Top 5 Health Hacks That Will Support Your Weight Loss Journey
1. Adopt a Meditation Practice:I started meditating 32 years ago, and it has been a daily part of my life ever since. I teach clients how to develop their own meditation routine, and I tell them not to judge their meditation. (Everyone judges themselves when they start meditating, which leads to discouragement and giving up.) […]
5 Signs You’re Addicted to Sugar
Every day many people add a little, seemingly harmless, white substance to their coffee, tea, cereal, and smoothies. Sugar sweetens our food and brings us pleasure. You wouldn’t criminalize eating sugar. After all, sugar is legal and part of the average diet, right? The truth is that in the past few years several studies have […]
Is Food Addiction Real?
It was a typical Friday night. After a long week of work, and of stressing and feeling down on myself about just about anything and everything, I stopped at the store and purchased my favorite binge foods: Popcorn, cookies, ice cream (2 pints, because I know myself, and one isn’t enough), Hershey’s kisses, a few […]
5 Reasons Why Friends Can Help You Succeed
Studies increasingly find that friendship and a sense of community can provide a higher quality of life and overall well-being. Research conducted amongst older people in Australia showed that social networks can even contribute to a longer life. If friends can make us happy, why do so many of us with emotional eating tendencies avoid […]
Do You Have SIBO? This Little Talked About Condition Could Be Wreaking Havoc On Digestive System
Millions of Americans suffer from IBS, but very few doctors talk about what could be the underlying cause. IBS is a symptom that can point to other potential problems in the body that need to be dealt with. In fact, IBS is so common that Chris Kresser, author of The Paleo Cure said it is […]
8 Simple Ways To Feel Happier Right Now
Everybody wants a quick fix to make their lives better. It seems like everything that will make life better exists “out there.” I would be happier if people were nicer to each other, if my job wasn’t so stressful, if those stupid diets actually worked, if I had a better car, if I had the […]
Omega 3 vs Omega 6
We have a love-hate relationship with oils: they make our food taste great, but with their high fat content, it is quite easy to pack on the pounds if we aren’t careful. Although there is lots of information on oils, a lot of it is quite confusing. This makes a simple task, like choosing a […]
Are You Listening To Your Body’s Wisdom?
Good communication is the basis of a healthy relationship. But did you know that your relationship and communication with your body is important for your emotional wellbeing? Your body communicates all the time, not just about physical needs like thirst or sleep, but about your emotional state, or specifically, the impact of your emotional state […]
Managing Holiday Overwhelm
If you’re feeling immense pressure and stress, rather than excitement, about the holiday season, you’re not alone. A clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School says that the holidays intensify all feelings, including “anxiety, depression, and family discord.” So, it makes sense that amongst the merriment, joy and family get-togethers, a lot of us […]
Emotions That Cause Weight Gain
When people talk about the emotional causes of weight gain, they usually center on stress. And while that’s a big one, there are actually six major emotions that can trigger emotional eating and cause you to gain weight. The big surprise is that these emotions don’t have to be negative! Sometimes, positive emotions like happiness […]
