Stress changes our brains. Your brain, like your muscles, has limited resources, meaning when one part of your brain is active, other regions are not. While you are active, working muscles get increased blood flow while it is diverted from other areas. That is one of the reasons why it is so hard to eat while exercising. Your stomach and …
The Science of Stress
How stress can affect your health.
3 ways to age your brain faster
Does this sound familiar to you? It’s Monday morning, you have great intentions to eat well, exercise, get enough sleep. You know these are good for you and who doesn’t want to feel better? But sometime during the week, maybe later today, you start to rely on sugar or processed foods to get you through the day. Or maybe you …
F is for family and your future
Genetics plays a role in your health, but so do habits, and both run in families. Are genes or habits more important?
5 Ways to Love Your Heart
Five facts about your heart that can keep you healthy and maybe surprise you too!
The F-Bomb: Hidden Dangers of Excess Body Fat
Body fat impacts our health. Over the past two years it has been shown that being overweight increases the risk of severe COVID, but there are more ways that excess body fat may be silently changing our health. Fat is a loaded term, so let’s clear up a few things. Fat in our body Essential fat is necessary to function. …
Three trends that make a difference
Some health and fitness fads come and go, and then get recycled and come back. Like the never-ending low-carb reincarnations. However, there are three popular health trends in 2022 that I hope will be adopted for long-term benefits. Three trends that are worth your time. Sleep. Not that long ago sleep was considered a luxury and being too busy was …
The future of well-being
The beginning of a new year always brings health and fitness predictions along with various resolutions to change bad habits. Some of these predictions are simply marketing efforts dressed as the latest things you have to have. Some are based on trends and surveys from health and fitness organizations. For the month of January, I will be exploring the good …