Ahh, magnesium. There are very few things in this world that I love as much as magnesium. My Amazon purchase history tells me that I first started taking supplemental magnesium in March 2014, and 8 years later, I’ve never looked back. You likely know that I believe...
Do you need a calcium supplement? (The answer might surprise you!)
When I talk to clients about their supplement lineup, I frequently get comments like, “I know I should be taking a calcium supplement but I’m not yet” or “well, there are the obvious ones, like calcium.” And to some extent, they’re right – calcium is very important. ...
Wellness Your Way Highlights: Mae Steigler, CEO of Organifi
Today’s post features a few key takeaways from a recent Wellness Your Way podcast interview. Find the full episode here, and be sure to subscribe to Wellness Your Way so you don’t miss future episodes! Guest Bio: Mae Steigler Mae Steigler is the CEO and a member of...
Health Benefits of Electrolytes (and if you need to take them)
I sweat a lot. (What a way to open a blog post!) I’ve always been a heavy sweater, and whether it’s in a hot yoga class or a Texas summer run, I’ll often lose a few pounds of water in an extra sweaty workout (you can measure this, if you want, by weighing yourself...
How to Improve Brain Health with Nutrition and Lifestyle
I’m frequently asked how to improve brain health with nutrition, and the short answer is that everything I teach about overall health, from stress management to increasing vegetables, will all support a healthy brain. Our bodies operate as interconnected systems, so...
Which Non-Dairy Milk is Best?
Do you remember 10 years ago, how coffee shops had only half & half or fat-free milk? How oat milk ice cream and plant-based cheese and soy milk and almond yogurt and cashew cream cheese hardly even existed? I do, and while I roll my eyes at many trends, I’m so...
How Much Protein Do You Need? (and the benefits of protein!)
Of the three macronutrients (protein, fat, and carbohydrates), protein is the least likely to get vilified by popular diet culture. We’ve certainly done low-fat (hello, Snackwells of the 90s and increased obesity and rates of chronic disease!), and we go in and out...
How to Speed Up Muscle Recovery (and what is muscle recovery, anyway?)
When most of us think of how to get more results from our workouts, we think of pushing harder, lifting heavier, going further. And there is a time and place for all that, if you’re looking to increase performance. But the “less sexy,” just as important component of...
Is Wheat Flour Healthy? (6 reasons to avoid wheat flour)
Here’s the scene: I’m celebrating a client’s great week, which I always do at the start of the session. There is always something to celebrate, and I like to keep the focus on the positive! Once I finish celebrating, I say, “I noticed you had a sandwich on Tuesday. ...
How to Keep Your Blood Sugar Stable (What I Learned from Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor)
In December 2020, a friend reached out to me wanting to make a connection with a co-founder of a new health startup, Levels Health, which provides continuous glucose monitors, along with an app that facilitates insights and learning, direct to consumers. It was great...