10 Things I Love

Today is a personal note. I felt compelled to share a little bit about me, so you know who is behind this newsletter, my blog, my detox programs, health coaching and my healthy recipes.

Some of you know me as the owner/creator of Balance Market (in Managua), some of you know I’m an ex-finance Wall Street gal turned into a borderline hippie yogi, barre lover and healthy food fanatic. Some of you know me as a mother of 2 children who loves them to death, but struggles with all things motherhood (as almost any other mom!). And many of you know me as the health coach, founder of Balance with Mariana, and health & wellness obsessed girl who loves to write.

I’m all those things. I’m also normal, imperfect, but what I can say with total conviction is I am passionate about what I do, and there’s a rhyme & reason to what I do.

I LOVE what I do, and I love sharing everything with you.

But I also realized that many people don’t know much about ME as a person, so today I thought it would be fun to share 10 things I LOVE that I think are part of who I am. So here goes!

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World Health Day: 4 ways to embrace it and support your health

Happy World Health Day - a special day (April 7th) that serves as a reminder to prioritize our physical, mental and social health and wellbeing.

For me personally, my definition and understanding of health has changed a lot over these past 20 years since I’ve been immersed in the health and wellness world.

Given my journey, personal experience and years as a health caoch, this year I’ve drawn 4 key conclusions on how we can best prioritize our health (and then I share 4 things you can start doing today to put in practice)!

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Family friendly recipe: Meatballs with Veggie Noodles Recipe

One of my main goals in life is to show you and everyone that HEALTHY EATING CAN BE (AND SHOULD BE) DELICIOUS). So i’m making it a goal to share more of my awesome, nutritious and super yummy (yet easy) recipes for you to enjoy.

Today I’m sharing my Meatballs and Veggie Noodles recipe - which is allowed on most detoxes (like my signature 10 day detox) and is both PALEO and KETO “approved”. (I always share this recipe in my Summer & Fall 10 day detox and my clients LOVE it, and for my Winter version where we omit nightshades, I offer it with a vegan cashew cream instead of tomato sauce).

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8 Tips For Reading Nutrition Labels

Nowadays (unfortunately), a large part of the food we purchase comes in packages, and truly understanding the labels on these packages is tricky for all of us.

And despite more widespread awareness on health and wellness, most people still don’t pay enough attention to nutrition labels as they should, or don’t really know how to properly ready/understand the labels, in order to make the healthiest decision about what to buy (and what to avoid).

Therefore, I’m laying out for you my BEST TIPS to keep in mind when you next go shopping. This will make your shopping for healthy foods (and losing weight) a lot easier!

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