Weight Loss

How Exercise Impacts Your Energy Levels When you’re completely exhausted, the last thing you want to do is lace up your shoes for a workout. But if you’re tired of being tired all the time, you may want to rethink the idea of regularly exercising. Exercise is one of the most powerful tools we have…

Life “Hacks” Of The Longest Lived People Think living a long and healthy life well into your nineties or even one hundred years old is only for those lucky few who hit the genetic lottery? Think again. Lifestyle factors, i.e. the things you do everyday over the long-term – can add up to increase the…

Goitrogens – Thyroid Blockers or Harmless? Hormone health is all the rage these days. It’s almost become trendy in some ways! You may have heard about eating to balance your hunger hormones, reproductive hormones, and blood sugar hormones. But what about your thyroid hormones? You might not think much about how food relates to your…

Essential Oils 101: All The Basics You Need To Know The power of essential oils (EO’s) is real – have YOU made them part of your everyday life yet? We’re going to lay out all of the basics so you can get on this one bandwagon that’s here for the long haul. And when you…

7 Simple Ways To Eat More Mindfully Eating as mindfully as we might on vacation, for example, is not realistic for many of us, especially with work, busy families, physical routines, and all the other daily distractions. Here are seven simple ideas to help you establish more mindful eating habits, and perhaps start to reconnect…

What the numbers on the bathroom scale really mean We all know the frustration of working hard to maintain healthy body weight, only to step on the bathroom scale and see the numbers going in the wrong direction – or not quickly enough in the right direction! 6 truths about those annoyingly normal daily weight…

Fitness Fuel: What to Eat Before, During & After Your Workout You’ve just finished your workout and you know you need to eat something. But what? Workout nutrition may seem rather complicated but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s the latest on how to fuel your body before, during and after your workout so you…

The Great Soda Debate: Regular Or Diet – Is One Really Healthier Than The Other? You don’t have to be a health nut to know that soda isn’t good for you. But is it really all that bad? Is it ok to just have it once in a while? And if you’re going to have…

Everything You Need To Know About Omega-3 Fats There’s a lot of talk about healthy fats these days. People are including more fat in their diets and forgetting about the fat-free diet crazes of the past. You’ve probably heard about omega fats in the mix, but what exactly are they? What are Omega Fats? Do…

Red Wine – Is It Really Good For You, Or Just Health Hype? If you’ve heard that red wine is one of the healthiest of all alcoholic beverages, it’s for good reason. Thanks to the antioxidants found in the skins of grapes from which it’s made, red wine has been widely publicized as being “healthful”.…