Habits to Health
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How To Reset Your Health In 48 Hours
It’s perfectly understandable that spending an entire week eating healthfully, hiking through lush nature, sleeping well, exercising, and detoxifying will do wonders for your mind and body. But you might be shocked to hear that with the right strategy and a little bit of motivation, you can make a profound impact on your health in… Read More
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Q&A: How can I balance my hormones as I enter mid-life?
Q: How can I balance my hormones as I enter mid-life? A: If you have difficulty falling asleep, managing food cravings, feel like you’re at the mercy of mood swings, are noticing muscle loss, have excessive sweating, low energy or libido, can’t seem to lose belly fat, or have unusual weight loss or gain, your… Read More
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Q&A: What is Positive Psychology? And can it help me during this time of stress?
Q: What is Positive Psychology? And can it help me during this time of stress? A: Positive Psychology is a relatively new field of study that focuses on improving our mental health by means of “building what’s strong”—a term coined by Martin E.P. Seligman, one of the foremost advocates of positive psychology. It encourages patients to… Read More
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Q&A: What does isolation and loneliness do to our physical and mental health?
Q: What does isolation and loneliness do to our physical and mental health? A: More research is confirming that physical isolation and emotional aloneness can contribute to premature death at the same rate as sedentarism and obesity. Both of which have been proven to cause a 30% increase in premature death. Eliminating social interaction entirely dramatically… Read More
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Q&A: Should I use a posture corrector or posture brace?
Q: My posture at work is terrible. Should I use a posture corrector or posture brace? A: Back pain is now the second most common reason North Americans visit the doctor (after the common cold). With an estimated 80% of North Americans sitting for their work and averaging more than 11 hours per day seated,… Read More
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Q&A: My Body Feels Toxic—What Should I Do?
Q: My body feels toxic—What should I do? A: The topic of detoxification is old and new, detailed, and confusing. All modalities of detoxification are essentially supporting the eliminatory systems of the body to release unwanted substances that are taxing the body’s health and energy. Our body naturally filters chemicals and bio-toxins via the kidneys,… Read More
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If You Own A Smartphone, You Need A Mental Health Retreat ASAP
Mental health is a trending topic and for good reason. 1 in every 13 humans worldwide suffers from anxiety, a rate that is even higher in the US (1 in every 5 people). Depression rates have increased 18.4% between 2005 and 2015. Somewhere in the world, a person dies by suicide every 40 seconds. Studies… Read More
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Accomplish your goals with “20 for 20”
When was the last time you read 20 pages without getting distracted? Or listened to your favorite music album for 20 minutes without feeling the need to do something else at the same time? When was the last time you went 20 days without having a glass of wine after work to help you unwind?… Read More
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9 Ways To Digital Detox
Sitting is the new smoking, but do we understand why? Learn how sitting leads to chronic inflammation, which plays a role in almost every major disease including cancer, heart disease, and dementia. Read More
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Creative Ways to Mother Yourself
Next Mother’s Day, we invite you to think of the word mother as a verb (“to mother”), versus a noun. Why? Mothering transcends the female–you’re mothered by anyone (or thing) who offers you acceptance, nourishment, instruction, and empowerment. By detaching motherhood from any particular person, you’ll begin to notice where you could personally use more… Read More