Late Night Eating and Weight Gain The Worst Foods to Eat at Night Fatty foods and high calorie foods are harder to digest and thus more likely to cause indigestion, keeping you from a good night sleep. Other late night snacks to avoid include sugary treats and alcohol, which can…
What You Need to Know about Cleansing While away this week on a yoga retreat in Costa Rica, I asked several people what cleansing meant to them. Every person had something different to say. Some felt it was strictly a spiritual experience, others thought it was simply eliminating processed foods,…
Health, Fitness & Happiness Blogs For The New Year Making changes is what New Year’s resolutions are all about, whether it’s a decision to eat differently, run faster, eliminate clutter or decrease stress in your life. But sometimes you need a little guidance to help kick things off. The bloggers…
Shoulder Strengthening Exercises Phase II http://youtu.be/--zPgcNtYcM Shoulder Strengthening Phase 2 The first post in this series demonstrates some great Total Gym exercises that aim to increase your strength and awareness of your shoulder muscles. If you’ve been doing these exercises regularly and can feel your shoulders getting stronger, you’re ready…
Resolution Failure Syndrome—Solutions, Not Re-solutions New Year’s resolutions, are a yearly ritual that only 8% Americans find successful according to the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology 2014 (found at http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/). I call it the RFS, the Resolution Failure Syndrome—a syndrome so common that anyone who actually succeeds at…
Best Tasting Smoothie Recipes As a naturopath and personal trainer, I know my clients will never achieve the results they are looking for without a diet that contains the necessary nutrients for lots of energy and a strong immune system. This comes from eating whole foods, something most people do…
Monitoring Your Sodium Intake What is sodium and where does it come from? Sodium is a naturally occurring mineral that our bodies require to live. Animals too require sodium to live, hence the need for salt blocks for some animals. This is also why there is naturally some sodium in…
Can Exercise Help Mood Swings? Regular exercise is extremely beneficial to achieving optimal health. With the right type and amount of physical activity mood swings, weight management, energy levels, productivity, and various illnesses can all improve with. When it comes to mood swings, there isn’t a better natural treatment than…
The Time of the Day You Are Most Likely To Cheat on Your Diet What’s the best time of the day to have your “cheat meal” while dieting? What a strange question, right? After all, why are you actively thinking about cheating on your diet in the first place? Also,…
Flu Facts: Understanding the Flu Winter is just around the corner but flu season is in full force already. Chances are you know what I’m talking about! Consider yourself lucky if you’ve never caught the flu, though this post will teach you a little bit about what you’re missing. The…