We are in uncharted territory. If we spend too much time worrying about a big picture, negative thoughts can intrude and leave us feeling overwhelmed and immobilized.
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3 Simple Strategies to Sleep Soundly
Choppy, interrupted sleep can wreck havoc on inflammation by decreasing leptin hormone levels so you just can’t get full the next day.
Increasing ghrelin hormone levels, which makes you hungrier all day long. Keeping you tired = poor food choices the next day (in my world it’s called ‘mouth hunger’).
Stop, Think & Get Out of The Rabbit Hole
I took my car in for basic service the other day and a loaner car was given to me for a few days because a part needed to be ordered. They brought out the car and it was this massive monstrosity!
Just Keep Swimming
While grabbing a workout out the other day on the elliptical, I found myself staring down at my feet, wondering… will this workout EVER end? Have you ever felt like that?
The Home Stretch!
Wouldn’t it be nice if those wonderful food and portion control ideas given to us at this time of year were just so easy to implement? How wonderful would it be to breeze by a holiday buffet or an abundant gathering around food at your relative’s or friend’s house that didn’t cause you to over indulge?
4 Strategies To Keep Your Doctor At Bay
Have you scheduled your annual physical? That trip to the dentist? That dreaded, necessary procedure? If not, it’s best to put those annual or bi-annual visits to practitioners on your calendar while they’re still covered under this year’s insurance.
The Scoop On Serotonin
Less sunlight decreases serotonin (the feel good chemical) to your brain, depletes our Vitamin D stores, keeps us on our couches and tends to slow us down overall (think tired, less exercise, zzz).
Without adequate serotonin production, our brains get inflamed and moods are dampened while carbohydrate cravings intensify.
Biotic Bonanza!
A microbiome is the ecosystem that lives in your gut. It’s called our ‘second brain’ because of the many neurons that connect it with our (first) brain.
Too much ‘white-noise’ in your background?
Most of us have levels of inflammation in our bodies. From bloating, reflux, brain fog, cravings, fatigue, food and medicine sensitivities, restless legs, aches and pains and difficulty losing weight to sleep and mood disturbances, inflammation rears its head in many different forms.