With these 7 practical tips from health coach and fitness trainer Gayle, you can navigate holiday social events with more joy and avoid packing on excess holiday pounds.

Let’s finish 2024 strong and without guilt and stress!

Most people are stressed and relieving that thru year end celebrations in December. In January they are regretful and feel guilt then ‘repent’ with a focus on their health that lasts a few weeks with resolutions. How do you step out of that norm and make your holiday glow last and finish the year STRONG?

As we approach the holiday week focused on gratitude, food and togetherness, anxiety can also take center stage. Travel worries, concerns about overeating and being triggered by family dynamics can often overshadow joy. 

These five re-frames and strategies for reducing anxiety around food at the holidays can help you avoid falling into traps of guilt or self-loathing leading to holiday weight gain and enable you to embrace the holidays with more joy. 

Whether you call it anxiety or stress, it's a trending topic in these post-election days that most Americans are experiencing. Regardless of the season, stress is a chronic condition in our society, but the good news is we can get ahead of it and feel so much better every day. When we do, we lessen our overeating tendencies and reduce our risks for many things  such as strokes, heart disease and high blood pressure. 

Reado on for a short list of ways 11 ways feel more at ease.

Own the time change; don’t let it throw you

Where will your health routines fit into it all and how will they stand up to the stress of the election and the holidays?

That’s why I’m offering a simple 4-week November invitation to be more aware and intentional with taming stress and cultivating a grateful outlook: Get (and Stay) Started Cultivate Gratitude and Embrace Calm program.

When we cultivate gratitude …

When we embrace calm …

We can shift into greater realm of happiness and lasting health.

Click here to read more in our blog.

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11 Tips for Taming Sugar Cravings

There are so many reasons to cut back on added sugar in our diets, but how do you tame the craving for the sweet stuff? These tips can help …

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Recovering your energy after COVID-19 can take time, especially since fatigue is one of the most common lingering symptoms.

Here are some practical strategies to help boost your energy levels and support recovery. Read on to find out the 6 ways you can support recovery.

Invest in your physical well-being like you do your financial future.

Besides the scale, for decades, health pros have relied on these quick and easy standard measures of health:  

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR)

Waist Circumference

Well, there's a 'new kid' in town that's getting attention in the medical field that's  being looked at as a new 'vital sign': Muscle Mass