Navigating the Grocery Store: Tips for Making Healthier Choices
Julia Barber
Eating a healthy, balanced diet is essential for optimal health and well-being. But with so many food choices available at the grocery store, it can be challenging to make healthy choices.
Mindful Eating
Julia Barber
Mindful eating is a practice that involves paying attention to the food you're eating, the way it tastes, and how it makes you feel. It's about being present and fully engaged in the experience of eating, rather than rushing through your meals or eating while distracted.
Hydration is Key: Tips to Stay Hydrated
Julia Barber
Staying hydrated is essential for maintaining good health and overall well-being. Our bodies are made up of about 60% water, and proper hydration is necessary for many bodily functions, including regulating body temperature, delivering nutrients to cells, and removing waste.
Spring Cleaning for Your Health and Wellness
Julia Barber
Spring is in the air, and it's the perfect time to give your health and wellness routine a little spring cleaning! Just like we declutter our homes and freshen up our living spaces, our bodies also need a little spring cleaning to help us feel our best.
Move to Improve: The Power of Exercise
Julia Barber
Exercise is a crucial component of maintaining a healthy body. It's not just about looking good or losing weight - regular physical activity has numerous benefits for our overall health and well-being.
Why You Should Prioritize Self Care
Julia Barber
Self-care is an essential aspect of maintaining good health and well-being. In today's fast-paced world, it can be easy to neglect our own needs in favor of work, family, or other responsibilities.
5 Processed Foods to Avoid
Julia Barber
In today's fast-paced world, processed foods have become a convenient and easy option for many people. However, consuming too many processed foods can lead to various health problems. These foods are often high in calories, sugar, salt, and fat and lack essential nutrients and fibers that are necessary for maintaining good health.
Autoimmune Disease
Julia Barber
Autoimmune diseases are a group of illnesses that occur when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, tissues, and organs. This autoimmune response can cause damage to virtually any part of the body, from muscles and joints to internal organs.
The Power of a Mindset Shift
Jillian Tedesco
Have you ever found yourself stuck in the same unhealthy habits, no matter how hard you try to break them? It is really freaking frustrating. The truth is, making lasting changes to our lifestyle is difficult, because it requires a complete mindset shift. In order to transform our lives and create lasting change, we must first see ourselves in a new light and envision the future we want for ourselves.
Eat Well, Work Well: The Connection Between Nutrition and Productivity
Jillian Tedesco
Research has long suggested that diet plays an important role in overall productivity. That’s because when we consume foods that are packed with nutrition, our bodies get the energy they need to stay energized throughout the day.
Without Fear There Cannot Be Courage
Julia Barber
We asked Dave about some of the fears and doubts he had when he decided to make this commitment to hike 2000 miles through the application trail.
5 Tips to Keep the Holidays Healthy
Julia Barber
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But it can also be a challenging season for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. With all of the hustle and bustle, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed trying to juggle last-minute shopping with cooking big family dinners - not to mention having delicious treats seemingly everywhere you turn!
How to make eating out less stressful
Jillian Tedesco
Eating out can be stressful when you are trying to follow a health journey. But it doesn’t have to be! Speaking from a healthy nut/foodie/chef/nutrition guru, I have broken those chains of fear and stress, and I love eating out. I want to walk you through how I got there.
5 Tips For Better Sleep
Julia Barber
On average, how many hours of sleep do you get a night? 5, maybe 6 hours on a good night? If you struggle to get your 8 hours of sleep you are not alone. In fact, 50% of Americans say that they feel sleepy throughout the day, and 35% of adults in the US report getting less than 7 hours of sleep every night.
The Fearsome Project
Julia Barber
The Fearsome Project consists of a 2,194 mile hike through the Appalachian Trail to bring awareness to Multiple Sclerosis and highlight resilience in the face of MS and other extreme challenges we face in life.
Fall Produce: The Freshest and Tastiest This Season
Julia Barber
Not only do these seasonal foods taste better, but they're also cheaper and have higher nutritional value. Plus, eating what's in season is more environmentally friendly.
Are Carbs Bad?
Jillian Tedesco
Carbohydrates are a fuel source. There are 4 calories of energy per 1 gram of carbohydrate. So if in a day you consume 100 carbs, which sounds like a lot but it’s not, that only equates to 400 calories. Think about that. Even restricted caloric intakes of 1300-1500 calories would be getting less than a ⅓ of its calories from carbs.
B Vitamins
Julia Barber
Let's talk about B Vitamins! You've probably heard of Vitamin B12 as it is a popular supplement for energy. Or maybe biotin (B7) which is often used for healthy hair, skin, and nails. Did you know that there are 8 B vitamins in all?
The SMART Way to Set Goals
Julia Barber
Smart goals are put in place to make sure that your goals are not only attainable but will be achieved within a specific time frame. Making your goals SMART is essential when trying to achieve them. SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Let's break those down:
Why cooking at home is so important for a healthy lifestyle
Jillian Tedesco
Being able to cook or quickly prepare meals and snacks at home is important in building a long-term healthy lifestyle. Otherwise, you will be consuming processed foods or eating out for all your meals. You might think, "How will I make room for cooking with my schedule"? Or "I have enough money to spend on going out, it’s not that big of a deal."