Women tend to joke on the subject of aging and what actually constitutes old age. While it’s completely fine to poke at the subject of getting older, you should never actually start believing that being 30, 40, or 50 years of age means you’re old. Quite the contrary, you’re stronger than ever before and now …
This one mistake can undermine all your healthy eating
We often talk about being mindful about eating, about sitting at the table for meals. Those are both vital parts of being a healthy eater. Taking the time to chew your food is a simple way to get the maximum amount of nutrition from the foods you eat. Chewing your food thoroughly stimulates your digestion …
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Living with depleted iron stores: personal update
The first iron deficiency related post explained how iron had caused me to have scary chest pain. Finding out that my heart was perfectly healthy was great. Then came my diagnosis of Lyme Disease and mold illness for which I began a protocol I’ll outline soon in a separate post. Because my body didn’t respond …
Episode 19 Exercise for Energy
So, you’re looking to gain more energy. How about exercise for energy? I know it sounds counterintuitive, but it is true that exercise can create energy. Don’t get me wrong; if you do it too much or in the wrong way, it can undoubtedly drain your energy. So don’t overdo it either. There are many …
Self Care Part One: Is Self Care Selfish? Episode 15 – A Healthy Bite
So, is self care selfish? That’s what we are talking about today on the podcast. My Hopelively co-administrator, Jami Amerine, author of Stolen Jesus, and creator of Sacred Grounds, Sticky Floors will be chatting with me in this three part series about self care. Listen in as we discuss the idea of taking care of …
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How sleep, exercise and food affect your mental health
Have you ever wondered how what you eat affects what you think? Evidence reveals a definite connection between chronic diseases and mental health disorders. A certain number of conditions are related to genetics and others can be traced to environmental factors. Still, studies show lifestyle have an impact on risk factors. Some of these problems …
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The six supplements I consider my daily “must-haves”
Even though we eat organic, local, fresh foods, nutrient gaps can still occur in our diet. Age, health problems, and environment can also be a factor in nutrient deficiencies. Using supplements is a good way to fill in those gaps. One way I do monitor the nutrient levels in my daily diet is by using …
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How using the Ketogenic Lifestyle has improved my health
I’m very impressed by how my health has improved since beginning a ketogenic lifestyle. I previously used carb cycling to prevent weight gain, eating some meals with carbs and some with fat instead of carbs. For years I had struggled to lose weight following the popular Trim Healthy Mama diet. Even with counting calories, cycling …
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The basics to help you get started on the ketogenic diet
In my next post, I’ll explain how the Ketogenic diet has benefitted my health and also my husband’s health. First, I wanted to share with you the basics to help you get started on the ketogenic diet if you choose to use nutritional ketosis for health purposes. The right mindset for success Before I explain …
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A Family That Gets Fit Together, Stays Together
This is a guest post about a subject near to my heart. Family fitness! From the time my children were little we have enjoyed exercising together. Many days were spent at the local Y trying to see who could hold their breath the longest underwater. We’ve shared the paths of many greenways during our time …
How Stress Negatively Affects Health and What You Can Do About It
What happens inside your body when you are stressed? It’s more than you think. Stress, real or perceived, has a devastating impact on the human body. Stress can affect your cardiovascular system, making your heart pump faster, your blood vessels to constrict, and your blood pressure to rise making your heart work too hard for …
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Reasons to lose weight that have nothing to do with how we look
Summer is right around the corner and that means baring more skin. Whether we are brave enough to wear a bikini or we are just wearing shorts instead of jeans. Most of us want to lose a couple or more pounds before the season arrives. Although, today I am not going to focus on having …
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Three things that are getting in the way of a good night’s sleep
How to get a good night’s sleep A good night’s sleep simply does wonders for your mood and health! According to the CDC, one in three people fail to achieve the minimum of seven hours sleep per night. Even though many of us know that we aren’t getting enough, we are do little to improve our …
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How anger can destroy your attempts to be healthy
Emotions can negatively affect your health Trust me, I’ve been there. Anger and bitterness are emotions that can knock you off your feet and put you in bed with a chronic illness. Loneliness can increase cortisol levels (the stress hormone), affect sleep quality, and increases blood pressure. Isolation and solitude can likewise weaken your immune system. …
It’s not your fault you are overweight
In my previous post about being overweight, emotional eating and overeating, we talked about the hunger scale and learning what our body is signaling when it comes to eating. We eat for biological reasons, and we also eat for pleasure, often resulting in overeating! Obviously, the reason why people overeat is hardly ever simple. We …
Tips for Raising Healthy Kids – Episode 1 – A Healthy Bite
It’s the little things that have a cumulative impact on our children’s health. After raising six children I have learned that some little tweaks to lifestyle can make a huge difference! Expect the unexpected Sleep in the dark limit screen time at night Let them play in the dirt Born to Run Toxin overload A …
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10 Wonderful Ways to use Organic Argan Oil in your Beauty Routine
Argan Oil is produced from Argan fruit that grows on an Argan tree found in Morocco. The Argania Spinosa trees are fruit bearing, and since Argan Oil is made from the kernel inside of the pit of the fruit Argan oil is considered nut-free. It is important to search for quality certified 100% Argan oil …
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Deconstructing sushi; the good, the bad, and the ugly
The first time I tried sushi was in 1993 and like most Americans, I was skeptical about that first bite. That first taste of sushi was NOT a California roll by the way! It was a traditional Japanese style sushi roll, which means that the Nori (seaweed) was on the outside of the roll, not …
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