health and wellness
Anxiety, the most common mental health diagnosis, is on the rise. There is a mental health crisis in the United States as one in four people experience some type of mental health disorder like depression, panic attacks, or anxiety according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. But how are we supposed to deal with anxiety? Anxiety overcame … Read more
Every year, the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) produces the notorious produce lists called the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen. The EWG does an excellent job of determining the number of pesticides in our food-based upon 35,000 samples tested by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Here’s EWG’s 2022 … Read more
When we hear our physician speak the words “healthy lifestyle,” our thoughts may turn to the gym, to our refrigerator, or a bulging waistline. What should we give up? What can we keep? How can we change? But what does a healthy lifestyle really mean? Finding nourishing choices and achieving balance in our lives is … Read more
If you asked most people, they would say they know a lot about healthy eating and living. However, teachers and medical personnel have not taught us what healthy eating really means, because most of them don’t know either. If you’ve been told you need to eat healthier, your first thought may have been “kill me … Read more
Are you on the edge of losing control in your battle over food addiction? Food addiction is one of the hardest things to overcome . . . I mean, we must eat. So how can you defeat food addiction when you’re losing control? Take a deep breath. Pull up a chair. Grab a cup of … Read more