When we look at weight loss, we always think about what we are eating and how much we are exercising, and while food and exercise are huge factors in our health, they are not the only ones. Let’s take a deeper look. Inflammation – When our bodies are inflamed by either the foods we eat, ...
Over-exercising is one of the most common attempts used to lose weight. But why doesn’t it work? When you over-exercise, your adrenals (more on adrenals here) produce stress hormones which triggers the “fight or flight” response in our bodies. When this response is triggered we notice the body responds in a few ways: Decreased ability ...
How to Take Control of Your Hormonal Destiny There are several lifestyle factors that affect your hormones, and each lifestyle factor is within your control. Today, we will dive in and help you navigate each one to help you regain control. For the purposes of this article, we are going to explore the top 3 ...
Test, Don’t Guess – All About Women’s Hormones Part 1 Hormones are tricky, and they can mimic symptoms of many different disorders when they are off. Because of this, we have created a series specifically about hormones. We will carefully guide you through what hormones are, what they do, how to know when you are ...
Introducing our 6-Week Reset Program Have you been counting your calories, using portion control, exercising daily, and not seeing any results on the scale? Have you been doing everything “right” and still not noticing results? We’ve all been there, so what’s really going on? Let’s talk about DIET CULTURE The dieting culture created a caloric ...
The biggest changes happen over time. Not everything needs to change overnight. You don’t need to do an entire life overhaul to start new. The New Year is often a time when we take a look back at the year we had and ask ourselves how we can get better. We have five great tips ...
Tis the Season to eat all the things! Eating healthy isn’t about limiting yourself, it’s about creating healthy eating habits and finding balance. This week we are sharing a few of our favorite holiday treats. ENJOY! Gluten Free Ginger Cookies Ingredients: ½ cup (8 Tbsp) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature 1 cup Brown Sugar 2 ...
Since we are two weeks away from New Year’s, we thought it was only right to talk about New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions do not need to be these over-the-top, transformative life overhauls that so many make them out to be. As a matter of fact, the smaller, the better when it comes to ...
How you speak to yourself about your health profoundly impacts you in ways that aren’t always immediately recognizable. When our health is in jeopardy, our mind creates a protective narrative which is the mind’s response to danger. It is a built-in protective mechanism to ensure that we are never in harm’s way again. Your mind ...
Your bowel habits are a big indicator of your health. A lot of factors go into how and when you have bowel movements including three that you have complete control over: how you sit, your diet, movement and stress. We’re breaking down some of the ways you can set yourself up for the perfect poop. ...