by Trish | Jan 13, 2017 | Cortisol, Diabetes, Heart Health, Insulin, Men's Health, Plant-Based Diet, Recipe, Sleep, Women's Health
You totally want to ditch your scale, don’t you?If you are like most people – especially most women – you may have this weird kind of relationship with your “weight”. I mean, it doesn’t define you (obviously).What you weigh can matter – but...
by Trish | Dec 28, 2016 | Metabolism, Recipe, Sleep, Thyroid Health
This word “metabolism” is thrown around a lot these days when the subject of weight loss or fat-burning comes up. You may have heard that if yours is too slow, you might gain weight. Or have trouble losing weight. Or that it slows down as you age, so you are doomed...
by Trish | Nov 15, 2016 | Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Digestion, Immune, Inflammation, Plant-Based Diet, Recipe, Sleep
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said “All disease begins in the gut.” And while this may not be 100% true for every disease in every person, a growing body of evidence shows that our gut (digestive system) has a bigger role in many health conditions than...
by Trish | Jun 29, 2012 | Heart Health, Mental Health, Sleep, Stress Management, Toxic Load
I recently returned from an overseas trip and since then my sleep-wake cycle has been more wonky than usual. Even the usual melatonin and magnesium regime wasn’t delivering this time. But I found some relief returning to my late night Yin yoga class where the...
by Trish | Jun 19, 2012 | Cortisol, Heart Health, Hormones, Hunger Hormones, Inflammation, Mental Health, Sleep, Stress Management
The summer solstice, or Midsummer’s Eve, is a major celestial event marked by the sun rising higher and higher until it seems to stand still, resulting in the longest day and the shortest night of the year. For some of us, this enchanted extension of light might mean...
by Trish | May 23, 2012 | Digestion, Inflammation, Men's Health, Sleep, Stress Management, Toxic Load, Women's Health
Good health is a gift – but one you give yourself. Sure, some people have genetic issues that may predispose them to one particular health condition or another. But by and large, each of us holds our own health destiny in our own hands. Despite what the traditional...
