Regarding the current health scare, the most important thing you can do is educate yourself on how to protect yourself and others. Firstly, we're not going to let our negative thoughts, fears, and worries spiral and make us go panic-buy toilet paper. (Sorry--an awful joke, I know). But on a real …
Take a Stand!
If you work a typical nine to five job, you’re well aware that much of your day is spent seated at your desk. With the increased trend in wearable fitness trackers reminding us to stand up every hour, people are beginning to understand the benefits of standing up once every hour. If you don’t wear a …
Make Winter Feel Like Summer
I'm sure that most of us are overrr winter. It's too long and too cold. So today, I'm trying to help my likeminded anti-winter friends make winter feel like summer. That's right...we're talking fruit salad. Even though it's winter, there's plenty of yummy fruits that are in-season. There's apples, …
A Healthier You: Diet vs. Lifestyle Change
In today's day of age, there's an abundance of weight loss tips, diets, and supplements. With this abundance also brings endless information about why these things might not work. The internet is our best friend when it comes to educating ourselves about fad diets, fake supplements, and unhealthy …
A Secretly Satisfying Snack
What snack has whole grains, is low in calories and fat, is sugar free, free of additives and GMOs, AND tastes delicious? The answer might be more obvious than you think: popcorn! Simple yet strangely satisfying, popcorn is well, popping up everywhere! You can find tons of different varieties of …
Take Control of Your Sleep Schedule
Do you feel like you’re constantly waking up feeling groggy and fatigued, even after a full night’s rest? The average person will fall asleep when they feel tired at night. Then they usually wake up in the morning for a specific obligation such as work or school. Irregular schedules impact our sleep …
Plant Based Proteins: Not Just for Vegetarians Anymore!
I've recently had two of my friends transition to eating a plant-based diet. I've gotta give them major props - I don't think I'd ever be able to give up meat or dairy! I eat so much grilled chicken that I'm afraid one morning I'll wake-up sporting white feathers. No joke. However, there are a ton …
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Mind Over Matter
The benefits of physical activity go far beyond just weight loss and muscle gain, or disease prevention. According to Heidi Godman, Executive Editor of the Harvard Health Letter, exercise can also protect memory and thinking skills. Brain Growth Researchers at the University of British Columbia …