Top Metrics to Track for Your Health
If you’re new around here, let me introduce something important about me… I’m a data geek. I love tracking all kinds of different metrics for my health. I have spreadsheets galore, full of everything from daily exercise logs to food intake to sleep quality to heart...
How to Eat (and enjoy!) Vegetables in the Winter
It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter, and I, for one, LOVE it! The Connecticut-born part of me loves almost all parts of Texas except the weather … I’ll take Northeast winters over Texas summers any day! Give me sweaters, blankets, soups and stews, hot tea, and...
10 Ways to Make Your Health Goals Fun
This is a great time of year to work on your health. In fact, no matter what time of year you’re reading this, now is a great time to work on your health! If you just rolled your eyes or hovered your cursor over the “X” button in the top right … hold on. When I...
The Time to Set Your Healthy Holiday Mindset is NOW!
Despite 2020 feeling somewhat like Groundhog Day to some, the holidays are still on the calendar, and Thanksgiving is next week! Personally, this time of year is one of my favorites, but professionally, I’ll be honest … it can be a bit rough. Now is the time when...
10 Ways to Make Any Pinterest Recipe Healthier
Did it ever occur to you that anyone, and yes, I mean anyone, can write “healthy” on a graphic of a droolworthy food photo, and put that photo on Pinterest or Instagram to tempt you? Most of these creators, surely, have the public’s best interest at heart, but when I...
10 Spooky Facts about Sugar
With Halloween coming up, it’s the perfect time to talk about the bane of every nutritionist’s existence … sugar. To be clear, I’m all about moderation when it comes to nutrition, and I do think that any food, even sugar, can be worked into a healthy diet. After...
How to Stick to Your Commitments to Yourself
Does it ever puzzle you that you can’t (or, rather, that you don’t) uphold commitments to yourself, even when you really want to do the thing you’re committing to? It doesn’t really seem to make sense! I mean, if you committed in the future to prying off one...
How to Ditch Excuses and WAKEUP for a morning routine (plus, a Morning Routine Challenge!)
If I had to choose one health habit that has most dramatically impacted my life, it would unquestionably be my morning routine. Yes, I consider veggies the kings of the food world; I love my exercise; I feel so much better when I hydrate well; meal prep makes my...
Why I Don’t Believe in Cheat Days
When a new client and I are discussing their goals for the first week of the program, I’ll inevitably get asked, “should I have a cheat day?” This is a reasonable question, and they’re often surprised to hear me say a resounding and clear “NO!” In saying this, I’m...
Does Counting Macros Work? (And it’s time to Color Up your nutrition!)
Have you ever heard about people “counting macros” or using the phrase “if it fits your macros”? What they’re doing, in the most simple form, is determining the balance of macronutrients that works for their bodies and their goals, and then eating according to those...
Welcome to The Lyons’ Share!
Dr. Megan Lyons helps high-achieving women optimize their health through evidence-based functional nutrition, combining her background as a former management consultant with over a decade of experience helping thousands achieve lasting wellness
We all experience odd symptoms from time to time—feeling bloated after a meal, feeling cold in a warm room, or struggling to focus. Often, we dismiss these as “normal” parts of life. But what if they’re not? What if these small signs are your body’s way of hinting at a deeper imbalance?