store shelves as early as 1911, the popularity of hydrogenated vegetable oils, or trans fats, including margarine and...
View ArticleMake Your Dinner Even Healthier With This Salmon and Blueberries Recipe
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber On everyone’s list of nutrient-dense superfoods, wild salmon is packed with high quality protein, beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, and essential minerals and...
View ArticleSmall Diet Swaps That Will Make Big Improvements
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Last week, Katrine shared her healthy snack swaps and this week, I’m giving you more with a focus on mealtime. Sugary and/or high starch foods are ubiquitous in...
View ArticleHealthy School Lunch Ideas You Can Call Happy Meals
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Although time-consuming and arguably tedious, packing a lunch for yourself or your children can be a powerful way to express your love and support and set a...
View ArticleThe Family-Friendly One Pot Meal: Braised Chicken with Vegetables
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber In the early days of fall, nothing is nicer than gathering around a fragrant and nourishing stew at dinnertime. Braising is one of my favorite cooking techniques...
View ArticleThis Coconut Apple Crisp Recipe Is Simple Yet Irresistible
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Apples are the ultimate fruit; they are readily available, store well in the fridge, and are perfectly portable for on-the-go munching. Slather a spoonful of nut...
View ArticleHow to Curb Emotional Eating 3 Questions to Ask Yourself
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Our relationship to food is inextricably connected to our cultural and family traditions, our social lives and our daily routines. Whether fueled by boredom,...
View ArticleHidden Sugar Adds Up:Keeping Your Snacks and Meals Sugar-free
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber As a nutritionist and health coach, I spend my days helping people change their diet in order to change their health. It is deeply rewarding to witness the...
View Article2016 Resolution #4: Cooking More at Home
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Throughout January–the initiation month of New Year resolutions–the Be Well health coaches will be tackling their clients’ top resolutions for 2016. Of the many...
View ArticleSimplify Meal Prep with Nutritious Pantry Staples
By Be Well Health Coach Laura Kraber Although they look appetizing and may even taste great, restaurant take-out and grocery-store prepared meals are often full of unnecessary sugar, sodium, toxic...
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