Some would say that my attempts at healthy aging began when I bought anti-aging moisturizer in my 20’s. As I’ve gotten older healthy aging to me means simply being a healthy old woman. I became a boy mom a few weeks shy of my 36th birthday and the last 12 years keeping up with him has reinforced the importance of maintaining my health. They say what you can physically do this decade determines what you are able to do in the next decade. I don’t want to just maintain my health while I age, but I also want to help as many women as I can keep what they have or improve upon it.
Your body is continually making new cells so my belief is that by supporting nutrition, sensible exercise, and a relaxed lifestyle, you’re making an effort to set your body up for the best aging and health possible. Each decade I’ve been alive women have been reclaiming their voice. I want to help women reclaim their health as they age. For decades we’ve been given the calories in vs calories out model of health and it really doesn’t work, definitely not long term.
The body is a biochemistry lab, not a bank. I’m cheering for you to grow into a sassy and healthy old woman who often utters the phrase “watch this!” Health and aging should go together. We’ve simply been surrounded by an unhealthy population for so long I suspect many no longer believe it’s possible.
If you’re not sleeping well it’s easy to get caught in a negative feedback loop. If you’re not eating the right kinds of foods you won’t sleep well. When you don’t sleep well you end up stressed which triggers cravings for food that further hinders your sleep health. When you don’t get enough quality sleep … Read more
I did my first Whole 30 in 2014 motivated to relieve my chronic fascial stiffness. As I approached my 40th birthday I noticed that I’d hobble like my mother when I stood up from a chair. Learning Whole 30 was an anti-inflammatory diet I figured it couldn’t hurt. However, when the 30 days were done … Read more
The problem with most diets and get healthy programs is that they only seem to work if you’re miserable. We’ve been earning and burning calories for decades. How’s that working? Americans exercise more than any other country yet when you combine the number of overweight and obese citizens, we’re hovering around 70%. Here’s the good … Read more
Anyone who has decided to try autoimmune paleo (AIP) will have lots of advice to give. First of all if you walk into any social media group asking about how fast you will lose weight you are told that this isn’t about weight. Sure, most of us lose weight but it’s not about that. At it’s … Read more
Paleo is a journey. Whether you follow Paleo, Whole 30, or the AIP diet the goal isn’t strict adherence for life, rather it’s about finding your balance. Find what works for you and what doesn’t and enjoy your life along the way. Some are able to follow their version of paleo 80% of the time … Read more
Most people in the modern world suffer from back pain at some point. Unfortunately, our lifestyle is largely to blame. The human body isn’t designed to sit hunched over a desk all day. It doesn’t matter if you have upper or lower back pain, both of them can simply be caused by sitting all day. … Read more
