As women, we are world champions in the stress department. We are in charge of everyone else, plus our house, our jobs, the 500 things we’ve volunteered for, and it’s themed dress-up week at school! A stressed-out state is the default mode for us. Many women (including me!) don’t even realize we are stressed untilContinueContinue reading “Could hidden stress be causing your IBS?”
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‘Shoulding’ on the holidays part 1: Guilt
Welcome to the holiday season! I absolutely love this time of year. I love the festive feeling, the events, decorating the tree, Christmas music, buying gifts, wrapping gifts, turkey dinner…I could go on. I even like dealing with the Elf on the Shelf. Having a little girl in the house makes everything that much better.ContinueContinue reading “‘Shoulding’ on the holidays part 1: Guilt”
5 Hacks to reduce stress and increase your health-span
Who isn’t stressed these days? We are overscheduled, overworked, and overstimulated, we lack time in nature, we lack connection with people around us, and we are so used to being this way that we call this stressed-out state normal. According to the Whitehall II study (1), which followed the lifestyle and mortality of a largeContinueContinue reading “5 Hacks to reduce stress and increase your health-span”
Pillars of Health: Mindfulness
When thinking about what makes someone healthy, many people stop at the blood-brain barrier. Our health gets separated from our mental health somehow in western culture. Mental health has a negative stigma that people tend to avoid or label as woo-woo. Still, it is becoming apparent that we can no longer deny the link betweenContinueContinue reading “Pillars of Health: Mindfulness”
Pillars of Health: Exercise
Continuing our Pillars of Health series this week, we are moving on to the subject of exercise. I don’t talk much about exercise. Honestly, when taking in the whole picture, exercise is third in line after mindset and nutrition. It made it onto my Pillars of Health list because, although your attitude and your diet areContinueContinue reading “Pillars of Health: Exercise”
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