The Challenges of Leading a Balanced Life: Rest and Recovery
In order to be optimal in any area of life, we need to have a balance of work and recovery. If we don't give our bodies rest after intense exercise, the body will not repair and we won't reap the benefits from our difficult workouts. The...
You Can Have Your Cake and Eat it Too – Skip the Sugar Detox Diets
The sugar discussion has gotten too extreme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rNYUUCOAwg&index=9&list=PL9C_W_Ni5C376hc_PYfCYkLoBQ7ctA_a0 It's so extreme that people in the media are talking about cutting back on fruit because it contains sugar. With the last few...
The Truth about Motivation to Exercise
Are you having a difficult time finding the motivation to exercise? There's a big myth about motivation to exercise. If you believe it, it can prevent you from reaching...
What’s Your Sugar Limit?
Sugar has addictive properties. There is evidence that high sugar intake increases inflammation. The percentage of adults that have type-2 diabetes and the percentage of...
Your Relationship to Sweets Started in Childhood
Ever stop to think about how your relationship to sweets was formed when you were a child? Did you get sweets as a reward when you were growing up? Do you reward yourself, or...
What’s Your Passion? Here’s a Little Story About Mine
Here's the link we refer to in the video. Being able to nurture your passions adds a fullness and satisfaction to life that's on a different level from work or any other activity. In turn, it can boost brain chemicals that reduce your...
Short Meditation
Meditation will take your stress hormone levels down a notch. There are other benefits: people who meditate regularly have been found to focus better, keep calm, and make better decisions in stressful situations. You don't have to...
What Causes a Heart Attack – Things You May Not Know
Out of the blue I began having pains in my chest. When I ran, when I walked, sometimes even when I sat quietly. Of course, it worried me. Women's heart attack symptoms are different from men's and since we've only begun to study them we don't have all the information...
What to Do when you’re Craving Sweets or Craving Salt and Junk Food
Find out one of the biggest reasons we crave food that’s not good for us and one of the first things you should do when it happens.
Healthy Food and Healthy Snack Ideas for Busy People – Google Hangout
Last week Diana Siepmann and I held our first, cooperative Google Hangout on Healthy Food Ideas for Busy People. It was a huge success. If you have some time, watch the replay of the live event. We ended up giving many...