Congratulations! You have completed the first step to becoming healthier! Deciding to make a change can be one of the hardest but most rewarding things you will do in your life. Taking small manageable steps is the best way to ensure [ ... ]
The Big Island is truly a place unlike any other with its three active volcanos, green and black sand beaches and majestic waterfalls. Recently I visited Hawaii and was amazed by what I learned. Although I probably won’t move [ ... ]
Inflammation. The culprit for most disease states, is actually a good thing. Woah…Wait…What?! That’s right! Inflammation is a good thing. Now, I say this with a HUGE but, on the end of it. Inflammation is your [ ... ]
The monotony of our daily schedules can get the best of us sometimes. Exercise serves not only as an outlet, but an excellent self-care method to temporarily remove us from our stressors! Moving our bodies not only distracts [ ... ]
Even as someone in a health profession, I get a little tired of hearing “follow these simple steps to health”. One can get sick of hearing do this and do that, yet never feeling like any of it is doable. Let me tell you something…HEALTHY [ ... ]
A friend once stated to me, while we were on our evening walk in the crisp October air, that all she had to eat was a half a box of cheez-its and take a multi vitamin and still be healthy with the occasional exercise of bungee fitness. [ ... ]
We often desire weight loss for the outcome of increasing our physical attractiveness but there are more important reasons to shed excess weight. Among other complications, excess body weight increases our risk of type II diabetes, [ ... ]
Maybe you already knew why vegetables are good for you and now you are even more inspired, or maybe that article taught you something new, either way, knowing is only half the battle. It isn’t the why, it is the how where we often [ ... ]
Being stressed out is commonly understood to be a perceived pressure combined with a physical response. The physical response is a mixture of hormones and chemical messengers resulting in changes in our blood pressure, metabolism [ ... ]
Countless research studies have shown us that too much sugar in our diet may increase our risk of heart disease as a complication of diabetes or obesity. However, a new study recently published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine [ ... ]
