Many of us try to eat healthy, but there is the occasional splurge which typically can leave us feeling bloated and sluggish. That’s when we should cleanse! Read the best detox cleanses:

Why do you need to cleanse?

None of us eat perfectly every single day.

Many of us try to eat healthy, but there is the occasional splurge, holiday, or vacation… which typically can leave us feeling bloated and sluggish.

Our world isn’t very clean… so there are also environmental toxins that we need to help our body cleanse from routinely. read more

Intermittent fasting has become a popular tool to help your body stay in ketosis (or fat burning mode) longer by going several hours without eating.

The Keto Diet and Intermittent Fasting

About 3 years ago, I started learning more about the keto diet and how eating super low carb (20 carbs a day or less) could have its health benefits.

But to be honest, I was very skeptical.

There was a lot of mixed information on the keto diet and intermittent fasting, but some studies really stood out to me and caught my attention that this was at least something I wanted to look further into myself. read more

What are you doing to keep your lungs healthy?

Here are 7 tips to optimize your lung health:

Conscious Nose breathing — Did you know that our nose acts like a filter for our body? Be thoughtful of how you are breathing… Do you breathe through your mouth instead of your nose? Research suggests that mouth breathing can decrease lung function and contribute to allergies.

Put into Practice: Learn how to breathe through your nose.

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Pay attention to posture — I’m probably the worst at this myself… But what I learned was when you slouch, your lungs are being compressed, which can decrease the volume of air you take in, lead to shallow breathing, and loss of lung function. So I’m trying my best to sit tall and breath deeply.  read more

We woke up and saw frost on the ground this morning… so we are in the midst of winter weather right now… and I don’t know about you, but it seems like everyone is getting sick around us.

WHY ARE WE GETTING SICK?

I don’t know if you have already been sick… but changes in the weather and difference seasons can also mean more sickness.

What I like to do is be proactive and do things that help boost my immune system so that I can avoid getting sick altogether.

You may be doing certain things that make you more susceptible to getting sick – Maybe some of these are things you may not even be thinking about! read more