Make Aronia Berry a Part of Your Health-Wellness Protocol
Aronia berry often takes backstage to the more well-known elderberry. Maybe the Aronia berry’s (Aronia melanocarpa) more common name, “chokeberry,” prevent the shrub from moving to health food celebrity status. But it’s just a matter of time before this super berry gets the attention it deserves. Interestingly, the antioxidant capacity of Aronia berry exceeds that…
Read MoreReboot Your Health With Anti-inflammatory Eating
You may have heard the term “chronic inflammation before. It’s making headlines these days. We’re finding that chronic inflammation can wreak havoc on our health. One way to crisis-proof or reset your health is to incorporate an anti-inflammatory diet. You’ll hear my bossy voice (just this once) inside this space because I care about you…
Read MoreHow to Change Your Sugar Habit
Sorry sugar, you’ve been a toxic friend, so you have got to go! The refined white stuff and its partner in crime, high fructose corn syrup, appear in the most unexpected places. With the help of processed foods, sugar creeps into your body with stealth-like moves. However, change your sugar habit and propel your health…
Read MoreHow to Create Health and Wellness Habits That Last
Habits. It’s an endless journey that takes us down the road of breaking bad habits then cultivating new rhythms. As an integrative health-wellness coach, clients and I devote time to habit-breaking and habit-building. If you are combating a chronic disease(s), learn how to create health-wellness habits that support your health and resilience. I am in…
Read MoreFoster a Simple Sleep Routine as Part of Your Health-Wellness Protocol
It’s late. But you can’t shut your mind off like you do your laptop. Instead, your thoughts move in unison with the whir of the ceiling fan. Covers on. Covers off. Pillow fluffed then flattened. Something disrupts your circadian rhythm: Lyme disease, chronic disease, hormonal imbalances, stress (all possibly connected). Sleep is an often overlooked…
Read MoreHow Health and Wellness Coaching Helps You Manage Lyme Disease
Have you ever experienced something so life-crushing that you wanted to close the curtains and shut down? Have you ever felt so helpless with a medical diagnosis that you wondered if restoring your health was ever a possibility? How can health and wellness coaching propel your Lyme-diseased body back to the best version of yourself?…
Read MoreHow to Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
{This post contains affiliate links} The lemon daffodils and grape hyacinths barely had a chance to push through the chilly soil when we noticed that ticks debuted in the garden as well. Honestly, I would much rather kneel in my garden, plucking weeds and cutting blossoms without having to worry about Lyme disease. But that’s…
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