Category: Fitness

Fitness, Nutrition, Self Care, Stress

The Gut-Brain Connection: What You Need to Know​

By Katie Afra, PsyD, NSCA-CPT13 min read Butterflies in your stomach. A gut-wrenching feeling. Your stomach suddenly drops… You’d better go with your gut. All of these are intensely emotional experiences that seem to be best described by what’s happening in our stomachs at the time. Now, consider this for a moment — our most intense emotional experiences involve the gut SO much that we … Continue reading The Gut-Brain Connection: What You Need to Know​

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Fitness, Self Care, Sleep, Stress

Creating a Healthy Routine for Stress Relief

By Dr. Elizabeth Cunningham5 min read When I think about starting the new year and everything that goes with it, budgeting, planning events, goals, work, education, taxes, etc., one thing comes to mind – STRESS!  Regardless of the time of year, stress is an ever-present factor in our lives.  One simple and effective way of managing stress is by creating a routine for ourselves.  Creating … Continue reading Creating a Healthy Routine for Stress Relief

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Coronavirus, Fitness, Stress

3 Essential Health Practices when Sheltering in Place

By Tessie Tracy5 min read The past week has felt like a month. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way. With news of COVID-19, the coronavirus, bombarding our everyday lives… our awareness has been heightened, which makes moments seem to pass slower. While this elevated sense of presence has bestowed many of us, it can also contribute to an increased sense … Continue reading 3 Essential Health Practices when Sheltering in Place

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Fitness, Nutrition, Self Care

3 Tools to Manage Emotional Eating

By Tessie Tracy10 min read You’re driving home from work, trying to release stress. But that presentation. You’re not ready. What if you mess up? What if you forget what to say? As your mind is fluttering, your body made a decision to pull into the store and pick up some mini chocolate-frosted cupcakes. You pop open the container and take that blissful first bite. Creamy … Continue reading 3 Tools to Manage Emotional Eating

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Fitness, Nutrition

You Are What You Eat: The Brain & Allergen Connection

By Dr. Judy Thompson12 min read It is commonly known that allergies from food or other substances can cause signs and symptoms (S/S) of hay fever, asthma, and hives. However, the brain – the most intricate and biochemically complicated organ – can also be affected by allergies. Body allergies and brain allergies often go hand in hand. Mood altering foods are tough to diagnose, but … Continue reading You Are What You Eat: The Brain & Allergen Connection

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Fitness, Nutrition, Recipes

Mood Food Recipe: Lemon Dill Salmon Salad with Dairy-Free Ranch

By Kayleigh ClarkPrep Time 20 mins Though each B vitamin has a specific and important job to do in your body, we want to highlight B12 – because deficiency is quite common. According to NIH, B12 can only be found in animal products or fortified non-animal products. If you are vegan, most nutritional yeast products contain vitamin B12. When you are deficient in B12, symptoms are … Continue reading Mood Food Recipe: Lemon Dill Salmon Salad with Dairy-Free Ranch

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Get Your Fitness On with Personal Trainer Heather Cooney

By Heather Cooney5 min read WIDE LEG SQUAT TO REACH UP1 Minute OR 30 Reps Standing with feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out, sit down into a low squat. The weight should be predominantly on your heels. Then at a faster pace, stand all the way up on your toes, reaching up, hold for a beat, then slowly come back down. *For High Intensity … Continue reading Get Your Fitness On with Personal Trainer Heather Cooney

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids & Mental Health

By Bryna Gavin5 min read When you hear the term “omega-3 fatty acids”, what is the first thing you think of? For most of us, it’s fish oil or heart health. We’ve known for a long time that supplementing fish oil and getting ample omega-3’s in your diet means a lowered stroke and heart attack risk, but new research shows that they have very important … Continue reading Omega-3 Fatty Acids & Mental Health

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