This week, the reminder came in for my semi-annual dentist appointment (actually, it’s every 9 months based on my insurance coverage), and it got me thinking about how small, daily habits positively impact your health and fitness. Here’s a scenario for you… You decide not to brush your teeth daily, but you make sure to get two cleanings per year …
Should You Have “Cheat Meals” In Your Diet?
You may have heard the term “Cheat Meals” before. It’s a common approach to dieting and nutrition where people “eat clean” or follow a strict diet for X amount of time. They then set a regularly occurring meal or day where they purposefully indulge in all the things they’ve restricted themselves from having throughout the diet phase. After this “Cheat”, …
Problems With The Wellness Industry And How To Solve Them
It may sound strange for me to say as a health and fitness professional, but I believe a significant portion of people being paid to improve health and wellbeing are failing to accomplish their goal, whether they realize it or not. It took me many years to realize that there are major problems with the wellness industry, and I want …
Healthy Tips For The Holiday Season
The past six weeks have been very interesting. Listening to the chatter in my network, I’m hearing a lot of grumblings about stress and excess workloads. I’ve also heard people saying how “thankful” they were for the Thanksgiving break away from work! Here are some healthy tips for the holiday season so we can stay on the right track. The …
Sugar And Sweets In Our Diet
Happy Monday! The subject of today’s topic we all have in our diets and it makes many foods taste great. However, it’s also wreaking havoc on our health. The consumption of sugar, and sweets, has gone through the roof over the past few decades and it shows. Type II Diabetes is everywhere, and many who don’t have full-blown diabetes are pre-diabetic …