If someone asked me what books most changed my life, Patriarchy Stress Disorder by Dr. Valerie Rein would top the list. My Journey Once upon a time, I was 16, graduating high school, and headed to college at Mt. Holyoke …
Health & Fitness TipsPatriarchy Stress Disorder
Health & Fitness Tips Personal DevelopmentUnderstanding Storm Eating
Storm eating is a type of binge eating and is often followed by shame and guilt. For me, it usually follows getting too hungry. 🙁 How it Happens Clean and Delicious provides a great description of storm eating: You are …
Health & Fitness TipsHealthy Treat Alternatives
Breaking a sugar addiction is HARD. Overcoming mindless snacking is HARD. But finding healthy treat alternatives can really help. I know, because they’ve been a life saver for me. Sugar Addiction & Mindless Snacking I’m sure I’m not alone in …
Health & Fitness TipsEating 30 Plant Points a Week
I recently shared an article by the Gut Health Doctor Dr. Megan Rossi recommending we eat 30 servings of vegetables a week. Let’s talk about why that’s so important! What We’re Missing One of the biggest deficiencies in the Standard …
Health & Fitness Tips Personal DevelopmentChanging Our Response to Cravings
We’ve explored our cravings and now understand why, what, and when we crave. Now, we can begin changing our response to cravings. Our Natural Response Because our cravings can sometimes be a response to nutritional or hormonal imbalances, we’re pre-programed …
Health & Fitness Tips Personal DevelopmentExploring Your Cravings
Exploring your cravings provides insight into the whys of your eating habits. For me, I discovered some unexpected emotional eating habits. The Sources of Cravings Food cravings are really common. In fact, more than 90% of us experience them! Two …
Health & Fitness Tips Motivation & InspirationA Little Health Humor & Challenge Check In
I wanted to take a little break today and share a little health humor with you! We’re also a little over a month into the Love Your Body Challenge, so we’re due for a check in! Challenge Check In First, …
Health & Fitness Tips Personal DevelopmentMoving Your Body Naturally
In our fast-paced, goal-oriented world, we tend to be focused on working out. But moving your body naturally provides more health benefits than hitting the gym 5 times a week. Sitting is the New Smoking For years, we talked about …
Health & Fitness Tips Personal DevelopmentTake the Time to Enjoy Our Food
We’ve learned to eat when hungry and stop when satisfied. Now, we’re going to learn to take the time to enjoy our food! Our Need to Rush We live in a world where powering through is revered. We don’t honor …
Health & Fitness Tips Personal DevelopmentLearning Our Satiation Cues
Learning our satiation cues provides the next building block of a healthy relationship with food. Once you know when you’re hungry, you have to learn to recognize when you’re satisfied. Full vs. Satisfied Most of us eat until we’re full. …
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