​Q: Alina, I have a hard time letting go of my habit of eating snacks late at night, right before bed. Do you have any tips on how I can stop this habit and lose weight?

A: Great question! And yes, I have a fun tip and it's going to surprise you!

Have you ever thought that wearing beautiful lingerie and getting a manicure done can help you lose weight? How, you ask? Let me tell you.

Do you ever find yourself eating more food than you need?

Do you stuff your belly till it’s uncomfortably full?

Do you over-indulge in fun foods like cookies, ice cream, pizza, pasta?

Do you know that you shouldn’t be eating something and yet you do anyway?

If that sounds like you, let me ask a very deep question - when you about to eat those foods, what role are you playing? Are you a little kid that never got to eat candy and now that she is a grown up, she can have whatever she wants?

Are you a teenager that never fit in and food became your comfort when you were lonely and felt unloved? Or maybe your parents showed you love with food and you are missing that?

Are you a young adult trying to navigate in a busy word and you need food to make you feel powerful?

Any other role comes to mind?

In my experience working with high-profile and executive clients, I found that when they overate, they slipped down from being powerful adults into little children or teenagers. They wanted something more than the food - they wanted to feel something. It could be to feel naughty, to feel like they were having fun, to feel comfort or to feel love.

The bad news is that naughty food can’t give you that feeling without a big price - it will take your health and it will make you feel shitty later.

The good news is that you can get those feelings with other things, such as beautiful lingerie and manicures, for example.

I find that beautiful lingerie can make a woman feel powerful, sexy, flirty, naughty and loved or loving. Manicures can make you feel elegant, powerful, loved, taken care of. And if you think you are not in the best shape and you don't deserve sexy undergarments until you lose weight,  consider that your body does deserve to be adored NOW, not later when it's thin. It deserves pretty little things by its birthright, not because of its shape. 

And the beautiful thing is with this concept, is that when you start feeling sexy, naughty, fun, etc NOW, your body will respond and transform. That happens because every time you look at your beautifully groomed nails or check yourself out in sexy lingerie, you will get those feelings, no cookies needed!

And isn’t it what we all desire from food? To know and to feel that we are loved, taken care of, can be free to be naughty, free to have fun, free to be powerful and sexy. So yes!  YOU can give yourself that feeling without cheating your health. Cause, my darling reader, you are so so so worth it!​

Q: Alina, I want a healthy body and a happy life and have been doing so much work to achieve that, but sometimes it feels that happiness and health are just not for me. Honestly, I don't feel that I full deserve it... Any advice?
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A: I get it. All of us at some point don't fully feel we deserve all the joy in the world. But the truth is that we DO! I teamed up with coach Ally Jewel to talk about just that for you and have Ally help. Check out this video and definitely reach out to Ally for personal coaching at AllyJewel.com and to learn about her FREE Webinars.  She is amazing! 

Also, check out her webinar on September 2nd - LINK HERE

Q: Alina, can you share some easy ways to do a detox? I don't think I can do just juices or water, which I hear can be great. Do you have any ideas for things that are easier to make than a juice, maybe less expensive too? And also, I don't like cold foods too much. Anything you can do that's warm or hot?

A: Great questions and I have 3 recipes I can share that are eAZy to make and can satisfy your cravings for hot, cold and room temperature treats. 

Q: Alina, I love rice, but I hear that it can make you fat because it has so many carbs and starch. It that true? What kind of rice is the best? I don't love brown rice or cauliflower rice and love white rice, but how can I eat it?

​A: I am with you! I don't love brown rice to be honest and plain cauliflower rice is not my favorite either. But  I figured out a solution and sharing this in the video.

Q: Alina, I know you are all about green juices and healthy living, but I can't give up alcohol. Or actually, I don't want to give it up. Ha! Any advice on how I can keep it and still feel pretty good?

A: Great question! And if you know me in a social setting, you'd know that I am a big fan of sparkling wines and enjoy them every week or so. 

Q: Hey Alina, do you have any advice on anti-aging treatments and foods? I know girls in their early 30's may not know much, but you seem wise, so thought I would ask.

A: Ha! Thanks for the compliment! While some people may think that I am in my early 30's or some even think late 20's, I am actually now in my 40's and up until last year I haven't had any skin care routine.

Of course, there is something to be said about genes, but also there is a lot to be said on what you do with those genes.  There are some easy things that I have been doing for years that definitely helped looking and feeling youthful.

In this podcast and video I share my tips on how to keep looking young and yes, I even share about a procedure I have done and why.