by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 16, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Nutrition
Breast cancer is a battle. Not only are you fighting the disease but also the effects of the treatment. During this time food can feel like the enemy too. Eating can feel like torture, trying to find foods that sound appetizing and that the body can tolerate. In...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 11, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Nutrition, Reviews
IDEA World Fitness inspired me in so many ways. There was food blogger Laura Klein who gave me great ideas on how to step up my food photography. Jillian Michaels made me ponder the question WHY NOT ME? How I as Health Coach fit into the changes with the Affordable...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 28, 2014 | BetterU, Fitness, General Health, Motivation, Success Stories
I agreed to be the Health Coach for the BetterU Health Makeover challenge because it wasn’t a weight loss competition. I’m not a fan of “Biggest Loser” type competitions that incentivize people to focus on short-term weight loss at the expense of long-term health and...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 21, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Reviews
Photo by Pamela Hernandez Do you ever wish you could attend a conference with over 12,000 exercise professionals? Do you wish you could sit beside them as they learn what’s new in weight management science and fitness technology or as they learn new exercise...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 14, 2014 | BetterU, General Health, Nutrition
Photo by Pamela Hernandez Americans spend less on food, as a percentage of income, than anywhere else in the world. We also spend less than we have at any time in history on food. We can produce a lot of food cheaply but unfortunately a lot of it is junk. We are a...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 11, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation
Photo by Pamela Hernandez As I celebrate my D-Day Anniversary and 29 years with type 1 diabetes, I have been thinking about the lessons living with diabetes has taught me: Always carry snacks with you. Test don’t guess. The body loves consistency. Don’t deal with...
