Ever lose weight only to gain it all back again? Or maybe your goal was to lose 20 pounds and you lost 15 and that last pesky 5 pounds won’t budge? Or maybe you never got that far, and have been struggling to lose weight for who knows how long now. Why is this happening?Continue Reading

In my 9 Steps to Overall Health, the 3rd step is to reduce Sugar and Processed Foods intake. Let’s look at some of the reasons to reduce Sugar intake… Some of the Health consequences of consuming simple sugar (classes of simple sugars include sucrose, fructose, honey, and malts) are: 1-By raising insulin levels you promoteContinue Reading

Today is Dehydration Day! Are you aware that once you get the signal from your body that you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated? I know you know the meaning of the word ‘dehydration’ but do you REALLY understand what it means? Did you know that dehydration causes pain in your joints, can cause orContinue Reading

Previously, we covered the importance of sleep in order to maintain a healthy life. That was number one on our list of 9 Steps to All Over Health. Today we’ll delve into the importance of drinking enough water.  Keep in mind that none of these works on its own- it needs the others for youContinue Reading

So how do we allow ourselves 8 hours of sleep in our busy world?    From my experience, it takes work. It took me ten years of planning and effort to reach a place where I was actually able to schedule 8 hours of sleep into every 24 hours. TEN YEARS!! And now I’m back to only getting those 8Continue Reading

You are sleep deprived if… 1- it is a struggle for you to get out of bed in the morning 2- weekday mornings you hit the snooze button several times to get more sleep. 3- you feel tired, irritable, and stressed-out during the week 4- you need an alarm clock to wake up at theContinue Reading

Working out is Fantastic! But there are a few more steps to take in order to be “healthy”. I believe in encouraging an all over healthy lifestyle. Here’s what you do: 1-Sleep 8 hours every night 2-Drink plenty of water (8 glasses a day) 3-Lower your sugar intake and processed foods intake 4-Eat your 9Continue Reading