• Depression

    Depression Signs and Symptoms

    Depression Signs and Symptoms How do you know when you’re just having a bad day and are stressed and irritable or if it’s something more serious? When is it actually clinical depression? While a doctor is the only one who can make a qualified diagnosis, there are some signs and symptoms of depression that can signal you may need to take a closer look at how you are feeling. What follows is a list of some of those depression signs and symptoms. Morning Blues – According to medical sources, feeling particularly depressed in the morning is a sign that you may have depression. Feeling sad all day is also part of…

  • Healthy Living

    Get in Shape by January 1st! Yes…you can do it!

    How to Get in Shape by January 1st! When you want to double down and make the commitment to change your body, change your health and change your life…where do you begin?  Here are some tips to help you learn how to get in shape by January 1st! Begin by figuring out where you are now.  What are you eating?  Do you exercise regularly, or have you become a real couch potato?!  Take a few days and journal what you eat.  Use the forms in my new free giveaway, How to Get in Shape by January 1st. Look on at the right hand sidebar and get this important Super Guide…

  • Clean Eating

    Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen…do you know about this list?

    Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen Have you ever heard of the Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen?? You’ve decided to eat a cleaner, healthier diet; that’s a great step!  But, how do you know where to start?  How do you keep the cost of food under control and still eat a healthy diet? How do you know what needs to be organic and what can be conventionally grown? These are all questions I faced when I decided to change how I was eating, and I know I’m not alone.  I hear from people all the time… how they would love to eat more organic food, but it’s so much…

  • Chia Seeds are a superfood
    Weight

    Chia Seeds are a superfood – hint…think weight loss!

    Chia Seeds are a superfood- They’re not just for chia pets anymore… I used to think chia seeds were just for growing on clay forms of animals to give as funny gifts.  Now I know differently! Chia seeds are a superfood, so I use chia seeds frequently in baking, smoothies and desserts. Do you know they are incredibly healthy they are?  Among other benefits, they help reduce high blood pressure! I found this great article that I absolutely have to share with you right now!  I found it on BeWellBuzz.com…gotta love their stuff; so informative.  In this post they share: “This is a super food for diabetics because they help stabilize…

  • Healthy Living

    Side Effects of Statins – here’s a scary one nobody’s talking about…

    Side Effects of Statins – Here’s one side effect nobody is talking about… There’s a lot of talk about the side effects of statins.  I am definitely not a fan of these drugs…lipitor just about killed my husband, Rob.  He had almost every side effect they list (even in the teeny tiny mice type writing…you know, the side effects they really don’t want you to read)…from muscle tissue pain and weakness to elevated sugar levels to brain fog and so on. Check out this article!  It begins by saying, “While the psychological side effects of drugs are often overlooked, they can present serious problems. Such is the case with statins,…

  • Alternative Medicine,  Clean Eating

    Prebiotics for Gut Health…Do you need them to feel better?

    Prebiotics for Gut Health Sometimes there are things I would prefer to keep to myself…to keep private.  However, to be true to my commitment to you… to be transparent about health and to be of service to you in your quest for better health, sometimes I have to put myself out there.  This is one of those times, and it ends up being a discussion about prebiotics for gut health. Earlier this summer I had a bout with an intestinal bug for two or three days.  It left me in a state that was really beginning to frighten me.  My bouts of “intestinal distress” in the aftermath were sudden and…

  • Healthy Living

    Popular Beauty Products Contain Suspicious Chemicals – are you using them?

    Popular Beauty Products Contain Suspicious Chemicals If you use cosmetics, you really need to read this…  It’s titled “The 5 Suspect Ingredients That Could Cost the Beauty Industry $20 Million”, and it talks about how popular beauty products contain suspicious chemicals. Many years ago, I was looking through a TV Guide at my parents’ house, and noticed an “ad” talking about how rabbits were used for cosmetic testing.  I had no clue, and this was the beginning of me taking notice of cosmetics and how they were made. A client sent me a link to a wonderful post that I feel is so important to your health and well being that I want…