Keys to Reducing Cognitive Decline

As we age, protecting brain health becomes increasingly important for decreasing the risk of dementia and other cognitive diseases. While genetics play a role in conditions like dementia, research shows that lifestyle factors significantly influence cognitive health and can help reduce the risk of decline.  The most effective and sustainable way to support your brain […]

Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

If you’re working toward healthy eating — whether for heart health, weight loss, or simply feeling your best — the holiday season can pose real challenges.  Between Halloween and New Year’s Eve, the average adult gains five to ten pounds, and most Americans who gain weight during this period struggle to lose it, leading to […]

Intuitive Eating: Nourishing Your Body and Mind

In a world saturated with fad diets, strict meal plans, and the constant pressure to achieve a particular body shape, it’s no wonder that many people find themselves trapped in a cycle of dieting and guilt surrounding food. However, there is a refreshing approach that challenges this restrictive mindset and promotes a healthier relationship with […]

Lifestyle Changes for Healthy Living

Is it time to make lifestyle changes for healthy living? We usually don’t pay attention to our health until a serious chronic condition, like heart disease, diabetes, or cancer develops. Then, we are caught up in the “sick-care” model.  Let’s change that. As a Registered Nurse and Lifestyle Medicine Coach, my priority is on true […]

Nurturing Gut Health: A Holistic Approach

A holistic lifestyle approach to gut health goes beyond fad diets and quick fixes, focusing instead on a comprehensive and sustainable plan to wellbeing and nurturing our body’s internal ecosystem.

Reset Your Nervous System For More Calm

Chronic stress affects our nervous system. Unresolved stressful events, past traumatic events, or bad experiences from the past unknowingly turn into thoughts, reactions, feelings, and even behaviors as a form of defense from threats they cause.

Stressed Out?

Unfortunately, when stress hormones are released more frequently and remain in the bloodstream for sustained periods, you may experience a hormone imbalance.