Nutrition
The Truth about Heart Health
February is Heart Health Month! Although you might not hear it from your Health Care Provider, a heart healthy diet is most certainly one of the best ways to improve your heart health. But this can difficult, as there’s an abundance of conflicting information in the media and on the internet. Do you remember…
Read MoreConquer Food Cravings
When Covid hit in March, 2020, my business as a Health Coach and Holistic Nurse Practitioner floundered. As we were all sheltering in place in a time of great uncertainty, many of us felt highly stressed. So, to maintain my sanity and feel that I was still contributing to my community, in April of 2020,…
Read MoreDeadly duo: Foods can become addicting
Some days I hate my job. When Covid hit, my business as a Health Coach and Holistic Nurse Practitioner floundered. As we were all sheltering in place in a time of great uncertainty, many of us felt paralyzed and highly stressed. So, to maintain my sanity, in April of 2020, I started delivering groceries to…
Read MoreWhy “diets” don’t work
Thousands of Americans started a new “diet” on January 1 as part of a New Year’s resolution, and by late January, more than 50% of these “diets” have gone by the wayside. WHY Don’t Diets Work??? “Diets” make us think of restricting, of bars and shakes that taste horrible, and of never having pleasure around…
Read MoreMindful Holiday Eating
Are you FEARING the upcoming 3 weeks, with the Holiday office party, the annual cookie exchange, an early Christmas get together at Aunt Dorothy’s, an all-day feast on Christmas day, etc.? You’ve worked so hard all year to maintain your weight and keep your blood sugar balanced, but you know that the upcoming events will…
Read MoreFantastic Fall Foods
Why eat for Fall? Have you ever heard about Eating Seasonally? Why do we do it? Why SHOULD we do it? Think back to when we used to be hunter-gatherers, thousands of years ago. Our prehistoric ancestors didn’t have the technology we have today, which allows us to ship fruits and veggies all over the globe. They had…
Read MoreIs cheap food really a value?
A popular fast food chain offers its “Value meals” at a remarkably low price. And grocery stores often advertise various packaged and processed food items at a huge discount. So it oftentimes seems that the healthier foods such as fruit, veggies and chicken breast are way more expensive. BUT, truthfully, it all depends on how…
Read MoreFatigue Busters
Do you rely on Starbucks and energy drinks to get you through the day? Do you oftentimes feel that you haven’t had enough sleep? There are many causes of fatigue, some more serious and complicated than others. If you’ve had fatigue for more than 2–3 weeks, and 8 hours of sleep at night doesn’t seem…
Read MoreDangerous food ingredients
I was very dismayed awhile back when I read the label of a poppyseed dressing which I had recently purchased to make a pasta salad for a special occasion. Guess the #1 ingredient–high fructose corn syrup! I was embarrassed to discover that I had unknowingly served a nasty food-like substance to my guests. High fructose…
Read MoreAre you “D” Deficient?
Are you experiencing the post-Holiday blues? Feeling more fatigued than usual? Although it’s somewhat normal to feel a bit more sluggish at this time of the year (part of our mammalian brain just wants to hibernate and wake up in the Spring), another source to consider is vitamin D deficiency. According to a recent report…
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