Everyone should have a self-care routine. Creating a self-care plan and sticking to it helps reduce (or eliminate) anxiety and depression, minimizes frustration and anger, helps us concentrate, and makes it easier to love our entire self. It also allows us to recharge and be more present. In short, it makes us happier and sets...Read More
Sleep can be an uphill battle for some of us. If it’s difficult for you to fall asleep, I’m sure you’ve already heard that it’s essential to create a bedtime routine, limit screen time, and stop drinking caffeine hours before bedtime. There is another tool you can add to your sleep kit: exercise! Here’s why...Read More
Do you feel the urge to skip your next rest day? Sometimes it’s hard to take intentional rest days, we get it. Once you get in the groove, it’s easy to fool yourself into thinking that you need to go, go, go all of the time. However, not taking time to let your body and...Read More
Have you ever woken up the day after consuming way more sugar and simple carbs than normal feeling like you’re hungover? You’re not alone- sugar hangovers are a thing, and they aren’t pleasant. Upset stomach, foggy-ness, fatigue, headache, dehydration, elevated anxiety, and even muscle cramps (likely due to inflammation) are all side effects of consuming...Read More
You’ve decided to begin a wellness journey. Part of that journey is probably cutting down on the amount of sugar you are consuming. If you don’t want to give up the sugary drinks or sweets, you turn to no-calorie sweeteners. After all, they have been around since the 60’s, companies tell you they are safe,...Read More
We’ve all heard that “laughter is the best medicine”. Many of us may roll our eyes and say “well, that’s just an old wive’s tale”, but it turns out, that’s not entirely the case! Laughter has many benefits, both mental and physical, that make it SO worth it to take some time out of your...Read More
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss as well as multiple cognitive disorders. It usually affects those over the age of 65, but can begin earlier in life. We don’t 100% understand what causes it, but age is the most significant risk factor, although family history, less alcohol consumption, and...Read More
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, so let’s talk about how regular exercise can help those with ADHD- in fact, exercise is among the top treatments for children and adults with ADHD! So what is ADHD anyway? Like with most things that have to do with our brains, it’s complicated and different for everyone, but basically...Read More
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so let’s take a moment to discuss something that over 280 million people suffer from- depression. While exercise is not a replacement for therapy, medication, or other treatment options provided to you by a mental health professional, it has been proven to help alleviate symptoms of depression! But how...Read More
Stress. It plagues most of us on a consistent basis. Our lives are stressful- work, family, keeping up with household duties, and unexpected occurrences keep us from truly being able to relax. And while you might think that the ONLY thing that can help is a good day at the spa (which we wouldn’t say...Read More