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Eat To Thrive Basics
What does it truly mean to “Eat to Thrive?” The definition can vary from person to person because we are all unique. Knowing as much about your individual body as possible can help you not only to select the right foods, but also help to create lifelong health. If...
Eating for Recovery: How Nutrition Plays A Vital Role in Athletic Development
Nutrition plays such a vital role in our ability to develop muscle, maintain ideal body fat percentage and provide energy to fuel workouts but one area we often forget about is how nutrition aids in recovery from athletic performance. Hydration and Minerals We all...
BLOAT: Why Do We Bloat? What Are The Different Types Of Bloat And How Do We Stop It?
It happens to just about all of us from time to time and can be so frustrating! This topic holds the record for the most direct messages I’ve ever received when I posted about it on my Instagram stories. What am I referring to? Bloat. Damn Bloat. It’s so annoying,...
How To Age Youthfully: An Interview with Keiko Guest
I am so excited to introduce you to my next “Aging Youthfully” Beauty! Like Surfer Susie, I discovered Keiko Guest on TikTok! A vivacious dancing, tumbling costume loving entertainer, my interview with Keiko was really fascinating and I learned so much in the hour...
NEW SERIES! How To Age Youthfully: An Interview with TikTok Sensation “Surfer Susie”.
For as long as I can remember, I have been terrified of getting old. While there is quite a bit of longevity in my family, most of them that lived into their 90s (my great grandfather until 104 and his mother until one hundred) lived like old people for all the years...
Identifying Perfectionism
Many people in my current realm don’t know that for the better part of my life I was a classical musician. A clarinetist to be exact. I was the kid that practiced six hours a day after I got home from school. I won nearly every competition I ever entered, was...
Anti-Aging with Gua Sha Technique
The ancient Chinese practice of facial gua sha moves lymphatic fluids, releases fascia so skin can function better and breaks down adhesions and hardness in muscles, particularly in the jaw line. The overall effect...
22 Ways to Create Self Love Through Self Care
1. Rise and Retire with the sun each day. (In essence, don’t stay up too late and don’t wake up too early) 2. Eat a nourishing, nutrient rich breakfast and fresh green juice every morning. 3. Brush your skin (towards the heart) with a skin brush every day. This...
17 RESPONSES TO THE EXCUSES WOMEN USE TO EAT UNHEALTHY FOODS
Ahhhh, the excuses we make! We all do it and it’s what keeps us stagnant, unable to move forward and make the necessary changes that allow us to lead healthier, more fulfilled lives. I’ve collected some of my favorite health related excuses that I hear repeatedly...
SIX KEYS TO HEALING YOUR BODY BY EATING WITH INTENTION
I began to realize the power of eating with intention about a year ago when my father was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Prior to this devastating news I had been on the healthy eating and lifestyle path for several years but hadn’t fully thought about food and...
PASSION, PURPOSE AND FULFILLMENT: 8 STEPS TO REALIZING YOUR LIFE’S PASSION
Over the years, in my different ventures, I've never once thought about the attachment of money to my passions. I knew early on that for me to get out of bed every day, I would have to spend my day doing something I loved and I would somehow find a way to survive...