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mindfulness
To create lasting, sustainable change in our health, we need to transform our behaviors. This is one of the core themes of the Habits of Health: We need to address our underlying programming and how we make choices in order to replace Habits of Disease...
Staying On Plan
It’s easy to start your journey to lifelong transformation, but staying on plan, and achieving your goals throughout the year can be a challenge. Now is a great time to revisit your strategies for staying fit and reevaluating your plan of attack. Use these tips to...
The Benefits of Drinking Warm Lemon Water
Drinking warm lemon water is one of the biggest health food trends right now, with celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyoncé and Martha Stewart swearing by it. Naturopaths especially are touting it as a highly effective habit and home remedy for a number of reasons....
Eat Fatty Fish
Fatty fish are loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, protein. They help lower the risk of heart disease, dementia, and depression.
How Antioxidants Uplift the Immune System
You may have heard that eating foods with lots of antioxidants is good for the immune system, but what does that really mean? What's an antioxidant, and how can it benefit health? Our bodies need oxygen to live. Oxygen is vital to many chemical reactions throughout...
Infographic: Why You Need a Better Night’s Sleep and How to Get It!
Some reasons why a full night’s sleep is Important: Longevity; Reduce inflammation; Avoid blood pressure issues; Reduce stress; More energy; Improve memory; Avoid depression; and more…
Use More Herbs & Spices
Herbs contain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, antibacterial and antiviral properties, B-vitamins and trace minerals. These will help you fight disease.
Improving your sleep to boost your immunity
Sleep is when the body and mind rest and restore themselves. During sleep, the body repairs itself, and the immune system has a stronger response to invaders. To help get the rest you need to keep your immune system strong, it's important to get 7-8 hours of sleep per...
outside the gym?
Creating and sustaining change can be one of the most frustrating pieces of your health journey. Most of us have firsthand experience with the yo-yo effect, where we seem to make monumental progress forward with losing weight and being active only to relapse into our...
small changes
In the Habits of Health System, our approach to exercise continues to surprise people who think they know what it takes to reach and thrive at a healthy weight. They see ads on television for fancy new exercise equipment and for gym memberships and they have a...
The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes are often lauded as a way to (almost literally!) have your cake and eat it too, when it comes to sweet treats. But that doesn’t mean that they’re all pros with no cons. In fact, artificial sweeteners can have some very...
Avoid Processed Junk Food
Junks foods are low in fiber, micronutrients and proteins, and are high in refined grains, unhealthy fats and added sugars.