Diet challenge: Give yourself a break! Diets don’t work, or they all work, depending on who you ask! The truth is that any disciplined...

Important Announcement: New Book Yes, it’s true, Dr. John has published a new book, his seventh, and fifth in a series of self help...

MOTHERS DAY FOR US ALL Mother’s Day is upon us this week, and as Dr. Lisa likes to say, it affects us all because even if we are not...

Stress is at epidemic levels. It may, in fact, be a major contributor to the diabetes and obesity epidemics we now face. What is the...

Procrastination/ Perfectionism You know the feeling. There’s something you’ve got to do. It’s not life or death, but it’s important....

Dr. Lisa’s work MONACO Wellness Wednesday What I see from the clients leaving our office on any given day is wonderful - their happiness...

Creativity It is within us all. I was in a coaching session with a client of mine, and I asked her about her creative outlets. She said,...

Why Water? Almost every health and wellness talk or publication encourages people to drink water, some think placing unreasonable...

About Drs. John and Lisa Monaco Dr. Lisa Monaco, formerly Dr. Lisa Rodriguez, spent her Michigan and Arizona youth equally interested in...

Did you now that the ability to achieve greater health, beauty and vitality is already within you? At MONACO Wellness, located on the...

Choosing healthier habits There is a technique in Health Coaching known as “Crowding out.” The principle revolves around replacing...

Five Things you can do today to live healthier and happier: Several years ago I published a small handbook entitled THE ALIVE FIVE, in...

Essential Nourishment: STUCK? Try one small change After another restless night, do you wake up in the morning, feeling as if things are...

What is a good definition for spirituality? After many years of study and research, I have to say it comes down to this: Spirituality is...

A gratifying, enriching work life is as essential to good health as exercise or the food we eat. A negative work situation can block us...

An Essential Nutrient In the wonderful movie, “About a Boy”, Hugh Grant stars as a confirmed bachelor who declares that he is an “island”...

Essential Nourishment: Activity The WON HOUR WALK Exercise is and emotionally charged word. It evokes everything from fear, to anxiety,...

The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where I trained, calls it “Primary Food”. I call it “Essential Nutrition”. They both refer to...

What are New Year’s resolutions really? If you boil them all down to one common denominator, they simply amount to the hope of making...

Did you know that only 50% of doctors’ prescribed treatments are followed by their patients, and the number drops to 10% if the doctor...