I always say that if I had a superpower, the only thing I would want is to be able to snap my fingers, fall asleep, and wake up the next morning after a perfect eight hours, feeling rested. Seriously. Nothing will destroy your life faster than poor sleep. Sadly, I have yet to hear of a drug or method that does this. Considering we can send people to the moon and grow organs in labs, surely it's right around the corner. But none of us have time to wait. There are so many reaso

I’m not a mother, and I definitely don’t have grandchildren, but I am  a control freak—so I know what it’s like to want to be a good influence on the people around you. It’s taken me longer than it should have to accept that not everyone values health and fitness the same way I do. Maybe you’ve felt this too, especially when it comes to young kids who choose candy over carrots, teenagers who prefer scrolling to sweating, or even spouses who have “let themselves go.” Before we

I love winter... until I don't. Perhaps I'm the only one, but I welcome the cold weather before the holidays. Being able to wear sweatpants and sweatshirts, sitting under blankets, wearing fuzzy socks, having a white Christmas — the list goes on and on. Until January hits. And then? I want nothing to do with winter. Every year, I expect to feel differently, but lo and behold, I am sad and mopey when the snow turns to slush, the sky is constantly gray, and the anticipation of

Ah, the New Year. The season to become a newer, better version of yourself. To finally change once and for all. To become the version of yourself that you want to be. Motivation is high. You can't wait to get started. Or, maybe you couldn't care less. The other week, my boyfriend was very sick and very bored. "This is a great time to redesign your life!" I told him. "I always do it when I'm sick!" His response to me was: "Why do I need to redesign my life? Is there something

The internet will constantly remind you that you're just one or two healthy habits away from becoming the most perfect-looking, highly optimized, healthiest human you could be. Isn't it interesting that no matter how much you do, no matter how many extra steps you add, there always seems to be one more? And if you only had the time, money, and capability to soldier on, maybe then you'd finally sleep well at night, lose 20 pounds, and not crash at 3 pm? Yeah... it's like playi

I used to think I had it all figured out! As the token "healthy" family member with a career in fitness, I knew exactly what to do during the holidays: plan my workouts, make nutritious choices, stay disciplined while everyone else "let themselves go." I'd be the one who came out of the holiday season unscathed, a survivor of temptations no one else could withstand. Let's just say that mindset doesn't work. I'm not sure which year was the worst. After years of fighting eating

Are you making health too complicated? Probably. How could you not when you're constantly bombarded with supplement ads, new diets, advanced recovery methods like cold plunging, and food marketing at the grocery store screaming at you with all of its health claims? I think the biggest problem for most people, myself included, is that we're constantly striving to find the next "right" thing. Instead of digging our heels in and doing what we know works—as unexciting as it seems

I cringe when I see almost anything posted online these days about health and wellness. It's not that there isn't good information out there—the unfortunate truth is that the content that gets the most eyeballs is typically the most sensational, peddled by influencers or "doctors" who have no qualifications to discuss what they're talking about. Take Dr. Joe Dispenza, for instance. He's a New York Times bestselling author who claims in his Instagram bio to be a "Researcher of

I know what you're thinking. "But I need Facebook to check in on the family!" or "How else will I keep up with the news?" or "I only check it during my commute!" Stop. Just stop. I've been diving deep into Cal Newport's work lately ( Deep Work  and Digital Minimalism ) and one insight hit me like a freight train. It's not about whether social media provides some  benefit. Of course it does. The question Newport forces us to confront is whether it's the best  way to get that b

"I always do the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning — that way I don't feel so guilty about eating Thanksgiving dinner!" "I fast all day before the meal to save up calories!" "I can't believe I just ate all of that 'bad' food. No more sugar for the rest of the year!" Sound familiar? Now, maybe these mindsets and strategies work for you. Or maybe you think they do, but they don't. Here are some questions you can ask yourself to see if you really have a healthy perspective on

Coffee isn’t the enemy. In many ways, it’s incredibly beneficial. It’s packed with antioxidants, can boost your workout performance, and gives you a cognitive edge. The problem is that most people drink it in ways that sabotage their energy, metabolism, and hormones. On a typical day, you probably wake up groggy, sip coffee on an empty stomach, get that initial surge of energy, crash later in the day, and reach for more caffeine (or just push through the exhaustion). What’s r

We’ve become a nation addicted to shortcuts. Weight loss pills, detox teas, surgeries, IV drips, Ozempic, and endless 30-day challenges. Anything that promises results without real effort. But health doesn’t come in a bottle or a program. It’s built in the quiet, unglamorous moments no one sees: the workouts you don’t skip, the meals you actually cook, the sleep you prioritize. The truth is, our obsession with “easy” isn’t saving us time. I t ’s slowly killing us. We live in

Everyone is always stressed about something, including myself. Ironically, we live in a world that is rapidly improving, with technologies and conveniences we assumed would have rid us of any stress. And yet here we are. What gives? Social media, watching the news, social isolation, a lack of spiritual foundation, and the rest of the usual stuff. However, sometimes, stress doesn’t shout. It whispers. It hides behind habits, physical symptoms, and emotional shifts that we migh

Modern medicine is amazing at keeping people alive, but not necessarily at helping them thrive. Modern medicine is amazing in crisis care (broken bones, infections, surgeries, emergencies). It’s lifesaving when the body is in acute distress. But chronic conditions (fatigue, hormonal imbalances, digestive issues, anxiety, metabolic dysfunction) are another story. Rather than asking why  these issues occur, it focuses on how  to manage them. This leads to lifelong prescriptions

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