Why are you trying to lose weight? Is it to feel healthier, look leaner, reduce your blood pressure or something else? On your journey this question can be important to come back to. The response may change. Checking in with this question can also help to keep you...
To make any big lifestyle changes in this life we have to really want it. Like, I mean, really want it. Making change is hard. Where does that desire and drive come from? Something bigger than ourselves. For some it is fear of death and for others it is to...
You don’t get used to seeing people suffer. Each person’s experience is unique, as are the outcomes. All anyone can do to help is be an image, a guide and path to positive change and eventually wellness. Suffering comes from disease and disease usually occurs when we...
I recently sat down with Amy to discuss how she’s gotten back to her regular routine post baby. Amy has been hyper focused on making her lifestyle conducive to always being lean and it has paid off in so many other areas of health. If you are pregnant, recently had a...
Whether you hop on the scale daily or haven’t seen a scale since you graduated high school, how often and when to weigh yourself are important parts of any journey towards weight loss. So many of us make the mistake of weighing ourselves at inappropriate times and...
In today’s show we discuss why weight loss can be so difficult while breastfeeding (our conversation applies to those who aren’t new moms as well!) and how new moms can potentially reach their goals. If you experience insomnia or have recently stopped...
In the middle of this intermittent fasting journey I find myself looking for beverages to consume after the sun goes down each evening. I have turned to green tea for a little boost in the afternoon and have been enjoying its medicinal qualities. In my clinical...
So much of improving overall health is about introducing discipline into our daily lifestyle and actively working to reduce and ignore cravings for things not inline with our goals. I see and treat food addiction in the same way I see and recommend quitting smoking...
The easiest excuse for not working out is lack of time. Have you used this one? When I hear it I force myself to look elsewhere for the patient. Where is the motivation, energy, desire to exercise? Are they experiencing low cortisol, dopamine or nutrients like iron,...
I love food and used to frequently overeat. I enjoyed the feeling of being extremely full after a delicious meal. Knowing that I could burn off the extra calories through exercise this pattern continued for many years with little regard for my long term health (Read...
