by Ellie Marrandette | Jan 2, 2023 | Achieving Optimum Health
Counting The Cost of “Dieting” By Ellie Marrandette “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it,...
by Ellie Marrandette | Dec 5, 2022 | Achieving Optimum Health, Christmas
Oh, Those Holiday Memories! By Ellie Marrandette I’d like you to travel back with me to the good old days. How did your family celebrate the Christmas holidays? Did Mom spoil you with an abundance of homemade cookies, pies, and brownies? Did relatives encourage second...
by Ellie Marrandette | Nov 22, 2022 | Achieving Optimum Health
Surviving Thanksgiving Gluttony By Ellie Marrandette Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. What other holiday focuses on eating more than this one? Therefore, what better verse for Thanksgiving than this: “Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves...
by Ellie Marrandette | Oct 3, 2022 | Achieving Optimum Health
“Cereal, ’Smerial, It’s Just Breakfast, Isn’t It?!” By Elli Marrandette I recently viewed a television commercial in which a family happily walks down the grocery aisle as the announcer touts the benefits of eating a family breakfast each morning. Smiling, they tossed...
by Ellie Marrandette | Sep 5, 2022 | Achieving Optimum Health
A Grandfather’s Love as Supportive as A Redwood By Ellie Marrandette Have you ever driven through the impressive Redwood National Forest in northern California? Except for the Grand Canyon, I can’t think of another natural habitat in the United States as...
by Ellie Marrandette | Aug 1, 2022 | Achieving Optimum Health, Inspiration
“Yes, You Can Eat Eggs!” (Addressing Nutritional Fallacies) Ellie Marrandette, NCM When I first began my nutritional career thirty years ago, I trusted what the experts taught us. I encouraged my patients to follow some crazy recommendations of the times, like...