If you are having trouble sleeping, you aren’t alone – while studies vary in their numbers, it’s possible that as many as 50% of adults live with chronic insomnia. And for most of us, the quality of our sleep will decrease at some point in our lives, especially...
Summer is about a month away. We want you to feel comfortable and happy in your body. If that means you’re feeling like your best body is still hiding under the winter layers, you want to get more toned, or you just don’t want to feel so “blah” anymore, it’s time to...
Introducing… Magnesium! Otherwise known as The King of Minerals.
Now, not any nutrient can get this grandiose title.
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and plays several important roles in maintaining our health. For one, it aids in heart muscle contraction...
How’s your sex life? Hot? Active? Good enough? What sex life? If your answer is the last option, it’s time to figure out why. A more important question has to be – what’s your level of desire? Do you want to do the deed?
A lot of women, especially the...
A common trouble spot for women is belly fat. It seems that whatever we eat goes straight to the stomach. For some women, an expanding waistline is par for the course after menopause, when body fat tends to shift to the abdomen.
Although an increase in belly fat does make it hard to zip up...
Now more than ever, it’s important to practice health guidelines and stay well. Rather than be caught unprepared, how about boosting your immune system before those nasty viruses enter your home or workplace.
Let’s take a look at our top ways to avoid any illness.
6 Easy Ways to...
Dining out is a part of our daily lifestyle. Americans eat out nearly one out of every four meals and snacks.
This can create a challenge if you are trying to maintain your weight. Unlike eating at home, the ability to control the type of ingredients or methods used in preparing, as...
Are you addicted to your smartphone? Do you check your Instagram feed every few minutes? Are your clients emailing you 24/7?
It’s time to unplug!
However, did you know that being plugged in can be bad for your heart, your sleep, your psyche, and your mood?
Being accessible all of the time...
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Close your mind. Focus on your mantra. Breathe in. Breathe out.
Meditate.
You can meditate for as little as one minute or up to an hour or more. Depends on you and the time you feel you can devote to it. There’s no right or wrong...
Whether you work out first thing in the morning or sometime later in the day, what you eat before your workout can have a major impact on your performance.
TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT? THAT IS THE QUESTION.
Until a few years ago, the overwhelming consensus among sports nutritionists and...
A lot of people assume that all Nutritionists and Dietitians eat “perfect” diets all the time – that we’re only eating fruits and veggies and never eating anything fried or sweet. While it’s unrealistic to eat “perfectly” (and please define what a perfect...
What do obesity, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, stroke, cancer, and irritable bowel disease have in common? Scientists have linked all of these diseases (yes, obesity is considered a disease) and many more to chronic inflammation. And it’s inflammation that’s making...
