Thanksgiving is a time where we have an opportunity to reflect on all the good things in our lives. We can choose to take a moment to pause and be grateful. Of course, it’s also a time of eating way more than we can imagine. Rather than reflecting on how much you’ve eaten, or […]
This is the time and season when the weather changes, we get prepared for the holidays and the opportunities for colds or flus coming around is much more than any other time of year. Thankfully, there are many ways to boost our immune systems to give them the best possible response. I’d like to highlight
You know that you can have gastrointestinal symptoms when you’re stressed or nervous. We’ve all experienced that.
But, you may have also heard about the “gut-brain connection.” That your gastrointestinal system, lovingly called the “gut,” not only talks to your brain (yes, talks “to” your brain) but is kind of its own brain (a “second brain”).
And that it may influence your actual brain.
Have you heard the recommendation to eat certain foods (or all foods) raw?
Do you already eat a variety of healthy foods, and want to know how to get the most vitamins and minerals out of them?
You’re probably not surprised that there isn’t a “one size fits all” approach to maximizing the vitamins and minerals your body absorbs from foods.
Let me go over which types of foods are best eaten raw, and which ones are best eaten cooked to maximize their nutritional benefit.
You may feel tired, cold or you’ve gained weight that you can’t seem to shake off. Maybe your digestion seems a bit more “sluggish”. You may be convinced that your metabolism is slow. I know I have been there. I tried everything and “nothing” seemed to work. Why does this happen? Why do metabolic rates
Oh, that elusive sleep. That time to relax and regenerate. To heal and repair. If you need that coffee or two (or three) every morning you may get some very useful tips in this post. Sleep isn’t just important for your mind and body to have energy and be alert. Lack of sleep can contribute
Did it! Another one bites the dust. BUT, this one is SO different for me. Five years ago I ran this same race, not knowing what a difficult turn my life would take just shortly after. After that original race in March 2012, running would become hard — SO hard that only six short months later, I could
If you’ve been in the world for even just a short time, it’s likely that you have heard the word inflammation. For example, we take anti-inflammatories (i.e. ibuprofen) when we are in mild to moderate pain. There is also a lot of buzz going on about anti-inflammatory foods in the food packaging industry. We see