Wellness
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Top 5 Meditation Apps
in WellnessMeditation is a superb way to wind down after a stressful day. It can help you transition from work to life at home, soothe a worried mind, and fall into a restful night’s sleep. However, it can be tough to fit a new habit like this into a busy work schedule, and it can be…
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7 Steps to Give You More Energy
in WellnessI remember a time when I always felt tired. I did not have the energy to do fun activities and often wanted to go to bed early. I was overwhelmed by simple tasks and wondered if I would ever have energy again. This was around 14 years ago. In the 3 years before this time…
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Top 5 Fitness Apps
It’s likely that your phone isn’t very often far from your fingertips. From emails for work to catching up with the whereabouts of your kids — there always seems to be a reason to grab for your phone. Since it’s so close, you might as well have some wellness-focused apps to help make mindful movement…
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Inner Glow
We’ve all been lured by the latest and greatest face cream, or serum, that promises to diminish wrinkles, plump the skin and provide a radiant, dewy glow. In the quest for perfect skin, we’re willing to try anything, at any cost, to look like the image staring back at us from the pages of this…
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Top 5 Ways to Lower Blood Pressure
Limit caffeine: Caffeine can cause tightening of the blood vessels and a sharp rise in blood pressure soon after consuming. This may be due, in part, to caffeine’s stimulation of the adrenal glands to release stress hormones. A little might be OK, but you should talk with your doctor or nutritionist about how much is…
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Top 5 Tips for Preventing Cancer
in WellnessScreening for cancer is not the same thing as preventing cancer. Many of us go for our annual mammograms and colonoscopies, thinking that we are being proactive and preventing cancer. Although these screening exams and tests can be helpful for early detection, a healthy lifestyle is way more important for true prevention. The American Institute…
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I Did Everything Right…But I Still Got Cancer
in WellnessWhen I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 30, this is exactly how I felt. My undergraduate and graduate degrees were in nutrition and exercise physiology and I practiced what I preached. I was careful with my diet and exercised regularly. My weight was in the normal range and I ate many…
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How Functional Nutrition Can Help You Heal (And Why It Works)
When most people think of nutrition counseling, they imagine a standard meal plan, calorie goals, and basic advice about food groups. While these conventional approaches can be helpful for general health, they often fall short for people dealing with complex health concerns or want to optimize their health. Functional nutrition counseling is quite different. It…
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Stimulating the Vagus Nerve
in WellnessIf you have never heard of the vagus nerve, now is the time to learn! This nerve is a very important part of the autonomic nervous system, the part that controls involuntary action such as breathing. It serves as a communication pathway between the brain and the gut, sometimes referred to as the “brain-gut axis”.…
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Top 5 Lifestyle Changes to Combat Anxiety and Depression
Follow an Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Research shows that people with anxiety and depression tend to have more inflammation in their body. The standard American diet (otherwise known as S.A.D.) is loaded with inflammatory compounds such as sugar, refined carbohydrates, processed oils, preservatives and so on. Getting away from the SAD diet and adopting one that is…