Category Archives: Health
Listen to Your Digestive Symptoms
What you eat could be causing your digestive and stomach symptoms.
As a nation, we spend $10 billion dollars a year on heartburn/acid reflux medicine such as Nexium and Pepcid AC (NPR, Healthinc, May 2015). Sixty million people have some form of … Continue Reading ››
Finding Your Exercise Groove
Sustainable Exercise is the Goal
I truly believe exercise consistency comes down to mindset and how what you associate exercise inside your beautiful brain. If you need to push yourself to exercise, it is very difficult to make it sustainable. Let’s face it; any chance you get will be a good one to avoid … Continue Reading ››
Dehydration
Dehydration occurs when the body loses water and essential salts (like sodium and potassium). Did you know that by the time you get that first nudge of thirst you are in early stages of dehydration? It’s true!
By the time we get the signal we’ve lost close to 2% of our total water content. How many … Continue Reading ››
What’s Up with Night-Time Snacking?
Are you snacking at night?
It’s 7 p.m. Dinner is done, the dishes are put away, and you’re watching your favorite show. The next thing you know you’re standing in front of your pantry (or fridge or freezer), pulling out chips (or ice cream or crackers or popcorn) to satisfy your craving. And you might even … Continue Reading ››Benefits of Ditching Soda
This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Drinking Soda
Spring Cleanse Benefits
There is no hiding that we pack on a few pounds physically and emotionally from the heaviness of winter. If we don’t change our habits and cleanse our bodies, we leave ourselves … Continue Reading ››Time for spring cleaning, but while you clean your house, you should clean your body with a spring cleanse!
Healthy Sunscreen
Time to think about sunscreen!
Spring is here and summer is rolling in quickly. Whether you are in the sunshine to play in the surf and sand or cheer on your favorite soccer player you might want to think about a few things.Toxic Sunscreens
Environmental Working Group (EWG) rates sunscreens every year for safety. … Continue Reading ››
5 Surprising Beauty Foods
Beauty foods?!? Yep, BEAUTY foods. Get you glow on without all the toxic muck from the 'beauty' industry. Heck, you can grow your own beauty foods in the backyard, balcony or kitchen window sill!
All fresh fruits and vegetables contain magical powers when it comes to shiny hair, clear skin, and strong nails. However, the ones … Continue Reading ››
