Recently, after feeling unwell and experiencing a myriad of confusing symptoms for weeks, I was reminded how often emotional and mental health is more important than nutrition. As a health coach, I focus so much of my time and energy on food and supplementation (for myself and in helping my clients), so when something goes…
If you’ve had joint pain or chronic pain, it’s likely you’ve used prescription and over-the-counter pain medications to find relief over the years. After years of use, you may have been told that prolonged or overuse of these pain medications, supplements, or prescriptions have now damaged your liver. According to Mayo Clinic, this is a possible…
You’d have to be someone who never looks at social media to not notice the hype around celery juice right now. Anthony Williams, The Medical Medium, and his books about health have become very popular. About two years ago, I wrote a blog post on this site about my morning ritual with celery juice and…
Everybody finds the need to boost their immune system from time to time. Maybe it’s when the weather starts to change with the seasons or after a particularly stressful time in your life. Regardless of what brought you to this post, you need a few natural ways to boost your immune system and you need…
Often I find that as I’m coaching my clients about reinventing their lives, I’m called to make deep changes in my own life as well. This is how growth works after all. One of the perks of being a coach for a living is that I am learning and growing along with my community and…
You may find yourself asking the question from time to time – “Why can’t I sleep even though I’m tired all the time?” It probably feels like it doesn’t make sense- if you’re exhausted you should fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, right? Well, not always. According to The National Sleep…
Everything you eat or drink is either draining your energy or boosting it. After years of coaching clients on health and nutrition and following my own health and wellness journey, I’ve come to believe this to be true. Everything you put into your body is either helping your system run smoothly or potentially hindering it…
If you’re reading this post it’s likely that you or someone you know has recently been told they have adrenal fatigue. You may have no idea what that is and your doctor may or may not give you much guidance or information about how to treat it or what to do next. Yet, there is…
Due to our fast-paced and stress-filled modern lives, it has been said that 80 percent of us will experience adrenal fatigue multiple times in our lives. Adrenal fatigue occurs when the adrenal glands, the small lumps of tissue located directly above your kidneys, become triggered. The primary trigger for the adrenal glands is stress. Your…
We now know that women need fewer calories and MORE nutrients than men to live their best life and for good reason. Yet, why don’t we talk about this a lot more? The fact is, as women- we are very different than men in so many ways (duh, right!?). However, it seems when it comes…
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