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Feb 21, 2022 · Health & Wellness9 Ways to Build New, Healthier Habits – and Make them Stick
Just about all of us have habits we know we need to upgrade and do better with. But as we all know, converting healthy thoughts into healthy habits, especially ingrained ones, is easier said than done. But as the saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. If you ‘fall off the wagon,’ resist the siren call to just give up altogether. Instead, think of the slip-up as a temporary lapse, not a permanent condition. The quicker you get yourself back on the healthy habits path, the sooner you’ll change your health – and life – for the better.
Feb 18, 2022 · Healthy AgingHow NMN Helps You Age Better
To age better, replenishing our cells' energy and sustaining our cellular health becomes crucial. Here is a way to do so: Nicotinamide mononucleotide(NMN).
Feb 16, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Love Hormone
Oxytocin, the "love hormone," delivers a wide range of health benefits from potentially improving depression and anxiety, to enhancing parent-child bonding, and even contributing to facets of gut health.
Feb 14, 2022 · Sleep14 Strategies for Superior Sleep, Starting Tonight!
More than just an annoyance, poor sleep is a major health underminer. Not taking sleep seriously impacts all aspects of your day-to-day life: how well you learn and process information, how clearly you think, how well you fend off illness, how well you age. And let’s not forget: your mood, your weight and yes, even your sex drive. Crappy sleep is a body bummer, and if you make a habit of it, you’re increasing your risk for exactly the kinds of health destroyers we’re all trying to avoid, like Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease, heart attack/ failure, stroke, diabetes, depression, anxiety, and obesity. Sleep isn’t something to be toyed with – it’s serious business, and the time to clean up your sleep act is now.
Feb 11, 2022 · NutritionWhat To Think About When It Comes To Faux Meat
Many meat replacement products are junky, because they’re heavily processed and contain a lot of questionable ingredients: genetically modified soy, canola oil, sunflower oil, yeast extract, unspecified “flavors,” modified food starch—the list goes on.
Feb 9, 2022Health Coach Tip - Increase Your Spice Intake
Simply put, herbs are medicine. Virtually all herbs have positive medicinal effects — some aid digestion and nutrient absorption, while others have antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer properties. To put their protective and tasty benefits to work for you, use more spices and herbs at every opportunity.
Feb 7, 2022 · Sleep6 Ways to Stress Less, Sleep Better and Tame Pain with Magical Magnesium
By now, you should appreciate that a whole foods diet, plenty of daily movement, restorative sleep, relaxation and stress reduction come together to ensure your body will function well for a long, long time. What else to add to your good health stew? Magnesium. Its long list of beneficial effects makes this multi-tasking miracle mineral one of my favorite recommendations.
Feb 4, 2022 · MovementHow Fitness Can Improve Your Brain and Mental Health
Moving your body can help you sharpen your focus, improve your mood, and more.
Feb 2, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Rest Your Digestion
If you are constantly eating meals and snacking throughout the day, your digestive system is working hard with no time to recoup. Why does your gut need a break? Many reasons!
Jan 31, 2022 · Health & Wellness14 Ways to Preserve Mental Health – Pandemic or Not
Hard to say how or when the pandemic will eventually end but one thing is for sure, it’s impact on mental health won’t soon be forgotten. One bright spot in the pandemic wilderness has been the de-stigmatization of mental health challenges. Whether you struggle from time to time with pandemic-induced low moods or are dealing with more chronic mental health issues, more than ever, prioritizing, cultivating, and protecting mental health is no longer a taboo subject. That’s fortunate because we’ve still got continued social isolation to contend with, not to mention the classic winter blues that many folks wrestled with even before COVID turned life upside down (think, short days, and cold temps).
Jan 28, 2022 · NutritionLevel-Up Your Health With Cauliflower
Veggies are essentially side-effect-free medicine, which when compared to modern medicine, encourage healing instead of generally speaking – simply mask problems. While just about any veggie is a plus for your body, cauliflower is an especially rewarding one.
Jan 26, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Benefits of Urolithin A
Urolithin A(UA) is a compound which is naturally produced by bacteria within the gut microbiome, after consuming ellagitannins or ellagic acid – polyphenols which can be found in foods like pomegranate, berries, nuts, teas, and other foods. Urolithin A has recently been in the longevity spotlight, with research showing that it protects against age-related disease and also slows the aging processes.
