The 5 Top Essential Oils to Manage Discomfort and Inflammation
Research on essential oils has steadily grown, revealing their strong anti-inflammatory effects and potential to ease discomfort. While a wide range of essential oils have been studied for their benefits, I’m highlighting my top five favorites that can help ease discomfort and help you feel better—fast. Remember, it’s best to dilute essential oils with a […]
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 […]
March On: Small Steps to a Stronger, Healthier You
When working with people, my focus tends to center on what you put in, on, and around your body. We talk about what foods will support their well-being, how they may benefit from supplements and herbs, and how environmental toxins affect their health. However, I have come to realize that exercise is equally, and some […]
Healing the Heart Chakra: Daily Practices to Open, Balance and Connect
For those unfamiliar with Chakras, seven energy centers reside in our body along the spine. Each is associated with energetic aspects of wellness and balance in the mind and body. The seven Chakras are the Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown. The Heart chakra, located in the center of the chest, […]
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 […]
Here Comes the Sun: Amazing Health Benefits From Mother Nature
What one thing can improve your sleep, lift your mood and decrease stress, increase energy, support bone health, support a healthy immune system, support a healthy metabolism and be completely free. The beautiful big ball in the sky that provides warmth to our planet, energy to plants, and makes life possible is often given a […]
Tap Your Way to Health
Have you heard of “tapping” also known as the emotional freedom technique (EFT)? I first learned about this practice while in my health coaching program. I was intrigued and ready to learn more, having always believed in acupuncture and acupressure as modalities to help us heal. As I began to look into the tapping process, […]
Why Cleanse?
Just like you change the oil and filter in your car, and the filters in your home, periodically giving your body a break, and cleaning the filters helps maintain longevity and health. In an ideal world, your body will detoxify itself as it was designed to do. Our liver, kidneys, colon, respiratory system, blood, lymph, […]
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 […]
All We Need is the Air We Breathe
Breathing is something we do every day to survive. From a strictly scientific basis, it is exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen. Simply the air that is taken in or expelled from the body. On a deeper level, it can connect to yourself, your soul. Our breath can be affected by toxins and pollution. There is […]