The Importance of Taking Supplements: Enhancing Your Health and Well-being
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is more important than ever in today’s fast-paced world. As we juggle work, social obligations, and personal commitments, our bodies often don’t get the nutrients they need to function at their best. While eating a balanced diet is crucial, getting all the vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients from food alone […]
The Full Picture of Eating: Exploring the What, When, Where, How, and Why
As so many of us look to lose weight or change some of our biomarkers, what we put in our bodies is important. But I want to go beyond weight loss when discussing healthy eating. So let’s look at the what but also the when, where, and how that may be sabotaging you when it […]
The Power of Metabolism
Have you ever heard someone say “my metabolism slowed down when I hit 40”? Maybe you have said that yourself. You might have heard someone say they have a fast or slow metabolism. But what is metabolism and what are the factors that affect it? Simply put metabolism means that your body can digest and […]
It’s Not a Life Sentence
Though I love finding a great pair of well-fitting jeans, these days I am more interested in making sure my genes are working well! A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity, made up of coding strands called DNA. At birth, we receive 2 sets of genes, one from each parent, and […]
5 Ways to Support Your Body from Seasonal Threats
The beauty of spring brings such joy to our hearts after a long bleak winter. Where there were barron grays and browns, colors begin to fill the world as the ground warms and trees and flowers come to life. Along with the beauty of spring comes pollen irritating our respiratory system, bringing on the sneezing, […]
To Fast or Not to Fast
When I started the coaching program at The Institute of Integrative Nutrition, we were presented with several dietary theories including, Paleo, Keto, vegan, pescatarian, flexitarian, ayurvedic, 5 elements, blood type…the list is vast. Introducing us to the variety of diets brought our awareness of the many different eating practices that support people in a healthy […]
Self-Massage is Self-Love
Ayurveda translates to “the science of life” and encompasses preventative, curative & health maintenance processes and techniques. One of my favorite maintenance rituals is a practice known as Abhyanga, a process of self-massage that can be done daily in just a few minutes. It is suggested to do the ritual in the morning, before a […]
Do You Know What’s In That?
I was recently listening to the story of an ICU nurse. I love to listen to the journeys of nurses like myself who open their eyes and minds to an integrated approach to health. This nurse had a young daughter who suffered from acute episodes of respiratory struggles. These struggles often landing her in the […]
The Many Faces of Sugar
Sugar. How sweet it is. Human beings are born with around 10,000 taste buds, most of which are located directly on the tongue. Nature gave us a variety of taste buds to allow us to discern between sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. So it is natural to want to enjoy the deliciousness of sweet foods. […]
The Foundation to Good Health
As I continue to learn about what creates wellness, it is clear that there is a wide gap from one philosophy to the next. Some SWEAR that a vegan diet saved them from near-death and some vegans swear that adding meat to their diet finally had them feeling fabulous. Some swear off grains and others […]