Jan 24, 2022 · MovementGet Fitter Faster in 2022 – and Burn More Fat – with HIIT
To live a long and healthy life, movement, and plenty of it, simply must be part of your overall plan. No surprises there. However, we all know that when life gets busy, regular exercise often slides down the to-do list. There just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day. Sound familiar? If so, now might be a good time to work some High Intensity Interval Training, or ‘HIIT,’ into your routine to get maximum bang for your movement buck, in the minimum amount of time.
Jan 21, 2022 · SleepEmbrace Your Chronotype
Even though we all have an innate 24-hour rhythm, not all of our rhythms are the same. We all have a sleep chronotype – choosing a sleep-wake schedule that takes your chronotype into account will help you arrive at a rhythm that supports when you’re naturally inclined to sleep, wake up, and perform.
Jan 19, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - What's a Carb
Carbs (aka carbohydrates) are a hot topic in nutrition these days. They are a hot topic in Dr. Lipman’s office too. When we meet with patients, we help them find the best diet for their individual needs, but there is almost always one point in common: eat fewer carbs.
Jan 17, 2022 · Health & WellnessHow BDNF Keeps Your Brain Healthy and How To Boost Yours
Forgetting your car keys or not remembering where you parked the car. Blanking on a name when making introductions. We all experience these forgetful moments. They unnerve us and maybe they even strike fear in our hearts as we wonder if something sinister could be responsible. For most people, these blips are just that. For others, the news may be less reassuring. But the positive message for all of us is that there are things we can do right now to help lower the risk of neurological problems down the road. One of the most important may be to increase our brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).
Jan 14, 2022 · Health & WellnessWhy Autoimmune Diseases Are on the Rise — Especially After COVID
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune conditions are on the rise, partly because of the prevalence of long COVID. Discover what can trigger autoimmunity and how a functional-medicine approach can help.
Jan 12, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Healthy Salty Snacks
When it comes to reaching for a salty snack, most people mindlessly grab store-bought popcorn or chips. But with a little forethought, it’s easy to make a healthier choice. Prioritize your health this new year by choosing healthy snacks over inflammatory processed foods - either store-bought or homemade!
Jan 10, 2022 · Nutrition6 Ways Polyphenols Will Make Your Health Soar
By now, everybody knows that eating veggies and low-sugar fruits is a health no-brainer for many reasons. But you may not appreciate one of the most important – getting your daily dose of mission critical polyphenols. These extra special compounds can supercharge just about every aspect of your health and missing out on them can have serious consequences. And while I always recommend eating the good stuff – as in whole, unprocessed, organic or farmers’ market versions – as we head into the new year, I encourage everyone to redouble their efforts to fill up on foods – particularly those rich in polyphenols – to fortify and protect your body at every meal.
Jan 7, 2022 · NutritionWhy Drinking Water Alone Isn’t Enough to Stay Hydrated
Consuming adequate amounts of water daily is essential — but you also need to ensure your body holds on to those fluids.
Jan 5, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - 5-minute HIIT Workout
HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) which pertains to alternating between fixed intervals of high-intensity and low-intensity or resting exercises. The list of benefits HIIT delivers is long, including: improving aspects of muscular health and mental health, reducing blood pressure and blood sugar, and activating longevity pathways. Whether you have 5 minutes between meetings, or you’ve set aside time for a longer workout – here is a short 5 minute HIIT routine (feel free to repeat this routine depending on how much time and experience you have).
Jan 3, 2022 · Healthy Aging5 Easy and Essential Ways to Stop Your Aging Clock
Looking for the fountain of youth? There are several every-day habits and behaviors you can do, starting now, that can slow down aging at the most basic cellular level. They don’t cost much, or in most cases, anything, and they can, and should, last a lifetime -- in other words, a lot longer than ‘miracle’ potions or jars of skin cream. While absolute lifespan, for instance whether your grandmother lived to 85 or 95, is very much influenced by genetics, your ‘healthspan’ – how long you live well, is very much up to you.
Dec 31, 2021 · NutritionWhat Are the Health Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption?
Alcohol seems to affect us all differently — and even affect our own bodies differently over time. Here are answers to some of your questions about booze and the body.
Dec 29, 2021 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - De-Stress Your Immune System
End of the holidays is prime time to focus on de-stressing your immune system. You’ve stressed out your immune system, lost sleep, stressed over family obligations and over-indulged. Plus you’ve had too much alcohol and sugary foods, both which weaken your ability to fight off winter ills and prevent you from continuing through the season in best health. So instead of undermining immunity, preserve your health by fortifying it. Since 70% of our immune system lives in our guts, it makes sense to start with the diet.