What actually causes diabetes?
For many, the simple answer is "sugar." We've been taught for years that eating too much sugar will result in developing Type 2 Diabetes. But the actual answer is... a little more complicated. Type 2 [...]
Life Changing Magic: How Tidying Up Can Benefit Your Physical Health
By now, most of us have seen or heard of the hit Netflix show, "Tidying Up," starring Marie Kondo. Kondo's an expert in tidying up, or taking the parts of our homes we've tried to [...]
3 Foods to Eat This Week to Fight Bloat
It happens to all of us: that post-meal bloat. Whether it's after a holiday meal or just a particularly indulgent solo dinner, feeling too full after eating is common. But sometimes bloating lasts longer than just [...]
Remember These 5 Ways to Improve Your Memory
We love to look back on our memories. Whether we're reminiscing on our own childhoods, our children's childhoods, or just a great day we had last summer, a little bit of nostalgia never hurt anyone. [...]
5 Tips to Make Meal Planning Easier
So often when we make unwise food decisions, it comes down to a conundrum of time. We're busy, so we eat junk because we can get it fast. We're tired, so we eat junk because [...]
A Few More Reasons to Cut Back on Sugar (or Just Cut It Out!)
Between the blur of the holidays and the upcoming Valentine's Day candy season, winter is surely a sugary season. Despite our staunchest resolutions, sugar is a difficult temptation to resist. It is, however, one of [...]
12 Ways to Optimize Your Health in the New Year
The new year is a time to reflect on how far we've come, and how far we'd still like to go. Rather than making drastic, and often unattainable, huge changes, I think the new year [...]
It’s Time to Rethink the Way You Process “Failures”
Often when I am working with health coaching clients, the word "fail" comes up. "I failed at meal planning this week." "My diet is a failure." "This month feels like a fail." With the word [...]
What If the Foods You Eat Could Make You Smarter?
We all know that our smartphones and daily screen habits are having an affect on our brains, from our ability to concentrate to our eye health itself. Many health experts warn us to make sure [...]
Should You Introduce More Magnesium To Your Life?
Your body is more reliant on magnesium than you might have realized. According to a recent study published in The Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, a magnesium deficiency could make you twice as likely to [...]