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Get Your Immune System Fall-Ready
Are you having a Surreal September? Our traditional season of going back to school and starting new work projects definitely has a few twists this year. We face many unknowns, but here’s what we do know: our immune system is always more vulnerable in fall. And the stress of the constant pivoting of the last several months has inevitably taken its toll. September is the perfect time to get started supporting your immune army. Let’s take a look at why…
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brain function, Brain Health, Immune System, mental health, Sleep, Stress Management, Women's Health
Dreaming of A More Restful Sleep?
Tossing and turning? Watching the hours crawl by? Even one night of poor sleep can make you an exhausted, irritable, sugar-craving beast the next day. We all have the odd sleepless night, but if sleep loss goes on long enough more serious problems like hormone imbalance, immune dysfunction and weight gain can result. Let’s look at the latest research to see what’s going on when you’re asleep, the relationship between sleep loss and other health conditions, and how you can…
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Brain Health, candida, gut health, mental health, Nutrition, Stress Management, sugar, Women's Health
This is Your GUT on Sugar
Are your sugar cravings impossible to ignore? Is bloating, gas and foggy thinking part of your every day? If so, your “bad” bacteria may be calling the shots! The field of microbiome research has exploded recently. Every day new studies are revealing how the various colonies of gut bacteria and yeasts influence every major system and process in the body, and a sweet tooth may be part of that picture. Research tells us that a diet high in sugar changes…
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Is Your Cortisol Running The Show?
Carving out a home workspace, becoming a homeschool teacher overnight – pandemic pivoting is tough. If you feel unsettled and exhausted, you’re not alone. But what if you were already feeling tired, stressed and overwhelmed before? Could your adrenal glands be part of the problem? While there is some debate about the term ‘adrenal fatigue’, we can all agree that stress levels are at an all-time high. People are burning out. And the adrenal glands are major players in the…
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7 Ways To Avoid The “Quarantine Fifteen”
Let’s start with the good news: If you’re self-isolating, you should have more time to devote to creating a healthy diet for yourself. At least, that’s the fantasy that many of us started out with a few weeks ago. However, terms like the “quarantine 15” and “isolation constipation” are starting to appear on social media. It turns out that eating healthily and avoiding overindulging during a pandemic isn’t always easy, even if we have the best intentions. How Emotions Affect…
