Hello friends! For as long as I can remember I have been a writer. Writing has always been the way I have been most effective when expressing myself. So it comes as no surprise that I am most comfortable sharing my feelings and issues on the page. I love this quote from the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Just as breathing exercises help integrate body and mind, writing is a kind of psycho-neural muscular activity which helps bridge and integrate the conscious and subconscious minds. Writing distills, crystallizes, and clarifies thought and helps break the whole into parts. Stephen R. Covey Writing is a great way to process…
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Health Coaching: The Future of Healthcare
Hello friends! Let’s talk healthcare. The healthcare system in America is broken. Plain and simple. We rely on a dysfunctional system, where people are literally going bankrupt trying to finance their healthcare through a system that is not equip to truly heal them. The cost of this industry is in the billions, yet people are sicker than ever. Something has to change. Almost everyone has had to deal with the healthcare system. Whether it be a personal experience or that of someone you know or love, we hear plenty of stories about insensitive doctors, difficult surgeries, side effects from medications, and more. Hospitals tend to bring up negative feelings in…
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15 Bad habits to leave behind you in the New Year
Hello friends! Alas another new year is upon us and this one promises to be more full of possibilities than the last! Though everyone starts off with the new year, new me mentality, we all find it hard to stick to our very lofty resolutions and eventually go back to our old ways. BUT this year will be different! This year we will start things off on the right foot! On your journey to good health and living life to the fullest, it is important to try something new. Pick up better routines and make choices that work for you not against you. Any long-term change requires a complete mindset…
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31 Day Fit Kit Workout Plan
Hello friends! So I know that saying exercise is good for you is the most obvious statement ever, but it’s still worth repeating because people just aren’t doing! While it’s not required for weight loss, there are so many benefits to working out regularly: Increased energy Increased muscle mass Increased metabolism Reduced risk of chronic disease Improved sleep quality Improved mental clarity And of course weight loss! And that’s just to name a few! Anyone looking to change their life should definitely consider including regular exercise into their routine! And my advice for beginners and advanced alike is simple: Start strength training! Strength training (also called resistance training) is a…
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10 Ways to believe EVERYTHING is possible
Hello friends! Today I want to bring you some serious positive energy to get you through this week. I want to inspire you to approach your day a little differently today and every day. I want to share a mindset shift I had that could be the key to turning things around with your goals. And it all starts with considering the past. The past is finite. It is fact. Already happened. Because of that there is no changing it. Book closed. Yet so many people choose to dwell there rather than move on. Some people are so stuck in the past that they live life in a constant state…
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More than a diet: 8 Mindset shifts to help you get healthy and lose weight
Hello friends! You might find that like millions of Americans today, you may not be where you want to be when it comes to your health. You may be living with one or more chronic diseases that may be related to your weight. You may be treating yourself with any number of medications and you may feel like there is no way out of this situation. Trust me, you are not alone. Millions of people suffer from chronic diseases every day. And modern medicine’s approach to treating these issues is very much flawed. There is a pill or surgery for almost every disease. However, 70% of diseases today are caused…
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Supercharge your goal setting with these 10 questions
Hello friends! Today I want to ask you how you approach your life every day. Are you just strolling through doing your time, or are you living intentionally with purpose? If you’re lucky, life can be long. Are you making it mean something or are you just coasting? I ask you this because I want to help you get to a place where you feel accomplished and fulfilled. With the close of another year, many often use this time to plan ahead. Each new year, month, or even week is filled with possibility. Regardless of what time of year it is, every day is an opportunity to set a new…
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An Interview with Emmy
Hello friends! You all know how passionate I am about health coaching and how much of a GAMER CHANGER having a coach can be! However, coaching itself is such a truly transformative experience. If you think that you would benefit from a whole life makeover, I want to give you another option featuring someone I trust and love dearly. And that is my beautiful cousin Emmy! Emmanuelle Georges, founder of Love Your Being, is a certified life coach. She obtained her certification at the Life Coach Training Institute in San Francisco. She has worked extensively with women and is passionate about empowering them. Emmanuelle works with clients individually, gives group…
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Top 7 Life changing Plant-based documentaries to get you inspired
Hello friends! When I was 18 years old and headed to the Big City, I was on a direct path to change the world. I had a CLEAR vision of what I wanted to do with my life. I KNEW that my future was in health and wellness and I assumed that meant becoming a doctor. It made complete sense. I loved science, especially biology, and I got good grades. I wanted to help people get healthy and knew that the medicine offered an opportunity to have an amazing impact. Yet, by senior year of college I wasn’t so sure anymore. Suddenly I had this enormous task of tackling the…
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10 Benefits of Intermittent Fasting you cannot ignore
Hello friends! Contrary to popular belief, we don’t really need to eat as often as we do. Some diet plans suggest that we eat 5-6 times a day. This idea ends up making us eat more than we need to every day. Eating that much can have a very detrimental effect to our weight loss efforts. If you are struggling to lose weight and you follow these types of plans, you may want to read on to learn that there is a better way. See, when we eat we trigger insulin which is released into the bloodstream. Insulin is the hormone that tells our cells to take in glucose. Glucose…
