brain health
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What Does Freedom Mean to You?
Happy Fourth of July! I hope you enjoy this day with family and friends and do something special. We will be celebrating with our immediate family and a bunch of friends and look forward to a wonderful barbecue of healthy eats, beautiful firework display along our river and lots of laughs. I have been reflecting…
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10 Signs That You, Your Kids or Seniors are Dehydrated
During these hot summer months, it’s more important than ever to be aware of possible dehydration. Many times, it’s not something we would even consider. In fact, my dad was hospitalized from severe dehydration a few years back. But we had no idea. He was not his confident self and became confused. It was scary. …
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Why You Need to do This Again and Again and Again
Have you ever heard the trick to remembering someone’s name is to repeat it to them at least 3 times within the first few minutes of meeting them? “Hi, Jill. It’s so nice to meet you.” “What exactly do you do, Jill? “That’s great, Jill. You sure seem like you enjoy it.” That’s…
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We Have it All Backwards
Everything we do in life starts with our mindset. It’s all a mental game first. Whether it’s accomplishing big things in our career or trying to achieve a goal or even going to the market, we all start with how we feel (or decide to feel), which determines how we accomplish any task.…
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Food For Thought
Food For Thought Have you ever looked in the pantry and then completely blanked on what you were looking for? How about milling around for those car keys? Perhaps you came back from the market with things you “needed” without the one thing you went there for in the first place? While none of those…
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The Best Medicine for the Holidays
We’re near the finish line as the holidays are just about here. I know many of you are experiencing even more stress with these variants interfering with holiday plans. I know it has forced us to postpone our holiday festivities as the bugger made its way through my entire family. However, there is…
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Can Clutter Affect our Weight?
Can clutter actually affect your weight? I know this sounds crazy, but it’s true and it does make sense. I was listening to a podcast yesterday, when expert minimalist Heather Aardema (who also happens to be a functional medicine certified health coach) talked about minimizing clutter to improve health and get to that…
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The Biggest Mistake You Tell Yourself
Words matter. Especially when it comes to your health. Yes, words. You see, we speak to ourselves all day and every day, and our bodies listen to us. Some of us speak to ourselves out loud (as I’ve been known to do from time to time…) but mostly we speak silently to ourselves. …
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The “F” Word That Can Help Optimize Our Health
We hear in the news often how a family of a victim forgave the offender. To some, it seems unfathomable, but what’s important is to dig deep to define what forgiveness really is and who it is for. Forgiveness is not letting people off the hook for what they did and certainly not giving…