What is metabolic syndrome?
What is Metabolic Syndrome? Are you suffering from high and low energy levels? How about a large waist circumference relative to the rest of your body? Has your doctor voiced concerns regarding lipid profile or cholesterol? If you answered yes...
What Will Happen When You Quit Sugar?
What will happen when you quit sugar for 30 days? Sugar... It’s considered by many to be the worst thing you can eat, especially when it comes to maintaining metabolic health. Research has shown that sugar is toxic, addictive, and...
List of Sugars
Below is a list of different names of sugars Basic Simple Sugars (monosaccharides and disaccharides): Dextrose Fructose Galactose Glucose Lactose Maltose Sucrose Solid or Granulated Sugars: Beet sugar Brown sugar Cane juice crystals Cane sugar Castor sugar Coconut sugar Confectioner's...
Relieve Anxiety & Prioritize Your Life In 3 Simple Steps
Relieve Anxiety and Prioritize Your Life In 3 Simple Steps After being formally diagnosed with Panic Disorder in my twenties, I slowly learned a thing or two about managing the crippling powers of anxiety. I’ve been extremely fortunate over the...
Habit Stacking
What is Habit Stacking? People are often looking for rapid transformation and instant success. They want to “get shredded before summer” when it’s only 30 days away or “lose weight before their wedding” when it’s happening next week. What they...
The Science of gratitude
There is an existing body of research supporting an association between gratitude and an overall sense of well being. It’s linked to increased happiness, increased energy, lower blood pressure, decrease depression, alleviating symptoms of chronic pain, strengthen resiliency, and it’s…
Finding Time For Self-Care
Finding Time For Self-Care I think we all agree that it’s important to take time for ourselves. We intuitively recognize the benefits of movement, of slowing down, of eating nourishing foods, and of sleeping soundly. And when things are going...
Mindset – Respond or React?
This is an excerpt from the Sleep talk we did on March 30, 2019. I thought it’d be fitting for the new Mindset Challenge we have just started. When faced with a stressful situation, we have two choices. The first…
