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: Dr. Barrie Tan Dr. Barrie Tan is hailed as a...
We all know the feeling … you’ve been hit with a stomach bug and you’re craving something to settle your stomach, but you know eating only saltines all day is not the healthiest option. If you’re my generation or older, you’ve likely been taught to eat the BRAT diet...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
