How Will Your Cardiovascular System Change When You Exercise?
We all know that exercise is the best way to help your heart work more efficiently and function normally. With an ill-functioning heart, people run the risk of serious cardiovascular diseases such as a heart attack or stroke. The heart is a muscle like any other...
Plant-Based, Vegetarian or Vegan Oh My…
For me, a mostly plant-based lifestyle makes sense. This has been referred to as “flexitarian” which I prefer since I actually don’t like labels and prefer to feed my body what it needs. I do get my nutrients, vitamins and minerals mostly from plants, legumes, nuts...
Walking for Health
If you are looking for easy and cheap ways to improve your health, drinking enough water and taking daily walks are two things that are completely free and have excellent health benefits. We know that exercise is essential, but for some of us, intense exercise is too...
3 Tips For A Healthy New You
Happy New Year! So, you’re looking to get healthy. Understandable. It’s a new year, and it’s possible you put on weight during quarantine (I certainly did). Look no further, because there are three easy ways to get healthy and feel like a brand new you! Okay, it might...
GETTING STRESSED ABOUT THE SMALL STUFF LATELY?
I have been hearing from a LOT of people about how they are feeling extra stressed and strangely “emotional” over the past few weeks.
For example, little things they would have normally shrugged off seem to be causing more stress and frustration than usual.
Can you relate? I know that I am feeling that way some days, like we are living in an episode of the Twilight Zone.
Follow the Facts, Not the Fear
As a health and wellness professional I felt it was my responsibility to share with you some of what I know and believe to be true related to the Coronavirus.
MINDFULNESS MATTERS
Are you concerned that 2019 is coming to a close & you haven’t achieved your health-related resolutions?
If your answer is “Yes” then it’s probably time to form some new healthy habits.
Healthy Habits for the New Year!
Are you concerned that 2019 is coming to a close & you haven’t achieved your health-related resolutions?
If your answer is “Yes” then it’s probably time to form some new healthy habits.
WHY SO MUCH CONFUSION OVER A CUP OF COFFEE?
You’ve probably read all the crazy information first saying coffee is bad for you and to avoid it and then more recently that it could actually be good for you. The actual science behind why different people react differently to coffee is partly due to genetics but it also has to do with the amount of coffee you’re used to drinking
Energizing Strategies To Help You Avoid The 3 O’Clock Slump
Foods can energize us, or they can contribute to a sluggish, tired feeling. Most women are familiar with that bewitching time around 3 pm when we start to hit a wall. We begin to crave a snack and may even feel ourselves becoming irritable. Our bodies are...
Common Weight Loss Myths Busted (for once and all)
Weight loss advice is so common (and contentious) now. There are competing opinions everywhere. There are too many weight loss myths out there. I’m going to tackle the top ones I come across in my practice. Myth: You will lose weight by eating fewer calories....
SACCHARINE, ASPARTAME, SUCRALOSE, OH MY!
You probably know that I'm not a fan of artificial sweeteners-they just don’t seem to be the great weight-loss promoters they had hoped to be. I'd much rather you reduce your sugar intake naturally whenever possible, which can mean a long process of slowly...
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