Cost of Eating Healthy

Cost of Eating HealthyThe Matt Townsend Show • Season 7, Episode 80, Segment 2

Apr 3, 2018 • 48m

Margaret Marshall is a contributor to the Huffington Post and founder of Margaret Marshall Assoc., and the “Why Weight” coaching method. She is a wellness consultant, a speaker, author, and weight-loss coach. Her book, “Body, Mind, and Mouth…Life’s Eating Connection” was released in 2012. Her e-book, the “Five Finger Food Guide”, followed in 2014. Margaret Marshall explains The Cost of Being Healthy.

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