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Do You Exercise To Earn Your Calories, Punish Yourself, Or Because It’s Good For You?

Do you buy into the mindset that you need to earn your Thanksgiving feast? The day after a gluttonous meal do you work out extra hard as a form of penance to relieve your guilt? Perhaps you are like me… Continue Reading →

Why Do We Struggle To Make Healthy Choices?

Why can’t I lose weight? Why did I overeat yet again? Why can’t I resist foods that make me sick? Why is it such a battle to make healthier choices? Have any of these questions plagued your thoughts?  For most… Continue Reading →

The Powerful Effect Of Nutrition On Mental Health

A crucial lesson I have learned first hand is that my diet directly affects my mood. What’s really exciting to me is that there is a growing body of research to show how and why what we eat greatly impacts… Continue Reading →

On The Road To Wellness There Are No Shortcuts

Do you ever get frustrated because life is like a rollercoaster? Do you ever get annoyed, perhaps even at God, because He won’t snap His fingers and vaporize all the obstacles in your life? Are you like me and often… Continue Reading →

Simple Strategies That Keep Me Motivated To Choose Healthy

While reflecting on a conversation I recently had with some friends who were struggling, I was brought back to the countless times when life seemed hopelessly overwhelming and all I wanted to do was give up. I thought of the… Continue Reading →

When Lupus, Bad Decisions and the Weather Conspired Against Me

  Have you ever had a day when the thought of working out is unbearable and nothing seems to go right? Thankfully, those days have been few and far between lately – until yesterday. It was one of those days… Continue Reading →

Challenges After 6 Weeks Of Healthy Eating

I’m not going to lie, this new endeavor of following a strict nutritional protocol to heal my lupus can be downright frustrating at times. My goal is always to be transparent and real, so I will start by saying last… Continue Reading →

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