Weekly Round Up

New Green Mediterranian Diet By modifying the mediterranian diet to replace red meat with plant based protiens, you may maximize the anti-inflammatory benefits of this popular dietary craze. Researchers have found additional cardiovascular and metabolic benefits with this small change.   https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-green-mediterranean-diet-may-be-even-healthier-for-you   Serotonin Promotes Patience Researchers have discovered a link between the regions of… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

Weekly Round Up

This week’s health and wellness news New breakthroughs in osteoporosis research Researchers have discovered a new lead for potential therapies in bone disorders by discovering a new cell type that regulates bone growth and formation. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201120132606.htm Researchers examine most effective approach to avoiding Covid Masks? Social bubbles? Social Distancing? Isolating completely? Everyone has different opinions… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

Ayurveda and The Modern World

Ayurveda seems to be popping up all the time lately, in conjunction with holistic wellness. So let’s break it down for you!   Ayurveda is a holistic (meaning whole, mind-body-spirit) healing system that is thousands of years old. Originating in India, the word Ayurveda is derived from two Sanskrit words, “ayuh” meaning life or longevity,… Continue reading Ayurveda and The Modern World

Let’s Talk Hormones

If you’re finding it impossible to drop weight even though you’ve made healthy lifestyle changes, are exercising, and doing all the right things, know that you are not alone. Even when you make all the right choices and do all the right things, it can still not be enough.   What Are Hormones? Hormones are… Continue reading Let’s Talk Hormones

Weekly Round Up

CBD   Though CBD is touted as a cure-all, there is no research backing this wonder-drug a miracle for disease. It will, however, treat symptoms like pain and nausea in patients who have not extensively used opioid-based pain killers.   https://www.healthline.com/health-news/cannabidiol-wont-cure-ailments-but-it-can-help-with-pain-nausea#The-low-down-on-cannabidiol Healthier Diet Slashes Risk of Heart Disease One study published in European Heart Journal… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

Vitamins

As with supplements, vitamins are vital to the human body for proper growth, maintenance and function. Just like a car needs maintenance, our bodies need to be maintained to perform basic functions and keep us going at optimal levels. Not everyone can get all the necessary vitamins every single day just from diet alone. And… Continue reading Vitamins

Attitude Check: Change Your Mind About Exercise

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Daily exercise is recommended by physicians the world over to keep us healthy and fit. Unfortunately, with the busy lives we lead in this day and age, it can be hard to find the time and motivation to bust a sweat. Not everyone making healthy changes will be gung-ho about hitting the gym right off… Continue reading Attitude Check: Change Your Mind About Exercise

Weekly Round Up

This week’s Wellness News! COVID UPDATE A compendium of COVID coping skills with links for issues like anxiety, worry, frustration, alcohol use and so much more! link   Keto and Alzheimer’s Ketogenic diet or modified Mediterranean died can reduce a fungi found in the gut that increases risks of Alzheimer’s disease. link   Caffeine and… Continue reading Weekly Round Up

Celebrate Change

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Over the last several weeks, we’ve explored habit change, how to make sustainable changes and how to overcome the hurdles and pitfalls that can creep up when making those changes. This week we will be focusing on celebrating the changes we’re making. By looking back at our journey, whether it’s been a week, a month or a year, acknowledging our progress and examining our success and areas of improvement allows us to continue to grow and change.