Here’s How You Can Beat The Winter Blues 

Here's How You Can Beat The Winter Blues  ❄️ 1 - Take a week to shake things up. Do something different… take a few days off work, go for a weekend adventure, or just get outside more. Make it fun! ❄️ 2 - Find some time to look at your planner and evaluate what is [...]

Here’s How You Can Beat The Winter Blues 2024-03-06T10:55:51-05:00

Everything You Need to Know About Environmental Stress

Everything You Need to Know About Environmental Stress Environmental toxins exist both naturally and as a result of human production. Toxins can be either human-made chemicals or naturally occurring chemicals that have a negative impact on our body systems, cellular systems, and our organs.  Toxins can be classified into two categories: exotoxins and endotoxins. Exotoxins [...]

Everything You Need to Know About Environmental Stress2024-03-05T18:24:35-05:00

“Staying Positive” is actually pretty good advice…

“Staying Positive” is actually pretty good advice… Source: Pixabay   Sure, it may be easier said than done, but research shows that positive emotions are really good for the body. A positive outlook not only aides in healthy behavior changes, but can reduce inflammation in the body, and lower the risk diseases such as diabetes, [...]

“Staying Positive” is actually pretty good advice…2024-03-05T18:24:10-05:00

JOIN THE SLOW EATING CHALLENGE!

JOIN THE SLOW EATING CHALLENGE! Source: Pixabay Here are two reasons why you should eat your meals slowly.  Eating slower gives your body and stomach time to digest the food.  When you eat too fast, you end up eating too many calories.  It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to send out signals of [...]

JOIN THE SLOW EATING CHALLENGE!2024-03-04T10:44:41-05:00

Join The Less is More Challenge

Join The Less is More Challenge When we set fitness and nutrition goals, the end result is often a long game.    We want to lose a few pounds, fit into those old jeans, be able to do more physical activity with more energy, etc.    These things take time, good hard work and daily [...]

Join The Less is More Challenge2024-02-20T10:53:05-05:00

Your Habits = Your Results

Your Habits = Your Results In the book, Atomic Habits, by James Clear, it says the following: “Behavior that is incongruent with the self will not last. You may want more money, but if your identity is someone who consumes rather than creates, you’ll continue to be pulled towards spending rather than earning. You may [...]

Your Habits = Your Results2024-02-26T14:18:21-05:00

Fitness On The Other Side of Flat Stomachs, Magazines, and IG Bodies

Fitness On The Other Side of Flat Stomachs, Magazines, and IG Bodies Do you think that people who lived hundreds of years ago thought much about how and when they were going to exercise? Their exercise likely included manual labor and a more mobile lifestyle….voyaging, building colonies, hunting, gathering, working on the farm, and walking [...]

Fitness On The Other Side of Flat Stomachs, Magazines, and IG Bodies2024-02-20T10:37:07-05:00

What Does “Wellness” Actually Mean?

What Does “Wellness” Actually Mean? There are a variety of things that come to mind when we consider overall wellness.  And it may vary from person to person. But when we look at all of the areas of our lives that bring joy and peace - and also stress - we must broaden our outlook [...]

What Does “Wellness” Actually Mean?2024-02-20T10:37:36-05:00

Here’s Why I don’t count calories

Here's Why I don’t count calories ⚝ People are not great at eyeballing calories. ⚝ People often underestimate how much they eat.  ⚝ Food labels can have a % of error. ⚝ Cooking and preparing foods can alter the calories and nutrients. ⚝ Energy burned through digestion varies depending on macronutrients. ⚝ People tend to [...]

Here’s Why I don’t count calories2024-02-09T10:55:38-05:00

Here’s How to choose the best nutrition plan for you

Here's How to choose the best nutrition plan for you 🌿 Step 1: Research different approaches and determine which one resonates with you There are a variety of different “diets” and ways to eat healthy. You don’t need to do them all. Learn them and decide what makes sense for you. 🌿 Step 2: Choose [...]

Here’s How to choose the best nutrition plan for you2024-02-09T10:49:57-05:00