Did you know that the food we eat creates both a physical and mental response? Anatomically, ingesting food promotes enzyme production, stomach movement, and smooth muscle relaxation and contraction to move food through the intestines. [ ... ]
Can you imagine what a difference it would make in the world if we all focused on being kind? A small act of kindness can change someone’s day or the course of their life. Are you kind to yourself? Sometimes it’s difficult to [ ... ]
Most of us don’t need a lot of incentive to get a run or hike in over the summer when the sun is shining, and it’s warm out. Turning the corner into fall and winter, it can be a lot harder to want to get outside when it’s [ ... ]
The weather is turning a bit colder, the leaves are falling and there are lots of ways you can get your exercise outside before it gets too ugly. Multiple studies have shown the benefits of being outdoors including boosting energy, [ ... ]
My grandmother will be 84 this year and boy am I envious of her energy. Truthfully, she spends more time at the gym than I do and her yoga pants look better on her than on me. I may only be in my mid-twenties but I have recently [ ... ]
Stressed, exhausted, and having a hard time bouncing back from long days? It may be time to look at your adrenals. You may feel your heart palpitate or notice you sweat more during times of intermittent stress, but chronic stress [ ... ]
A lot of us are taking supplements these days, whether it’s to address health concerns or even prevent potential issues down the road. We often don’t consider the interactions they could have with each other, or prescription [ ... ]
Many of us are becoming increasingly attached to our devices; we’re constantly connected, checking for “likes” and messages from friends. The average American worker spends seven hours a day in front of a computer at work. [ ... ]
I wasn’t the most “normal” child, if I could put it that way. While other kids ran around in a make-believe world of magic, I was making my own pretend world where life had a strict balance of fun and caution. Sure, we could [ ... ]
If you have ever heard the term “grounding,” it may have been in a yoga class or another mind-body type activity. In yoga, analogies are often used to help the participator visualize themselves “growing from the ground” [ ... ]
