A refreshing smoothie is, for many health-conscious people, a sure-fire way to get your day started on a nutritionally sound footing. Whether you’re a green smoothie fan or love the sweetness of a fruity smoothie, you can be assured of a hearty dose of vitamins and minerals in your first meal of the day. And […]
How gratitude can improve your health
It’s no surprise that gratitude can improve your mental health and overall outlook on life, but were you aware of the many benefits of thankfulness when it comes to your physical health? In this blog post, I’ll take you through six ways in which gratitude improves your health. Plus, I’ll leave you with some simple, […]
Are you motivated to maintain your healthy lifestyle?
I sense that a bit of a fizzle-out is happening among some of us when it comes to maintaining our healthy lifestyle goals. Has the excitement that accompanied setting your New Year’s resolutions begun to peter out? Let’s be honest: we start off in January with tremendous zeal regarding our wellness plans and health-related new […]
Is what (and how) you’re eating making you fat and tired?
Nutrition and diet information seems to be available everywhere, and each expert and organization tries to lead you in their direction because they believe that they know best and their advice is going to help you not be fat and tired. Right? Well, maybe. We’ve all heard–and maybe lived through–the intense focus on how much […]
Why you crave carbs and how to control it
Even when you change your eating habits for the better and incorporate cleaner foods, you can still fall victim to massive cravings for carbs. We might attribute these cravings to a lousy day at work or a stressful week of deadlines, but carb cravings can also be a result of physiological imbalances. The stress hormone cortisol […]
Are you drinking enough water?
I have a friend who can’t drink more than four to six ounces of water daily. Honest! And she seems to be fine, health-wise. But she’s the exception; few of us could successfully pull off living off of four ounces of water daily. What does low water intake look like? But… are YOU drinking enough […]
Indoor Workouts for Colder Weather
During the warm summer months, nothing is as enjoyable as outdoor workouts like a walk or run in the sunshine, taking a dip in the local pool or the ocean, or rolling out your yoga mat in your favorite local park. But when autumn breezes turn into winter blasts (Exhibit A: the last few days) […]
Jump-starting an exercise habit that will last
New Year’s resolutions. Have you started thinking about what yours will be for 2018? Or do you prefer to choose a word that will guide your activity in the new year? Whether you’re pro-resolutions or pro-word-for-the-year, most of us begin with the best of intentions, don’t we? We launch into them with the desire to […]
Accountability: the missing link in achieving your health goals?
So, you had the very best intentions/resolutions with regard to your health and wellness goals earlier in the year. You may have bought DVDs to practice yoga at home; invested in mason jars for your salads and overnight breakfasts; and cleaned out your pantry to make room for new, healthy food. You became a new […]
How your hormones affect your weight and energy
Are willpower and self-control the real solutions to sub-par energy levels and extra body weight? Maybe not. The more accurate answer might lie with your very powerful hormones. And we’re not just talking about sex hormones here; we’re talking about the hormones that directly affect your blood sugar, metabolism (the result of all the processes […]
