When you think about healthy eating, salads and green vegetables usually come to mind. But how about adding a little more variety to your plan? Root vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, and turnips, are a rich source of nutritious complex carbohydrates. Instead of upsetting blood sugar levels like refined sweet foods do, they help [...]
On Wednesday, 7 May 2014, I had a blast as a guest on Lisa Cyper Kamen's radio show, Harvesting Happiness. We discussed resiliency, peak performance, happiness, optimal wellness, and yoga which, lets be serious, is stuff we all can't hear enough about! Further more, it was a real honor to be on Lisa's show given [...]
Do you have a case of the Monday's? Catch yourself blaming your job - a lot - for being unhappy? Or saying "life sucks because my job sucks"? Well, maybe your job doesn't suck; maybe you suck. Apparently this quote was a favorite from my keynote speech for Gaining Ground: Go Green, Meridian [...]
This is part of Nickerson PR’s ‘Woman to Watch’ series. Each month, we profile remarkable women to keep on your radar. Real women. Real stories. Real success. (Original publication location HERE on BostInno's website). Sarah Plummer has visited six continents and forty countries. She’s served two deployments in Iraq and volunteered in Europe and the Middle [...]
Today, RIGHT NOW, the Military Justice Improvement Act is on the Senate floor. I received the following schedule from one of Senator Gillibrand's staff members: The military sexual assault time agreement will be executed on Thursday, 6 March 2014 - there will be up to four votes, beginning at around 2pm.- Roll call vote on the motion [...]
click the image above for a PDF version of this newsletter Dietary fat: is it good or bad? Both. You see, not all fats are created equal. The Skinny on Fats Heavily processed, hydrogenated “trans” fats used in prepared, packaged foods can be extremely damaging to the body. They can [...]
My dear friends and colleagues, PhD(c) Kate Hendricks from Precision Wellness and Dr. Theresa Larson, DPT, from Movement-RX, are going to explain some key concepts around stress: - positive stress versus negative stress - sleep - nutrition - mood - performance in our personal and professional lives The good news? These resiliency building techniques [...]
It's been snowing here in Denver, but not that long ago I was in sunny, breezy Costa Rica. . . January 4th to the 10th, and the 11th to the 17th, I, along with fellow yoginis and functional fitness gurus, lead two back to back week-long yoga and adventure retreats in Nosara, Costa Rica. We [...]
Do you like to snack? Do you wish you had healthier, more creative, unique options than chips and dip? Would you rather approach the dilemma by satiating your crunchy, sweet, salty, or creamy cravings? Don't worry, I gotchya covered! :) Get the FREE download of my Healthy Snack List here to give you some great ideas. [...]
In the spirit of New Years'y type resolutions to eat better, today, I’d love to dispel a few super common food myths for you and hope that helps you on your journey to better health. Most people believe the following: 1. Protein = meat (and only meat) 2. Calcium = dairy (and only dairy) [...]
