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Features: Redbook and Marie Claire! Get the Glow From the Inside-Out

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Hey Guys! Wanted to share these excited features with you on The Beauty Detox Solution this month in  2 other great mags- Redbook and Marie Claire!

We need to rely on not only external beauty products, but build beauty from the inside-out, with what we are putting into our bodies. The food we put in is the fuel upon which our bodily cells are built, including our skin cells and our hair.


What was funny about the Marie Claire interview was that they kept asking me how many calories I ate and how many were in each meal. I couldn’t answer them because I never, ever count! I don’t believe in it. I do believe in focusing on eating natural, whole foods and a plant-based diet. Our ancestors didn’t count calories and they were slimmer as a society, because they didn’t eat processed foods, including fat-free, sugar-free diet foods, and they ate more vegetables and much smaller portion sizes of heavy animal products.

Have a healthy day, and try to look at your foods today not just by their calorie count, but by how little processing it underwent to go from the field to your plate.

Love to all! Kimberly

InStyle Feature – 10 Ways to Slim Down for Summer!

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Hey Guys! Hope you are having a great week. Things are amazing here in New Orleans- and very busy! I wanted to share this piece in Instyle with you. It’s my second month in a row being in Instyle, which is one of my favorite mags. Yay!!!

This piece features 2 of my easy tips to slim down – not consuming too much liquid with meals and not getting weighed down with super heavy protein breakfasts. We want to take our energy up in the morning, not down. There is more to it than that… which I go into in more detail in The Beauty Detox Solution! You don’t have to make drastic changes all at once, but rather start changing parts of your diet and habits that maybe you’ve become conscious of being not so helpful (or beautifying!). I mean, what an easy change to start drinking all that water in between meals rather than at meals, right?

What is your favorite easy change you’ve brought into your life since reading it?? I’d love to know!

Keep in touch!

Love, Kimberly

The 5 Things I Love About New Orleans So Far! (I’m sure they will be many more!)

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Hi Guys!

Well here I am in New Orleans as a first-timer…but I get to actually live here for the next few months! I am already in love with it! What is awesome about my work as a nutritionist for actors is that I can “sample” living in various cities for the few months that it takes to film a movie- but with the bonus of housing, a car and other expenses taken care of. I admit… it’s sort of a dream! This past year I got to “sample” Chicago and Atlanta, outside of my main locations still being New York and LA. Getting to live somewhere for a few months is so much different than just passing through in a week or less- it lets you really get a feel for what the city is all about!

Here are some great things about New Orleans that I love so far:

1.     The food shopping has been great! I haven’t had a chance to seek out a farmer’s market yet, but in the grocery markets I’ve been able to find most everything I’ve needed, such as gluten-free breads, tortillas, etc. vegan chocolate chips, etc. On the slightly downer side I’ve had a hard time finding organic collard greens, spinach and celery. But amazing sprouts! Since I’m starting from scratch, I’ve been getting things set up from a blank kitchen. Today I was in the store 3 separate times!

2.     The restaurant I went to catered to us! Restaurant is singular because I’ve only been out once since arriving late Fri. – Saturday night for a kickoff party for the movie. We ate dinner in a private dining room with about 25 people. Despite the repute of New Orleans cooking- which seems to largely be the antithesis of healthy eating- gumbo and jumbalaya and Cajun fried stuff, etc. – I was thrilled that this particular restaurant in the Roosevelt Hotel made veggie dishes like lightly cooked kale, roasted brussel sprouts, cheese-free salads, and veggie entrees as requested. Yay! So it is possible to eat healthy out anywhere if you try!!

 

3.     I love the Uptown/Garden District areas! How come I never knew about these adorable walking areas, full of pottery- making shops, dance studios, beautiful homes and little boutiques? I LOVE! I never wanted to come to Mardi Gras in college, because well you know, I thought the scene would be too much. And everyone talks about the French Quarter… But I love the little areas near me I’ve been exploring! Love, love, love!!

4.     I found a yoga home! I’m pretty specific about the yoga I practice, and on the road 99% of the time I only do self practice. I definitely have my spots in NY and LA. In the past year, I did not find a yoga home in Chicago and Atlanta. BUT, though it’s really early I have so far loved Wild Lotus Yoga, which is where I’ll be taking class here when I can fit it in- as an option from self practice.

5.     Everyone is so freaking nice! Like really nice, in a genuine way. People are present, and really talk to you and want to help you out. It makes me so happy to find everyone so nice!!

I will write more soon about my new fantastic adventure, as I am getting settled. I still haven’t unpacked anything at all except for kitchen equipment, but I am slowing going in that direction. :) I hope you are doing well and had a great holiday!

Om Shanti,

Love, Kimberly