You totally want to ditch your scale, don’t you? You may have this weird kind of relationship with your “weight”. I mean, it doesn’t define you (obviously). What you weigh can matter but only to a certain extent. Let’s look at your waist circumference (well…you look at yours and I’ll look at mine). Waist […]
Why is My Metabolism Slow?
You may feel tired, cold or that you’ve gained weight. Maybe your digestion seems a bit more “sluggish”. You may be convinced that your metabolism is slow. Why does this happen? Why do metabolic rates slow down? What can slow my metabolism? Metabolism includes all of the biochemical reactions in your body that use nutrients […]
How to Get Over the Hump
It can feel overwhelming sometimes. You’ve been living your life, maybe raising kids, running your own business or showing up at someone else’s business. You find you have less and less time to do the important things in life. Like exercise daily, eat right, sleep enough, and hydrate all day. Maybe you’re the type of […]
Why I drag my sorry butt out of bed at 5 am
The alarm clock comes on and at first, I pretend I don’t notice. I think that maybe if I shut my eyes a little more tightly, it won’t really be true… But then my mind begins to wake up, I start remembering the things I had planned for the day, and I manage to put […]
Bye Bye Sleeping Through the Night
Have you said “bye bye” to sleeping through the night? Are you feeling exhausted or “running on stress hormones” all day? Do not fear, I have some great tips (and an amazing recipe) for you! The science of sleep is fascinating, complicated and growing Sleep is this daily thing that we all do and yet […]
Do you really need to have health goals?
Just wondering… have you ever noticed that most people are not perfect specimens of health? Why is that? I talk to a LOT of people about health, and I have learned a great deal about human psychology from these conversations. First, when someone tells me they want to get healthy – or healthier – but […]
