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    Using Adaptogens for Stress/Sleep

    June 4, 2020

    If you’re like most people, you deal with your fair share of stress. And often, this stress leads to an inability to get the quality of sleep necessary for optimal health and well-being. Often, people turn to harmful substances to deal with stress. Whether it’s drinking too much or eating processed “comfort” foods, these unhealthy […]

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    Using Adaptogens for Stress/Sleep

    June 4, 2020

    If you’re like most people, you deal with your fair share of stress. And often, this stress leads to an inability to get the quality of sleep necessary for optimal health and well-being. Often, people turn to harmful substances to deal with stress. Whether it’s drinking too much or eating processed “comfort” foods, these unhealthy […]

    Filed Under: General, Nutrition

    Satisfied Versus Full – How to Make Sure You’re Not Overeating

    April 5, 2020

    Most of us have felt that familiar feeling of overeating. We go from feeling “starved” to sort of blacking out as we shove food into our mouths and then roughly 20 minutes later feel “too full” and uncomfortable. Why does this happen to us and so often? Well, there are three reasons, really” The first […]

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    Satisfied Versus Full – How to Make Sure You’re Not Overeating

    April 5, 2020

    Most of us have felt that familiar feeling of overeating. We go from feeling “starved” to sort of blacking out as we shove food into our mouths and then roughly 20 minutes later feel “too full” and uncomfortable. Why does this happen to us and so often? Well, there are three reasons, really” The first […]

    Filed Under: Nutrition

    5 Foods to Keep Your Immune System Strong

    April 2, 2020

    As the events of COVID-19 continue to unfold, many of us are focusing on how we can keep ourselves and our families as healthy as possible. While social distancing and increased hand washing can be very effective at stopping the spreading of the Corona virus, it is equally important to keep our immune systems strong. […]

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    5 Foods to Keep Your Immune System Strong

    April 2, 2020

    As the events of COVID-19 continue to unfold, many of us are focusing on how we can keep ourselves and our families as healthy as possible. While social distancing and increased hand washing can be very effective at stopping the spreading of the Corona virus, it is equally important to keep our immune systems strong. […]

    Filed Under: Nutrition

    4 Ways to Practice Mindful Eating Every Day

    February 27, 2020

    Is this a scenario you can relate to?: You sit down in front of the television or computer with a bag of chips or pint of ice cream intending to eat only one serving, but before you even know what’s happened the entire bag or pint is gone. And you have no real recollection of […]

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    4 Ways to Practice Mindful Eating Every Day

    February 27, 2020

    Is this a scenario you can relate to?: You sit down in front of the television or computer with a bag of chips or pint of ice cream intending to eat only one serving, but before you even know what’s happened the entire bag or pint is gone. And you have no real recollection of […]

    Filed Under: Nutrition

    How to Manage Emotional Eating

    December 21, 2019

    People use different coping strategies when dealing with stress and other overwhelming emotions. Some people use substances such as drugs and alcohol, some smoke cigarettes, and some charge a lot of money to their credit card. And then there are those people who take comfort in their favorite foods. Emotional eating often leads to weight […]

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    How to Manage Emotional Eating

    December 21, 2019

    People use different coping strategies when dealing with stress and other overwhelming emotions. Some people use substances such as drugs and alcohol, some smoke cigarettes, and some charge a lot of money to their credit card. And then there are those people who take comfort in their favorite foods. Emotional eating often leads to weight […]

    Filed Under: Addiction, Depression, Issues for Women, Nutrition, Self-Esteem, Teens/Children

    Is Your Food Delivery Habit Hurting Your Mental Health?

    August 28, 2019

    The modern world offers us many conveniences. Indoor plumbing and electricity make life far more sanitary and pleasant than what our ancestors had to deal with. Technology allows us to connect with people from around the world, and we can hop in our car and go wherever we want safely and relatively quickly (unless you […]

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    Is Your Food Delivery Habit Hurting Your Mental Health?

    August 28, 2019

    The modern world offers us many conveniences. Indoor plumbing and electricity make life far more sanitary and pleasant than what our ancestors had to deal with. Technology allows us to connect with people from around the world, and we can hop in our car and go wherever we want safely and relatively quickly (unless you […]

    Filed Under: Nutrition

    Five Healthy Ways to Reward Yourself

    July 19, 2019

    For many of us, when we think of a treat or a reward, our minds turn to food: our favorite chocolate cake at the local bakery, or a big, cheesy slice of pizza. If food doesn’t do it for you, you might want to reward yourself with some other unhealthy habit such as expensive purchases […]

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    Five Healthy Ways to Reward Yourself

    July 19, 2019

    For many of us, when we think of a treat or a reward, our minds turn to food: our favorite chocolate cake at the local bakery, or a big, cheesy slice of pizza. If food doesn’t do it for you, you might want to reward yourself with some other unhealthy habit such as expensive purchases […]

    Filed Under: General, Nutrition

    How Blood Sugar Affects Your Mood

    April 18, 2019

    Have you ever found yourself feeling hangry? “Hangry,” a mash-up of the words “hungry” and “angry,” is used to describe people who become short and irritable due to hunger. But what does it really mean to be “hangry”? Why do some people get angry when they reach a certain level of hunger? While high blood sugar […]

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    How Blood Sugar Affects Your Mood

    April 18, 2019

    Have you ever found yourself feeling hangry? “Hangry,” a mash-up of the words “hungry” and “angry,” is used to describe people who become short and irritable due to hunger. But what does it really mean to be “hangry”? Why do some people get angry when they reach a certain level of hunger? While high blood sugar […]

    Filed Under: Nutrition

    Food is Not a Reward, and 3 Other Food Habits to Avoid

    January 30, 2019

    Growing up, how often were you rewarded – or bribed – with food for good behavior? “Clean your room and we’ll go out for ice cream.” “You got an A? Well, that calls for a cookie!” If you’re like most people, food – particularly sweet food – was used as a treat or reward when […]

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    Food is Not a Reward, and 3 Other Food Habits to Avoid

    January 30, 2019

    Growing up, how often were you rewarded – or bribed – with food for good behavior? “Clean your room and we’ll go out for ice cream.” “You got an A? Well, that calls for a cookie!” If you’re like most people, food – particularly sweet food – was used as a treat or reward when […]

    Filed Under: Nutrition

    Snack on Spirituality: How Meditation Can Help Kick Your Cravings

    December 12, 2018

    It’s 10pm. Do you know where your junk food is? Unfortunately, it’s a bad habit many of us can relate to: that unwanted craving for junk food. Whether it’s a craving for ice cream right after dinner, or a hankering for potato chips while you watch the nightly news, food cravings are a bad habit […]

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    Snack on Spirituality: How Meditation Can Help Kick Your Cravings

    December 12, 2018

    It’s 10pm. Do you know where your junk food is? Unfortunately, it’s a bad habit many of us can relate to: that unwanted craving for junk food. Whether it’s a craving for ice cream right after dinner, or a hankering for potato chips while you watch the nightly news, food cravings are a bad habit […]

    Filed Under: General, Nutrition

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