Wellness

First, when embarking on any type of medical journey, you must be your own advocate. If something doesn’t feel right, fight for more information and better care. And second, do not stand for second-rate care.

First, when embarking on any type of medical journey, you must be your own advocate. If something doesn’t feel right, fight for more information and better care. And second, do not stand for second-rate care.

Regular exercise has long been associated with improved mental well-being, but a new study suggests that strength training may provide even more mental health benefits than aerobic exercise.

Here are some ideas to help you survive the season and roll into the new year like “yeah baby!” and not like “oh noooooo!!” (enter monkey covering its eyes emoji). Sound like a plan??

Here are some ideas to help you survive the season and roll into the new year like “yeah baby!” and not like “oh noooooo!!” (enter monkey covering its eyes emoji). Sound like a plan??

I have something to admit. I am having a sort of existential crisis about my views on weight loss.

During this quarantine, I saw a funny meme that said: “This lockdown can go 3 ways…you either come out a hunk, a chunk or a drunk.” Ha! If you have been feeling a little over-indulgent over the last couple of months with food or alcohol, you are not alone.

You have heard me mention how I grew up in suburban Chicago, in a home that was a glorified version of 7-Eleven… yes, we had home-cooked meals for dinner every night, but we also had every junk food known to mankind.

I strongly believe in the “magic” of mornings. I strongly believe that the early bird gets the worm. I strongly believe that a wheel in motion stays in motion. Yep…I’m a believer of all of the sayings.

I think we all tend to take ourselves too seriously (like waaaay too seriously.) We only get ONE life peeps – and it whizzing by at warped speed. So instead of sitting in the passenger seat of your own life, waiting for “one day” (you know what I mean…