“successful people are simply those who have successful habits” Brian Tracy I am writing this as a former overachiever and perfectionist. I was addicted to stress to be honest, it gave me a purpose and my self worth depended on it. I had to constantly be studying something new, learning my craft – was myContinue reading “5 Habits that lead to poor physical and mental health”
Category Archives: Lifestyle
THE SECRET TO HOW DIETS WORK
Buckle down because I am about to blow you away with some ground breaking news here… the secret to all diets… Keto= Calorie DeficitPaleo= Calorie DeficitIntermittent Fasting= Calorie DeficitCounting Points= Calorie DeficitJuice Cleanse= Calorie DeficitIIFYM= Calorie Deficit I could keep going but I am pretty sure you get the point. Losing weight means you mustContinue reading “THE SECRET TO HOW DIETS WORK”
Tired and Wired.
Heard this phrase before? “Wired and tired” refers to being exhausted, but too anxious to sleep. You might feel this way if, while laying in bed at night, your body is tired, but your mind is wide awake. Like you just can’t get to falling asleep and your mind is racing. This is also describedContinue reading “Tired and Wired.”
PERSPECTIVE
I GET to vs I HAVE to MINDSET For example: Instead of saying I have to workout today or I have to eat nutritiously change, have to with get to. Everything in life is an opportunity to seek out gratitude.Even the smallest mundane things in life. Changing your perspective, the vocab you use, can propelContinue reading “PERSPECTIVE”
Health and Wellness Journey
If your on a health, fitness or general wellness journey here is a friendly reminder that it isn’t only about your diet and exercise. The obvious ones are:What food you consumeWhat quality of food you eatWhen and how and how often you move your body The not so obvious one’s (the hardest of all theContinue reading “Health and Wellness Journey”
Long term calorie restriction
If you have been dieting forever, this graph may look familiar to something you’ve experienced before or currently experiencing. As you drop your calories (restrict the amount of food your in taking), you are also dropping your metabolic rate. When you give you body less calories, it has to slow the metabolism down so itContinue reading “Long term calorie restriction”
Was your workout good enough?
Im not drenched in sweat – so my work out wasn’t good enough… Just because you arent drenched in sweat, doesn’t mean your workout wasn’t ‘good enough’. This is such a misconception… When I was at varsity I was totally guilty of believing this. I use to think if I wasn’t doing a HIIT workout,Continue reading “Was your workout good enough?”
Dry Brushing
GIVE YOUR LYMPH SYSTEM SOME LOVE. I’ve written an entire article on why and how to care for your lymphatic system, check out my blog post for more details. But in this post here, I wanted to highlight something so simple to implement into your daily routine and from the pictures im sure you canContinue reading “Dry Brushing”
DIETING does not = HEALTH
Your HEALTH, VITALITY, WEIGHT and WELLNESS does NOT solely depend on what you eat or drink. Shocked? I realized this only after trying every diet under the sun!! And I am here to tell you DO NOT WASTE ANOTHER SECOND on short term dieting! Its not about changing one thing only, you can not expectContinue reading “DIETING does not = HEALTH”
Give your Lymphatic system some love to get you feeling lighter and brighter.
The lymphatic system is made up of lymph nodes and lymph vessels that drain fluids from your body’s tissues. The fluids carry toxins, immune cells, and waste products to your lymph nodes. Lymph vessels help maintain fluid balance in the body by returning filtered lymph fluid back to the bloodstream. If your lymphatic system isContinue reading “Give your Lymphatic system some love to get you feeling lighter and brighter.”
the holistic approach 