One of the greatest threats to the efficiency of the immune system is stress. Stress is sometimes referred to as the “fight or flight” response or you could say the “deer in the headlights” look or thought process or lack thereof. In stress, you can think too much and stop breathing properly as a result. […]
Recent headlines show that awareness is growing about the connection between chronic inflammation and many serious health conditions. In fact, it appears that chronic inflammation may be the cause – rather than a symptom – of these conditions. Medical experts now believe that your diet and other lifestyle strategies can play a major role in
Hello friends, the Resilient & Thriving podcast with Coach K has launched! I’m super excited. I’ve wanted to do this for a long time, but As a holistic health & nutrition coach, a running coach, a movement specialist, and also specializing in trauma, beliefs, and emotional freedom. As you can see, that’s several areas, but
One of the things I’ve come to learn in a deep way along this journey called life is that people are not generally selfish. Now, while that might conjure up images of politicians, religious folk, your neighbors and your family members, and you are already to dismiss this article, please hear me out for a
This week I wanted to dive a little deeper into beating cravings and breaking free from them. Wow, is this EVEN possible? Cravings seem to be a part of Western culture. At times, it’s almost so common that we don’t even think about it. Almost. That is, until we’re trying to shift our health, weight,
Ever experience negative thoughts? I’m sure you do 🙂 I’ve never met anyone who hasn’t had a negative thought come through. On a regular basis. In fact, it’s so common that scientists have studied it and found that our brains are actually hard-wired for fear and negativity! It’s called: Negativity Bias (1,2,3). Now, if you’re
Our emotional state, our eating habits, our past, and our lifestyle are all so intricately linked that they daily affect one another. This is the third part of a mini-series on the connection between diet and our emotional state. This is such a complex topic that books can be, and have been written about this.
In part 1 we talked about how our eating can amplify or transform our emotions. If you haven’t yet watched/read that one, you can head on over here. We learned that if we eat certain foods (sugars, salts, processed, saturated fats), or neglect certain foods (nutrients) our emotions can either be amplified or stunted. Likewise,
