Mindfulness

Performing a mental reset can be just what you need to improve your focus and your mood. Just like a computer needs to be rebooted, our minds require a similar “reset”. The brain is the computer system that runs the body, and it is always engaged in work — even when you’re sleeping. Let’s be real — the mind needs...

Dessert has an… interesting… rep right now. It’s hard to want to eat less added sugar without someone accusing you of toxic diet culture. It’s equally as difficult to have an ice cream cone on a Wednesday night with your kids without someone calling you out on the added ingredients you’re not only feeding yourself, but your innocent, helpless 5-year-old....

Please Note: The contents of this post include complex nutritional information. Please be aware that the details on this post may be a potential trigger for those with disorders related to eating. “Can I tell you what I ate yesterday so you can tell me why I can’t lose the weight that I have gained over the last 20 years?”...

In our bustling lives, it’s all too easy to overlook the simple treasures that bring us immense happiness. Life has a way of keeping us on our toes, constantly chasing after bigger achievements and grand moments. We yearn for the next promotion, the dream vacation, or the ultimate success, believing that these milestones will be the source of everlasting happiness....

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are taking some time to focus on the importance of taking a mental health day — preferably before your bandwidth runs out. There’s a certain stigma around mental health and each year, individuals who deal with bouts of depression or other mental health concerns, are faced with fighting that stigma. That said,...

Bang! The starting gun goes off as you begin a marathon that starts right now and ends when you die, literally. You feel strong and motivated to begin, sprinting forward to get ahead of the pack, and smiling as you hear your friends and family cheering you on. You see the sun breaking over the horizon, feel the cool breeze...

Stress — we all live with it and although we can’t live without it, we can use the power of food and superfoods to be more resilient and adaptive to it. Stress can absolutely impact our food choices and trigger emotional eating, food cravings, mindless eating, and binge eating. It can also do the opposite and make us not want...