Hot Flashes and Weight Gain: Managing Menopausal Symptoms
Ah, menopause––a period in life when it feels like your body is fighting an internal battle and you’re paying the price. Sudden and...
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Finding Hormonal Harmony
Hormones are chemical messengers with a profound impact on our health, wellbeing, cognition, energy levels, and longevity. Under normal...
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Mind Over Munch
Picture this: You’ve had a crazy day, and suddenly you find yourself devouring a whole bag of chips. Can you relate? Well, that pesky...
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What Sunlight Therapy is And How It Can Promote Well-Being and Health
While darkness offers unique benefits for our health and well-being, such as improving our sleep, too much of it can be bad. This is...
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Rediscovering Life Beyond the Screen With a Digital Detox
Digital devices have taken over our lives and made us dependent, which has paved the way for wellness tactics like digital detoxing to...
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Why is Bone Mineral Density Important?
You’ve probably come across the phrase bone mineral density. But what exactly does mineral density measure, why is it important, and how...
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What is the Vagus Nerve?
The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in your body, and the 10th cranial nerve. It has both afferent and efferent motor and sensory...
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Holistic Nourishment
Years ago, I remember thinking of food as a 'reward.' Long, strenuous workout? Reward myself with food! Long day at school? Reward myself...
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Aryuveda in Nutrition
Did you know that 70% of deaths are attributed to diet and lifestyle factors, while 1.7 million deaths a year are also attributed to...
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Facts on Trans Fats
Did you know that consuming trans fats increases low-density lipoproteins (LDL) or the "bad" cholesterol? This can contribute to...
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The Art of Nisken
Nisken, which translates to "nothing-ing," can be viewed as a time of mindless relaxation. While it's impossible to live stress-free...
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Managing Anxious Thoughts
Your brain is the control center for your body, and is the centerpiece of determining how you feel, what you think, and what choices you...
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The Power Pose
What is the power pose? As our emotions and behaviors are intricately connected, certain hormones like testosterone and cortisol play a...
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The Circuitry of Building Habits
Did you know that our habits are formed away from the control of the brain's conscious, decision-making frontal lobes? Deep in the brain,...
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Managing our Central Nervous System
"Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence...which is very important for good health." - Dalai Lama The body's longest cranial...
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Taking the Leap
When taking a big step, how do we know when we're ready? With any big decision, there's a high level of uncertainty attached to that leap....
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A Minute of Possibility
When we're submerged into the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, taking a second to regroup may feel like an hour. However, what if...
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Shorter Sessions for Greater Durability
With our competing responsibilities in our day-to-day lives, squeezing in an hour workout, let alone any exercise, can prove challenging....
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Our Flow State
When I teach group fitness, I notice that my full experience seems both mindless yet gratifying/invigorating. Though it's a challenge...
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The Brain to Sugar Connection
There's a lot of buzz about the link between sugar and the circuitry in our brains. As sugar can directly affect our activation...
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