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Apr 8, 2022 · Health & WellnessCan Social Connection Keep You Healthy? How Connectedness Impacts Your Health
Studies have shown that a lack of connection to others has real health impacts physically and mentally.
Apr 6, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - The Importance of Stretching
Optimize muscle health for aging well by cultivating a nightly, morning or post-exercise stretching ritual.
Apr 4, 2022 · Healthy Aging6 Ways Manage Your mTOR – and Show Aging the Door
Though there are quite a few ways to go about it what you may not know is that how well (or poorly) you age has a lot to do with mTOR, an under-the-radar body system that helps guide the aging process. Here’s a topline on how manage it, put it to work for you when needed, and tame it when you don’t.
Apr 1, 2022 · Movement5 Easy Ways To Improve Flexibility
Flexibility is medicine to a long-standing life in having mobility.
Mar 30, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Sneak Exercise Into Your Day
Finding the time to exercise can be a bit of a challenge. Here are some ways to sneak more exercise into your day!
Mar 28, 2022 · Gut Health17 Ways to Help Your Microbiome and Brain, Boost Mood, Reduce Anxiety and Support Mental Wellness
Recently, self-care has taken center stage as people look for ways to steady themselves and soothe their psyches. While movement, meditation and relaxation are essential for maintaining an even keel, if you’re eating poorly – think sugar, starchy foods, processed and junk foods – you’ll likely still wind up with slipping and dipping moods, in part because the trillions of multi-species bacteria that make up your gut microbiome aren’t getting enough of the nourishment they need to do their best work – and your brain suffers too. Simply put, food can make or break a big chunk of your mental health and have a powerful impact on mood.
Mar 25, 2022 · Healthy AgingInflammation and Genetics: What You Need To Know To Balance Your Immune System
Inflammation seems to underlie all sickness, linked to everything from depression and Alzheimer’s to gastrointestinal disorders and heart disease, but the term “inflammation” is very broad and sometimes misunderstood. Genetics plays a major role.
Mar 23, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - What is Hormesis?
We know that chronic stress is extremely detrimental to our health – but did you know that small bursts of stress support our longevity?
Mar 21, 2022 · Health & Wellness7 Thoughts On Releasing Big Pharma's Vice-like-Grip On Your Health
We live in a pharma-rich country with a health care system that encourages everyone to dig in. I do not. Instead, I encourage all my patients to take a close look at the pill-for-what-ails-you approach that your doc, the pharmaceutical companies and health insurers perpetuate. Are drugs always the answer? And what’s in it for your health? Here’s another question worth asking: Given that so many common ills don’t actually warrant drugs, why is just about everyone on them?
Mar 18, 2022 · Healthy AgingFAQ's on Protein Sources for Aging Well
When changing your personal food regimen shoot for a baseline of healthy food and protein habits geared towards aging well.
Mar 16, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Tea for Better Sleep
Having trouble sleeping? There are many strategies to help, including sipping on a freshly brewed cup of tea, or two.
Mar 14, 2022 · Health & Wellness11 Life-Changing Effects of Berberine
Berberine has, for thousands of years, been used to treat an enormous range of conditions, including eye, mouth and ear infections; skin irritations; wound healing; fever; microbial pathogens; digestive and respiratory diseases to name a few. Today, berberine gets high marks for its natural pharmacological properties, including its health-supportive effects on the immune system, metabolism, heart and gut health, blood and kidneys as well as for its antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory powers.
Mar 11, 2022 · NutritionHow Do Our Genes Affect Our Metabolism?
Different amounts of protein, carbohydrates, and fat affect individuals differently, thanks to gene variations that make each of us unique.
Mar 9, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar(ACV) is no new invention – it has been used for centuries for both cooking and medicine, alike. Learn about the benefits.
Mar 7, 2022 · Health & Wellness22 Quick and Easy Instant Health Upgrades
Finding it tough to make much needed health and lifestyle changes you know you really need to make? How to change a path of previous fails into a road paved with wellness and vitality? Keep it simple, start small, master one or two habits at a time, and move on to tackle the next upgrade on your list. Also, try starting with the easy stuff first! Keep at it and in time, you’ll evolve into a creature of far more good habits than bad, culminating in major wins for your long-term health and wellness, with positive ripple effects across multiple aspects of your life.
Mar 4, 2022 · Nutrition16-Hour Fast FAQ
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about fasting.
Mar 2, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Easy Sheet Pan Cooking
Everyone one is busy these days and trying to squeeze in some time for food prep can be hard. Planning out your week and having good food on hand makes it much easier to choose healthier meals on a regular basis - but I know you are thinking “That’s easier said than done.”
Feb 28, 2022 · Nutrition6 Delicious, Nutritious Benefits of Dark Chocolate
Chocolate – ancient Mesoamerican civilizations considered it a ‘food of the gods,’ and as a major chocolate fan myself, I’m inclined to agree. The taste of chocolate is so appealing that for most people, finding additional reasons to indulge on the regular hardly seems necessary. But beyond the taste is its overlooked superpower: it’s actually good for you, in all sorts of ways. How to tap into its deliciously medicinal charms? Some food for thought on the world’s most beloved food.
Feb 25, 2022 · Gut HealthHow Gut Health Impacts Weight Loss
Hopefully you got the memo that gut health is a key component to overall health. The trillions of microorganisms living in your gut play a major role in everything from digestion to immunity to cognition — and can even impact your emotions. But did you know that certain strains of bacteria can actually influence your ability to shed unhealthy — unwanted — pounds?
Feb 23, 2022 · Health Coach TipsHealth Coach Tip - Adaptogens vs. Caffeine
When trying to manage stress and fatigue, many people reach for a caffeinated quick-fix like coffee. A better way of combating stress and creating lasting energy is by enlisting the help of a group of herbal ingredients called ‘adaptogens.’
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.