Read About Genes
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It’s Not You, It’s Your Genes: The Genetics of Weight Loss
During our virtual consultation, my client tells me about her dieting history. Multiple fad diets initially worked for her, but the weight comes back…Every. Single. Time. Sometimes she even puts on more weight than she started with! She feels discouraged, and is a little hesitant to try yet another thing – but here she is.
Giving Gifts: 4 Thoughtful Ideas for the Holidays
With the holidays approaching, I’m facing the same issue that I do every year: I don’t know who to buy for or what to get them. Do my friends and family expect me to purchase something from a wishlist? Or choose something myself, or even come up with something sentimental or homemade?
Beyond Crying in the Shower: Postpartum Depression During a Pandemic
Our daughter was born near the very end of 2020, and we were overjoyed. But soon the warning bells of postpartum depression began gently ringing, and continued throughout most of 2021. It wasn’t until I was eight months postpartum that the dark and detached feelings started to lean on the doorbell—heavily. It was as if they were forcing their way in, saying “WE’RE HERE! It’s already too late!”
4 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight
Fad diets and weight loss programs make big money every year, especially because weight is one of the top health concerns in almost every age group. Trying to lose weight can feel like an unclimbable mountain; believe me, I know. I’ve been on that goal-setting loop too.
Still hormonal but even more in love: My postpartum experience (PART TWO)
Now, here are the four other pieces that have helped me through the postpartum puzzle:
Unprepared, hormonal, and in love: My postpartum experience (PART ONE)
My third trimester was really tough. My right hip had dislocated, I had two bulging discs, and both wrists had severe carpal tunnel. The hormone produced during pregnancy—relaxin—paired with my unhelpful inflammatory genetics had caused the perfect storm.
Sereniten Now!
New year, same stress? Because we operate from two states of being: stressed (sympathetic) and relaxed (parasympathetic), many of us share a common challenge. Our bodies are designed to live in the relaxed state for 23 hours a day and manage the stressed state for only 1 hour per day.
My 5 Reasons Why (I do this work)
I needed to understand why food and weight was such a problem for me. In my early 20s, I lost nearly 100 lbs. Then began the struggle to keep it off; I used fad diets, constantly feeling hungry and crashing back into snacking, overeating, and emotional eating.
Why the First Steps to Optimal Health Overwhelm Us
When I decided regularly practicing yoga would be good for me, I went out and bought yoga pants and a new mat. I was all set...but never went to a single yoga class. Sound familiar? Even if you’re a dedicated yogi, I’m sure you’ve probably had a similar experience with something else.
Strength in Collaboration: Meet Three Exceptional Women
As many of you know, I offer a highly individualized and integrated approach to whole-body health. I’d love to tell you I’m the number one leading expert in everything, but I’m a realist—and I’d never lie to you! So what happens when you have something going on health-wise that might be outside of my expertise?