Cultivating Optimal Health As we mature the majority of us begin to value how essential having good health is for quality of life. Nowadays you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone who is not plagued by a terminal illness or does not know someone in their family, friends, or acquaintances […]
5 Steps to Break Unhealthy Habits
Maintaining optimal health can seem daunting, but when you examine closely the lifestyles of some of the world’s healthiest people, it becomes evident that small daily rituals can make a very big difference. If you have the daily ritual of exercising vs. the daily ritual of binge eating while watching […]
4 Ways to Boost Resilience & Health
Resilience is a Measure of Health. Have you noticed some people can endure breakups, deaths in the family, unexpected mayhem at work, and somehow come out of the trial, unscathed and in some instances better than ever? Resilience is the key to your epic come-back, and is also one of […]
5 Ways Toxic Work Environments Can Damage Your Health
Toxic Work Environments Finding work that you love and are passionate about seems easy, until you discover that even if you do find it, in the professional world, you may still have to navigate work environments that can be extremely toxic. Unfortunately, there are many people in positions of power […]
7 Steps to Pursuing Your Passion
What does diet have to do with pursuing your passion? Some may say nothing, others say everything. How you think, your self-image, and your motivation are all directly tied to what you put your body and how that makes you feel and the choices you make. Put in bad fuel, […]
Two Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dishes!
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s that time of year again to bond with friends and family, and hopefully count your blessings and all of the wonderful things you are grateful for. It is also the season to make sure you are eating mindfully, and getting in a good amount of vegetables to […]
5 Tips to Maintain Weight During the Holiday Season
Weight Loss So you’ve had a glorious summer, and fall is upon you. You’re feeling great, getting in your weekly workouts, hitting your target calories, and have shed some weight or hit your body fat percentage. Just when you’d love to get comfortable, the holiday season threatens to derail all […]
Simple Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
High blood pressure is extremely common. According to the Center for Disease control, 75 million Americans or 29% of the U.S. population have high blood pressure. This means that 1 in 3 American adults struggles with high blood pressure and any related conditions. The great news is that research has […]
6 Ways to Make Healthy Resolutions That Stick
Fall is here, and before we know it we’ll be ringing in the New Year. December and January are probably the best months for new gym memberships, nutrition plans, and health classes because of all of the enticing discounts that hope to get you to commit to a healthier version […]
How Your Diet Affects Your Sleep
Sleep Is Powerful When you think about healthy living you may tend to focus on your diet, or exercise, and completely forget the restorative power of sleep to improve your health. In Thomas Cogan’s book The Haven of Health, which was written in 1584, he discusses the connection between foods […]