Cholesterol : HEART Health and How Weight Impacts
High cholesterol increases your risk of heart disease and heart attacks. Medications can help improve your cholesterol. Most of us would rather avoid medications and first make lifestyle changes to improve cholesterol levels. In this […]
Blood Pressure: How Weight Impacts & Tips on how to Reduce Stress on Your Heart
Do you get on the scale regularly checking for weight loss? Do you avoid getting on the scale? There are benefits to getting on scale regularly, such assessing your overall health risk for a chronic […]
Dark Chocolate: Eat and Enjoy the HEART Healthy Way
Every year, Americans spend $22 billion on chocolate! Valentine’s Day accounts for a decent percentage of that total. While a heart-shaped box of chocolates may seem like the opposite of healthy, experts say it’s less […]
Pre-Diabetes: The Surprising Truth & HEART Health and Weight
Alarming statistics about Diabetes: In 2021, 38.4 million Americans, or 11.6% of the population, had diabetes. Two million Americans have type 1 diabetes, including about 304,000 children and adolescents. Of the 38.4 million adults with […]
Pre-Diabetes: The Surprising Truth & HEART Health and Weight
Amazing but true: Approximately 88 million American adults—1 in 3—have Pre-Diabetes. More than 84% of people with Pre-Diabetes don’t know they have it. It’s real. It’s common. And most importantly, it’s reversible. You can prevent […]
I Eat Low-Carb: Weight is Still Not Coming Off
Nutrition, weight loss, exercise, lifestyle changes are not as easy as 1-2-3 and a ‘Google Search’. If it was, we ALL would be at our ideal weight, no medications, no stress, normal BP, No Diabetes, […]
How to Jump Start Your Weight Loss by Making Peace with Your Inner Critic
Have you had any of these thoughts? “I exercised this morning, so I’ve earned this pizza.” “I’m stressed out after a rough day, and chocolate helps me relax.” “I can treat myself. It’s the weekend, […]
7 Keys to Crush Black-n-White Thinking – part II
“How to Stick to Eating Healthier & Weight Loss Goals: 7 Keys to Crush ‘Black & White’ Thinking” – cont Fourth key to crush B&W thinking: Pinpoint the emotions ‘the story you tell yourself’ triggers […]
7 Keys to Crush Black-n-White Thinking – Part I
“How to Stick to Eating Healthier & Weight Loss Goals: 7 Keys to Crush ‘Black & White’ Thinking” When you start a plan to lose weight or just eat healthier, do you feel like […]
What’s on your Side of the Street?
It’s human nature to evaluate ourselves based on the results we’re producing. That seems reasonable, right? But I want to draw an important distinction here. Classic scenario Let’s say you started a new weight loss […]