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OK now… Take a deep breath
I don’t know if you’re the type of person who can sit for hours at the top of a mountain, meditating… Or if – like the vast majority of people I know – you just THINK about sitting at the top of a mountain, meditating, and all you can imagine is how long you’ll…
3 Very Specific Things to Do So You Can Be Healthier Than You Were Yesterday
We all want to be healthy. We want to eat healthy, feel healthy, and have healthy relationships. There is no lack of articles on how to be healthy. In fact, one could argue there are too many articles telling us the “secret” to feeling good. You’ll read the generic stuff about eating whole foods, getting…
Meal Planning Made Easy – for the busy person…
Let’s make eating well – for you and your family – as easy as possible. Simplify, simplify… You probably already know the best things to do in order to make eating right as easy as possible: Shop on the edges of the grocery store, where all the one-ingredient foods are (not the center…
The Ugly Truth About Health and Fitness
Feeling guilty about “sneaking” some “forbidden” foods… Exercising as a way to “make up for” all those calories you ate (or as punishment)… Binge eating because “I’ve already messed up so much today, what’s a little more?”… This is what happens when you look at food not as food but as either a friend…
You don’t even know this is happening…
Sometimes things don’t turn out the way they’re supposed to. Sometimes you show forget the eggs at the grocery store. Sometimes the FedEx package arrives a day later than it should have. Sometimes you eat “healthy” and still gain weight. And sometimes your body does what it thinks is “right”… but it actually betrays…
I feel it in my guy…
When you stop to think about all the little tiny organisms you can’t see, and how many millions…billions…of them there are, it’s pretty mind-blowing. While many are floating around in the air, there are also hundreds of them inside your body. No, this isn’t a new version of the movie Alien – none…
This isn’t just an ordinary “buzz word”
There are some buzz words you probably hear so often, you end up tuning out when they come up. I’m going to guess that “inflammation” is likely one of those words. Not only is it a buzz word, it’s also a bit ambiguous if you aren’t really familiar with it. Inflammation is part…
What do Sugar, Heroin, and Morphine have in common?
I have a confession to make. I’ve had a problem with sugar addiction. Actually, it’s still something I struggle with. And I know I’m not alone. In fact, I don’t know very many people who haven’t had a problem with sugar at some point. Why is that? Why do people crave sugar? …
Why this childhood habit is bad for you as an adult
You’ve heard of siblings like this, right? Three brothers, all within about 6 years of each other. Everything is a competition. Even eating. Whoever gets the food onto their plate first gets to eat it, but it had better be gone fast or it could get stolen. If the serving dish on the…
December Fitness Survival Guide
I remember surviving December last year. The cat got into a whole batch of cookie dough (presumably left high enough on the counter to be out of reach) and needed to be rushed to the vet. The relatives who were supposed to be coming for Christmas dinner were starting to argue about who would bring…
