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End Emotional Eating to Ditch The Diet

End Emotional Eating to Ditch The Diet

Emotional eating has become taboo in our culture because it usually has a negative connotation, but it doesn’t always have to be associated with negative emotions or experiences. When you think about eating as a child and were full of emotion, it was often during the...

What’s Up With Cleansing and Detoxing Anyway?

What’s Up With Cleansing and Detoxing Anyway?

Have you been curious about cleansing and wondered, "What's Up With Cleansing and Detoxing Anyway?" It’s that time of year when we are bombarded with detoxes and cleanses aimed toward pulling on the heartstrings of our newly formed resolutions and reprimanding our...

The Link Between Thyroid Dysfunction and Mental Health

The Link Between Thyroid Dysfunction and Mental Health

Can you imagine living out the rest of your years in a mental institution because your life was filled with depression, irritability, hallucinations and even elements of schizophrenia? Before the innovation of thyroid hormone medication in the late 19th century, that...

Stress Less- Simple Ways to Stop Stress

Stress Less- Simple Ways to Stop Stress

I was so fortunate to ask my colleague, health and wellness coach Missy Rankin, to write this guest blog post on simple ways to stop stress.  Missy has some great insight into how to manage your stress and why this is important.  Scroll down for her free gift to you...

Easy and Free Ways to Take Charge of Your Stress

Easy and Free Ways to Take Charge of Your Stress

Stress causes the body to tense which causes muscular tension. When your muscles are tense your breathing becomes shallow which decreases oxygen levels in the blood. The brain detects this and increases your heart rate, which elevates your blood pressure.  Here are...