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Nearly half of Americans (and maybe you…) now have high blood pressure. Thanks to COVID quarantining, worn-down eating habits, knocking back a few more cocktails, gym closures, forgetting or not adequately filling our meds, disrupted sleep and more emotional stress… yes, for many, our BP is on the rise. Here are a couple of do-ableContinue reading “Twizzlers vs. Red Vines”

Let’s start with how we eat and how food turns into energy in our bodies: Food is filled with glucose – you use it every day to move and think. That glucose (aka ‘sugar’) breaks down during digestion and travels through your pancreas (courtesy of a hormone called insulin) to your muscle, fat and liverContinue reading “Diabetes: An Energy Buster Primer”

Think you do? Think again. For most people, multi-tasking isn’t possible. What we really do well is task switching, or completing individual actions in rapid succession. This is called solo tasking – what our brains are better wired for. Sure, folding laundry and watching Netflix, that you can do. But for complex tasks, especially atContinue reading “Everyone Multi-Tasks: No One Does It Well”

‘I’m a big eater.’ ‘I like to eat.’ When clients come @ me with this defense, I like to reply, “Yes, you’re among many!” and “Who doesn’t?” My easy-to-remember tips that work any time, but especially in summer:·       If portions trip you up, make half your plate fruits and vegetables and you won’t be hungry. EatContinue reading “Eating Well in Summer”

Zip, pep, power, pizazz. No matter the word, from time to time we all seek a boost of energy to power through our day and all of its demands. Here are ten natural ways to put some liveliness into your life. 1.     SLEEP Everything is easier, lighter when you are rested. It puts you inContinue reading “HOW TO AMP UP YOUR FIRE WITH THESE TEN ENERGY HACKS”

You’re at your first spectator event! What your brain doesn’t need is a hot dog, fries and a diet soda – all choices that lead to poor memory, impaired learning and inflammation of the hippocampus, considered the heart of your brain, the part involved in emotions, learning, and memory formation. You’ve been taxed enough! YourContinue reading “Boost Your Brain While At The Ballpark”

When we think about our overall wellness, our finances may not be top of mind, but they should be! A strong sense of financial wellbeing reduces stress and contributes to an enhanced sense of emotional wellbeing. The sense of security and freedom we have when our finances are in order gives us greater peace ofContinue reading “People Who are Good with Money: Wellness Tips for Better Financial Health”

“Time. time. TIME!”  This was the resounding refrain in the participant chat in today’s wellness session for a client. It came during the section where we covered how to take stress management STRATEGIES and build them into SKILLS. For most of us, we didn’t learn how to do this in any formal class or courseContinue reading “Good time management is good stress management”

Seven Tips to Shed Light on Habit-Forming Habits –whether healthy or unhealthy –are made the same way: by repeating an action until it becomes become a pattern. When our lives are going smoothly, discipline, structure and routine carry us a good portion of the way. We use them as anchors to move us forward. But,Continue reading “Jumpstart Your Way to Healthy Habits”

Wellness coaching now ranks Number 5 on an annual employer wellness trend survey, taking its biggest jump to date. What do they do, exactly? Let’s break it down. I am a wellness coach and health educator. I help employees improve their health in areas like emotional health, stress management, nutrition and physical activity. I likeContinue reading “What Does a Health Coach Do?”