BONE BROTH: Health or Hype
The weather may be warming, but sipping warm bone broth will continue for many regardless of the time of year. What is bone broth? Bone broth is the liquid, or stock, from boiling animal bones and connective tissue. It is simmered from 8-24+ hours to develop that rich...
Feeling Happy or Sad?
What do sugar and carb cravings, early evening fatigue, and just being a bit more crabby than usual this time of year have in common? It could be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a mild depression associated with late autumn and winter and is thought to be...
Caffeine
About caffeine, are you getting too much, not enough, or just right? Guess what? You're supposed to feel a bit jittery after the equivalent of 2 cups of caffeinated coffee or tea. It's a healthy signal from our adrenal (fight or flight) glands. Here are some...
Here’s Your Checklist for Winning Weight Loss
Are you looking for a good diet plan or program? What is THE program that will move the (scale) needle for good? Check out this 7 tip checklist to see if the program you’re considering will help you lose weight for good while improving your overall health.
Wait! What?? Coming OUT of quarantine?
When the pandemic started, people couldn’t see further than their hands in front of their faces. Schedules went awry, you were narrowly focused on whether or not you would get Covid-19, and how you could boost your immune function. This is one of the first times to...
The Better Scale: Try these for better ways to gauge your health
The scale – friend or foe? No matter what the scale says, it isn’t a better tool to judge your health. Thankfully, there is a better way. Check out these 8 tips.
Goal Setting
It’s that time of year when we look to the future. A fresh start, a clean slate, no matter the past, no matter the present. Have you decided to set goals for this year? Think of a goal as an endpoint, and intentions are the daily movements needed to reach your goal.
Straight Talk on Liquid Nutrition
Drinking mindlessly, with or without alcohol, can pack on calories, additives, lethargy, and eventually, pounds. I’m not popping in here to tell you to swap out all your celebratory favorites for plain ‘ol water. In fact, here are a few ways you can indulge.